A cholesterol drug takes on Alzheimer's before symptoms start
NCT ID NCT07794670
First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a daily pill called obicetrapib can slow early brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers will give the drug or a placebo to 400 adults who have signs of Alzheimer's-related proteins but no memory symptoms yet. The study measures changes in these proteins over a year to see if the drug might delay or prevent the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- obicetrapib
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to slow or stop Alzheimer's disease before memory problems begin.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial, so the drug may not change Alzheimer's-related proteins or prevent the disease. The study only includes people with certain genetic profiles, so results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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55 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * participants with preclinical AD Exclusion Criteria: * APOE genotype not meeting protocol-defined eligibility criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The official record
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