Can a daily supplement slow early Alzheimer's memory decline?
NCT ID NCT06761066
First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a dietary supplement called NVP-NK4146 can improve memory and thinking in older adults with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease. Participants aged 60 and older will take the supplement or a placebo twice daily for 36 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in brain amyloid levels and cognitive test scores to see if the supplement offers any benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NVP-NK4146, a dietary supplement taken orally twice daily for 36 weeks
- What this could lead to
- If it works, NVP-NK4146 could offer a simple, accessible supplement to help preserve memory and thinking in people with early Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, exploratory trial with only 60 participants, so results may not hold up in larger studies. The supplement may also have no effect on brain amyloid or cognitive scores.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
60 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female adults aged 60 or older 2. Subject who meet the National Institute of Aging and Alzheimer's Associations (NIA-AA) core clinical criteria for MCI and have positive readings from amyloid PET 3. Subject who can read and understand the Informed Consent Form and legends and who voluntarily decided to participate in current clinical trial and have signed the Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject diagnosed with dementia according to the criteria of DSM-5 or ICD-10 2. Subject currently receiving treatment for malignant tumors (except those who have fully recovered from cancer for more than 5 years or those with basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or prostate cancer may participate at the investigator's discretion) 3. Subject who are illiterate and/or without any education 4. Any other factors deemed by the investigator to be likely to ineligible for the study
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Alzheimer disease are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Glutathione, brain metabolism and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease
- Can an experimental infusion reach the brain to fight Alzheimer's?
- A new roadmap to predict Alzheimer's before memory fails
- Can a 500-Person study unlock Alzheimer's early signs?
- AI hunts for early clues to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's progression
- Can a common blood pressure pill protect the aging brain?