Could a drug cocktail boost brain function in early dementia?

NCT ID NCT06467539

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests whether adding an antioxidant to an NMDA-enhancing drug (DAOIB) improves thinking and memory more than the drug alone in people with early Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment. Eighty participants will take the combination or a placebo for 24 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in cognitive tests and daily function.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

DAOIB (an NMDA-enhancing agent) plus an antioxidant

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a new combination treatment that slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment.

What could go wrong

This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 80 participants, so results may not be conclusive. The combination may not work better than DAOIB alone, and side effects are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease Cognitive Dysfunction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Kaohsiung City, 886, Taiwan

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