Major Alzheimer's drug trial aims to slow memory loss

NCT ID NCT03887455

Summary

This large, late-stage study is testing whether the drug lecanemab can slow the progression of early Alzheimer's disease. Nearly 2,000 participants with mild memory problems will receive either the drug or a placebo for 18 months, followed by an optional long-term extension phase. The main goal is to see if the drug helps people maintain their daily function and thinking skills better than a placebo.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ANI Neurology, PLLC d/b/a Alzheimer's Memory Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28270, United States

  • ASST-Monza, Ospedale San Gerardo

    Monza, 20900, Italy

  • ActivMed Practices & Research

    Methuen, Massachusetts, 01844, United States

  • Advanced Clinical Research Network

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States

  • Advanced Memory Research Institute of NJ, PC

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • Advanced Research Consultants, Inc.

    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410, United States

  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

  • Albany Medical College

    Albany, New York, 12208, United States

  • Alliance for Multispecialty Research LLC, New Orleans Center for Clinical Research / Volunteer Research Group, an AMR company

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States

  • Allied Biomedical Research (Clinical Trial)

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center

    Lake Worth, Florida, 33449, United States

  • Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center

    Stuart, Florida, 34997, United States

  • Apex Research Institute

    Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 05505, South Korea

  • Associated Neurologists of Southern Connecticut

    Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824, United States

  • Austin Health - Medical and Cognitive Research Unit

    Ivanhoe, Victoria, 3081, Australia

  • Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana

    Pisa, 56126, Italy

  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute- Clinical Trials Department

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States

  • Banner Sun Health Research

    Sun City, Arizona, 85351, United States

  • Baotou Central Hospital

    Baotou, Inner Mongolia, 014040, China

  • Baylor College of Medicine AD and Memory Disorders Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China

  • Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China

  • Bio Behavioral Health

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • BioMed Research Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33126, United States

  • Bioclinica Research

    Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

  • Bioclinica Research

    The Villages, Florida, 32162, United States

  • Boston Center for Memory

    Newton, Massachusetts, 02459, United States

  • Bradenton Research Center, Inc.

    Bradenton, Florida, 34205, United States

  • Brain Matters Research

    Delray Beach, Florida, 33445, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Butler Hospital - Memory and Aging Program

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

  • CCM Clinical Research Group

    Miami, Florida, 33133, United States

  • Central Adelaide Local Health Network, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Woodville South, Adelaid, South Australia, 5011, Australia

  • Centre de Recherche Clinique du Gérontopôle

    Toulouse, Haute Garonne, 31059, France

  • Centro CAE Oroitu

    Getxo, Bizkaia, 48993, Spain

  • Charing Cross Hospital

    London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom

  • Charter Research

    Lady Lake, Florida, 32159, United States

  • Chonnam National University Hospital

    Gwangju, Jeolla-do, 61469, South Korea

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

  • Clincloud, LLC

    Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States

  • Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova

    Genova, 16132, Italy

  • Clinical Trial Network

    Houston, Texas, 77074, United States

  • Coastal Neurology, P.A.

    Port Royal, South Carolina, 29935, United States

  • Columbs Neuroscience, LLC

    Columbus, Ohio, 43020, United States

  • Columbus Memory Center

    Columbus, Georgia, 31909, United States

  • Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo

    Madrid, 28006, Spain

  • DBA The Memory Clinic

    Bennington, Vermont, 05201, United States

  • Donald S. Marks, MD. P.C.

    Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States

  • Dong-A University Hospital

    Busan, 49201, South Korea

  • Eisai Trial Site #1

    Bielefeld, 33647, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #1

    Fujioka-shi, Gunma, 3750017, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #10

    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #11

    Osaka, 5458586, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #12

    Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8610, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #13

    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 193-0998, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #14

    Ube-shi, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #15

    Chiba, Chiba, 260-8656, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #16

    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken, 7100813, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #17

    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 2510038, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #18

    Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-8577, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #19

    Kobe, Hyōgo, 6500017, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #2

    Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, D-68159, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #2

    Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2350012, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #20

    Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 2118533, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #21

    Hōfu, Yamaguchi, 7470802, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #22

    Niigata, Niigata, 9500983, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #23

    Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-0054, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #24

    Toride-shi, Ibaraki, 302-0004, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #25

    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #26

    Suita-shi, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #27

    Osaka, 5560017, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #28

    Himeji-shi, Hyōgo, 6700981, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #29

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 180-8610, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #3

    München, 81675, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #3

    Yamagata, Yamagata, 9900834, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #30

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 650033, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #31

    Ōtsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #32

    Ōtake, Hiroshima, 7390696, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #33

    Higashimorokatagun, Miyazaki, 880-1111, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #4

    Erbach im Odenwald, 64711, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #4

    Obu-shi, Aichi-ken, 4748511, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #5

    Günzburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89312, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #5

