You have to modify the control template instead of ItemsPanelTemplate:
<ItemsControl >
<ItemsControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="ScrollViewer" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</ControlTemplate>
</ItemsControl.Template>
</ItemsControl>
Maybe, your code does not working because StackPanel has own scrolling functionality. Try to use StackPanel.CanVerticallyScroll property.