A Phase 2 interventional study of AGB101 in Parkinson Disease Psychosis, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-07.
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This clinical trial will test whether AGB101 (low-dose levetiracetam, 220 mg, extended release tablet) can improve symptoms of psychosis in Parkinson's disease. Participants will be asked to complete up to 5 in-person study visits over approximately 20 weeks. Participants will receive both AGB101 and a placebo to take once a day for 6 weeks, with a 4-week washout in between. Participation will also involve physical/neurological exams, questionnaires, paper and pencil tests, providing blood and urine samples, and completing two MRI exams.
Hallucinations and memory impairment have a parallel clinical course in Parkinson's disease (PD) and are independently associated dysfunction and pathology accumulation in hippocampal subregions. Similar alterations of hippocampal function are found in schizophrenic patients with memory impairment and positive psychotic symptoms. These findings suggest that dysfunction of the hippocampus may be a shared mechanism for memory impairment and psychosis across diseases. This investigation aims to address these questions and assess the efficacy of AGB101 for the treatment of psychosis in PD.
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Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria at screening:
Subjects between 40 and 85 years old (inclusive) in good general health:
Have PDP as defined by all of the following criteria and consistent with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/National Institute of Mental Health (NINDS/NIMH) criteria:
Presence of at least one of the following symptoms
May have the following associated features:
Permitted medications:
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria at screening:
AGB101 (low-dose levetiracetam, 220 mg, extended release tablet) once daily for 6 weeks, washout (4 weeks), then placebo capsule once daily for 6 weeks.
Drug: AGB101
Placebo capsule once daily for 6 weeks, washout (4 weeks), then AGB101 (low-dose levetiracetam, 220 mg, extended release tablet) once daily for 6 weeks.
Drug: AGB101
low-dose levetiracetam, 220 mg, extended release tablet
Also known as: levetiracetam
Change in hallucinations/delusions as assessed by the Enhanced Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (eSAPS-PD)
The eSAPS-PD is used to track changes in hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms over time. It was adapted from the scale for the assessment of positive symptoms (SAPS), which is used to track positive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The eSAPS-PD is a 13-item questionnaire which specifically assesses the frequency or severity of the most common types of hallucinations or delusions found in PD, namely auditory hallucinations, voices conversing, somatic or tactile hallucinations, visual hallucinations, persecutory delusions, delusions of jealousy and delusions of reference. In addition, the enhanced version assesses minor psychotic phenomena such as illusions, passage hallucinations, and presence hallucinations. Each item is rated from 0-5, with 0 representing none and 5 representing severe and frequent symptoms, and the total score ranges from 0 to 65.
Time frame: Screening, Baseline, Week 3, Week 6, Week 13, Week 16
Change in hippocampal overactivity as measured by fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
The secondary efficacy evaluation is confirmation of target engagement demonstrated by reduction in hippocampal overactivity comparing the end of the active treatment period compared to the end of the placebo treatment condition as measured by task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Time frame: Week 6, Week 16
Plan to share: No
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