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #6

    Berlin, 12203, Germany

  • Eisai Trial Site #6

    Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 9101193, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #7

    Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, 2438551, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #8

    Hirakata, Osaka, 5731121, Japan

  • Eisai Trial Site #9

    Kahoku, Ishikawa-ken, 920-0293, Japan

  • Emory University Cognitive Neurology Clinic & ADRC

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

  • Finlay Medical Research

    Miami, Florida, 33126, United States

  • First Moscow State Medical University n.a. I.M. Sechenov

    Moscow, 119991, Russia

  • Fondazione IRCCS CA' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - U.O.S.D. Malattie Neurodegenerative

    Milan, 20122, Italy

  • Fondazione Istituto G.Giglio di Cefalù

    Cefalù, Palermo, 90015, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli - UCSC

    Roma, 00168, Italy

  • Fort Wayne Neurological Center

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States

  • Fundacion ACE, Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08028, Spain

  • Fundación CITA-alzheimer Findazioa

    Donostia / San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, 20009, Spain

  • Galiz Research

    Miami Springs, Florida, 33016, United States

  • Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057, United States

  • Gonzalez MD & Aswad MD Health Services

    Miami, Florida, 33125, United States

  • Great Lakes Clinical Trials

    Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States

  • Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere

    Paris, Cedex, 75013, France

  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510080, China

  • Guangzhou First People's Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China

  • Guangzhou Huiai Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510450, China

  • HammondCare Malvern Clinical Trials Unit

    Malvern, Victoria, 3144, Australia

  • Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

    Seoul, 04763, South Korea

  • Hattiesburg Clinic

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401, United States

  • Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • Health Research

    West Vancouver, British Columbia, V7T 1C5, Canada

  • Henan Provincial People's Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China

  • Hopital Guillaume et Renà LaÃnnec

    Nantes, Cedex, 44093, France

  • Hopital de la Timone

    Marseille, Cedex 05, 13385, France

  • Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08036, Spain

  • Hospital General de Catalunya

    Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, 08195, Spain

  • Hospital Santa Cruz y San Pablo

    Barcelona, 8025, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía

    Córdoba, 14011, Spain

  • Hospital Victoria Eugenia - Cruz Roja

    Seville, 41009, Spain

  • Hospital de Salamanca

    Salamanca, 37005, Spain

  • Hôpital Gui de Chauliac

    Montpellier, Cedex 5, 34295, France

  • Hôpital Lariboisière

    Paris, Paris, 75010, France

  • Hôpital de Hautepierre

    Strasbourg, Bas Rhin, 67200, France

  • Hôpital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

    Bron, 69500, France

  • IMIC, Inc.

    Palmetto Bay, Florida, 33157, United States

  • ImmunoE Research Center

    Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States

  • Indiana University School of Medicine

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Infinity Clinical Research

    Hollywood, Florida, 33024, United States

  • Infinity Clinical Research, LLC

    Sunrise, Florida, 33351, United States

  • Inha University Hospital

    Incheon, 22332, South Korea

  • Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

  • Irvine Clinical Research

    Irvine, California, 92614, United States

  • JEM Research Institute

    Atlantis, Florida, 33462, United States

  • Jinan Central Hospital

    Jinan, Shandong, 250013, China

  • KU Wichita Center for Clinical Research

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • KaRa Institute of Neurological Diseases

    Macquarie Park, New South Wales, 2229, Australia

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden

  • Kawartha Centre - Redefining Healthy Aging

    Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 2P4, Canada

  • Kerwin Research Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States

  • Keystone Clinical Studies, LLC

    Norristown, Pennsylvania, 19403, United States

  • Kingfisher Cooperative LLC

    Spokane, Washington, 99202, United States

  • Konkuk University Medical Center

    Seoul, 05030, South Korea

  • Las Vegas Medical Research

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States

  • Linfritz Research Institute, Inc.

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States

  • Lynn Health Science Institute

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States

  • Memory Assessment & Research Centre (MARC),

    Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3JB, United Kingdom

  • Memory Clinic, Malmö University Hospital

    Malmo, 20502, Sweden

  • Miami Jewish Health Systems

    Miami, Florida, 33137, United States

  • Mile High Research Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

  • MoCA Clinic and Institute/NeuroSearch Developpements Inc.

    Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2J2, Canada

  • Nanjing Brain Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China

  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China

  • National Clinical Research Inc.-Richmond

    Richmond, Virginia, 23294, United States

  • National University Hospital

    Singapore, 119228, Singapore

  • Neural Net Research, LLC

    Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

  • NeuroStudies.net, LLC

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States

  • Neurological Associates of Albany, PC

    Albany, New York, 12208, United States

  • Neurological Associates of Tucson dba Center for Neurosciences

    Tucson, Arizona, 85718, United States

  • Neurological Institute of New York

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Neurology Associates of Ormond Beach

    Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174, United States

  • Neurology Center of North Orange County

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Neurology Clinic, P.C.

