Can new drugs delay inherited Alzheimer's? major trial underway
NCT ID NCT01760005
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether experimental drugs can slow down memory and thinking problems in people who have a gene mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease. About 490 adults aged 18-80 with this genetic risk are taking either a study drug or a placebo. The goal is to see if the drug can slow cognitive decline and improve brain health markers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 490 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2012
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Between 18-80 years of age * Individuals who know they have an Alzheimer's disease-causing mutation or are unaware of their genetic status and have dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease (DIAD) mutation in their family. * Are within -15 to + 10 years of the predicted or actual age of cognitive symptom onset. For Cognitive Run-In (CRI): includes participants who are younger than 15 years prior to the expected age of cognitive symptom onset, in addition to those 15 years younger and no more than 10 years older than expected or actual age of cognitive symptom onset. * Cognitively normal or with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 0-1 (inclusive) * Fluency in DIAN-TU trial approved language and evidence of adequate premorbid intellectual functioning * Able to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Lumbar Puncture (LP), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and complete all study related testing and evaluations. * For women of childbearing potential, if partner is not sterilized, subject must agree to use effective contraceptive measures (hormonal contraception, intra-uterine device, sexual abstinence, barrier method with spermicide). * Adequate visual and auditory abilities to perform all aspects of the cognitive and functional assessments. * Has a Study Partner who in the investigator's judgment is able to provide accurate information as to the subject's cognitive and functional abilities, who agrees to provide information at the study visits which require informant input for scale completion. Exclusion Criteria: * History or presence of brain MRI scans indicative of any other significant abnormality * Alcohol or drug dependence currently or within the past 1 year * Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, or foreign metal objects in the eyes, skin or body which would preclude MRI scan. * History or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular disease, hepatic/renal disorders, infectious disease or immune disorder, or metabolic/endocrine disorders * Anticoagulants except low dose (≤ 325 mg) aspirin. * Have been exposed to a monoclonal antibody targeting beta amyloid peptide within the past six months. * History of cancer within the last 5 years, except basal cell carcinoma, non-squamous skin carcinoma, prostate cancer or carcinoma in situ with no significant progression over the past 2 years. * Positive urine or serum pregnancy test or plans or desires to become pregnant during the course of the trial. * Subjects unable to complete all study related testing, including implanted metal that cannot be removed for MRI scanning, required anticoagulation and pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
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Alzheimer's Research Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, 50134, Italy
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Brain Research Center
Amsterdam, 1081 GM, Netherlands
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Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02096, United States
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CHU de Quebec - Hôpital de l' Enfant Jésus
Québec, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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CHU de Rouen - Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, Seine Maritime, 76031, France
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CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital Purpan
Toulouse, Haute Garonne, 31059, France
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, Paris, 69677, France
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Grupo de Neurociencias Sede de la Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
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Hopital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, Rhone, 69677, France
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Hopital Roger Salengro - CHU Lille
Lille, Nord, 59037, France
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Hospital Clínic I Provincial de Barcelona
Barcelona, 8036, Spain
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Brescia, 25125, Italy
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrea, FLENI
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, C1428AQK, Argentina
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Kerwin Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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LMU-Campus Grosshadern
Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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McGill Center for Studies in Aging
Verdun, Quebec, H4H 1R3, Canada
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Neuroscience Research Australia
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
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Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital
Niigata, Niigata, 951-8520, Japan
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St Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, DUBLIN 4, Ireland
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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The McCuster Foundation of Alzheimer's Disease Research
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
London, Greater London, WC1B 3BG, United Kingdom
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UBC Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2B5, Canada
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USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Tubingen
Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of California San Diego Medical Center
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine
San Juan, 00936, Puerto Rico
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University of Tokyo Hospital
Bunkyō City, Tokyo-To, 113-8655, Japan
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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