    Cordova, Tennessee, 38018, United States

  • Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest FL

    Fort Myers, Florida, 33912, United States

  • Neurostudies, Inc.

    Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States

  • New York University Medical Center PRIME

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • North Bay Neuroscience Research Institute

    Sebastopol, California, 95472, United States

  • OH Clinical Research Partners

    Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43221, United States

  • Okanagan Clinical Trials

    Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 1Z9, Canada

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Ospedale "Card. G. Panico" -

    Tricase, LE, 73039, Italy

  • Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, S. Andrea delle Fratte

    Perugia, 06132, Italy

  • PMG Research of Winston Salem

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

  • Pacific Neuroscience Medical Group

    Oxnard, California, 93030, United States

  • Pacific Research Network, Inc

    San Diego, California, 92103, United States

  • Partners Population Health

    Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478, United States

  • Pharmax Research of South Florida, Inc

    Miami, Florida, 33175, United States

  • Policlinica Guipuzcoa

    Donostia / San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, 20014, Spain

  • Premiere Research Institute, West Palm

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

  • Prima Clinica Neurologica, Primo Policlinico AOU "L. Vanvitelli"

    Naples, 80138, Italy

  • Progressive Medical Research

    Port Orange, Florida, 32127, United States

  • Q&T Research Sherbrooke Inc.

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1J 2G2, Canada

  • Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital

    Xining, Qinghai, 810007, China

  • Quantum Laboratories Inc.

    Pompano Beach, Florida, 33064, United States

  • Raleigh Neurology Associates, P.A. - Research Department

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

  • Re:Cognition Health

    Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BT, United Kingdom

  • Re:Cognition Health Ltd

    Birmingham, B16 8LT, United Kingdom

  • Re:Cognition Health Ltd

    Guildford, GU2 7YD, United Kingdom

  • Re:Cognition Health Ltd

    London, W1G 9JF, United Kingdom

  • Recherches Neuro-Hippocampe Inc. d/b/a Clinique de la Mémoire de l'Outaouais

    Gatineau, Quebec, J8T 8JI, Canada

  • Recherches Neuro-Hippocampe, Inc., d/b/a Ottawa Memory Clinic

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 1G3, Canada

  • Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong Universtiy School of Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200215, China

  • Renstar Medical Research

    Ocala, Florida, 34470, United States

  • Research Center for Clinical Studies, Inc.

    Norwalk, Connecticut, 06851, United States

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

  • Rhode Island Mood & Memory Research Institute

    East Providence, Rhode Island, 02914, United States

  • Rios Medical Center, Inc.

    Miami, Florida, 33135, United States

  • Roper St. Francis Healthcare

    North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Västra Götalandslän, 43141, Sweden

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351, South Korea

  • Senior Adult Specialty Research

    Austin, Texas, 78757, United States

  • Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

    Seoul, 07061, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam-si, Seoul, 13620, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 03080, South Korea

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, 03722, South Korea

  • Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233, China

  • Shanghai Tongji Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200065, China

  • Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • Sheffield Memory Service

    Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7JT, United Kingdom

  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, China

  • St Joseph Heritage Healthcare

    Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

  • St Vincent's Hospital - Translational Research Centre

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

  • St. Joseph's HC- Parkwood Institute

    London, Ontario, N6C 0A7, Canada

  • St. Pancras Clinical Research

    London, EC2Y 8 EA, United Kingdom

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Stedman Clinical Trials, LLC

    Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States

  • Summit Research Network (OR) Inc.

    Portland, Oregon, 97210, United States

  • Sun Yat-Sent Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China

  • Texas Neurology, PA

    Dallas, Texas, 75214, United States

  • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul ST. Mary's Hospital

    Seoul, 06591, South Korea

  • The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China

  • The Prince Charles Hospital/Internal Medicine & Dementia Research Unit

    Chermside Brisbane, Queensland, 4032, Australia

  • The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50000, China

  • Tianjin Huanhu Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300350, China

  • Toronto Memory Program (Neurology Research Inc.)

    Toronto, Ontario, M3B 2S7, Canada

  • True North Clinical Research Halifax, Inc.

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3S 1M7, Canada

  • True North Clinical Research Kentville, Inc.

    Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 4K9, Canada

  • UCSF Memory and Aging Center

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • USF Suncoast Gerontology Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States

  • Universita' Sapienza di Roma - Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Umane

    Roma, 00185, Italy

  • University of California - Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

  • Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala

    Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden

  • Visionary Investigators Network

    Miami, Florida, 33137, United States

  • Visionary Investigators Network

    Miami, Florida, 33180, United States

  • Vitae Research Center

    Miami, Florida, 33135, United States

  • Washington University

    St Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States

  • Xiangya Hospital Central South University

    Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China

  • Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China

  • Yale University School Of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

  • iResearch Atlanta, LLC

    Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States

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