Yearly Alzheimer's shot could keep symptoms at bay
NCT ID NCT07602582
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether people with Alzheimer's who already took the drug donanemab benefit from getting it just once a year. About 550 volunteers who finished a previous donanemab study will receive either the drug or a placebo for up to 2.5 years. Researchers will track changes in memory, daily function, and brain plaque levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- donanemab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that annual infusions of donanemab help keep Alzheimer's symptoms from getting worse over time.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so participants already responded to donanemab. It's unclear if annual dosing alone is enough, and the trial is still recruiting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 years and older
- 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: * Have completed study AACM Addendum 7. * Have a reliable study partner and backup study partner familiar with overall function and behavior, such as day-to-day activities and cognitive abilities. * Are individuals assigned female at birth who are not of childbearing potential, or are individuals assigned male at birth. * Contraceptive use by participants should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. Exclusion Criteria: * Current serious or unstable illnesses that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with participation in this study. * Have any contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including claustrophobia or the presence of contraindicated metal (ferromagnetic) implants/cardiac pacemaker. * Have any intracranial abnormality or lesion, including but not limited to macrohemorrhage, inflammation, or structural findings that, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose an unacceptable safety risk to the participant. Screening MRI finding of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with edema (ARIA-E) may be monitored for resolution. * Contraindication to florbetapir F 18 PET. * Have had history of amyloid-targeting therapy treatment outside donanemab trials. * Have participated, within the last 30 days, in a clinical trial involving a study intervention judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study.
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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.
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The places running it
59 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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Adult Medicine of Lake County, Inc.
RECRUITINGMt. Dora, Florida, 32757, United States
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Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGRiverside, California, 92503, United States
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Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Banner Alzheimer's Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Boston Center for Memory
RECRUITINGNewton, Massachusetts, 02459, United States
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Bradenton Research Center, Inc.
RECRUITINGBradenton, Florida, 34205, United States
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Care Access - Huntington Beach
RECRUITINGHuntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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Care Access - Lake Charles (Bayou Pines)
RECRUITINGLake Charles, Louisiana, 70601, United States
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Care Access - Lima
RECRUITINGLima, Ohio, 45805, United States
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Care Access - South Indianapolis
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46254, United States
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Care Access - Tampa
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33625, United States
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Center for Advanced Research & Education
RECRUITINGGainesville, Georgia, 30501, United States
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Charter Research - Orlando
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Charter Research - The Villages
RECRUITINGThe Villages, Florida, 32162, United States
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Citizens Memorial Hospital District
RECRUITINGBolivar, Missouri, 65613, United States
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Clinical Trials Research
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95821, United States
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Conquest Research
RECRUITINGWinter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Consano Clinical Research, LLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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Covenant Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWaterloo, Iowa, 50702, United States
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Emerald Coast Neurology - Airport Boulevard
RECRUITINGPensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
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Finlay Medical Research
RECRUITINGGreenacres City, Florida, 33467, United States
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Finlay Medical Research
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33126, United States
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Gadolin Research
RECRUITINGBeaumont, Texas, 77702, United States
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Great Lakes Clinical Trials - Andersonville
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
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Headlands Research Orlando
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Healthy Brain Clinic
RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90804, United States
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Indago Research & Health Center, Inc
RECRUITINGMiami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Infectious Disease Doctors Medical Group, APC
RECRUITINGWalnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Irvine Clinical Research
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92614, United States
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Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Josephson Wallack Munshower Neurology, PC
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46256, United States
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K2 Medical Research - Tampa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33634, United States
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K2 Medical Research ORLANDO
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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MedVadis Research Corporation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWaltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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Merritt Island Medical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGMerritt Island, Florida, 32952, United States
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Monroe Biomedical Research
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMonroe, North Carolina, 28112, United States
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NDx Clinical Research, Inc.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDayton, Ohio, 45459, United States
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National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGŌbu, 474-8511, Japan
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North Georgia Clinical Research
RECRUITINGWoodstock, Georgia, 30189, United States
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Northwest Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGBellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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Northwest Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83704, United States
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P-One Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHachiōji, 192-0071, Japan
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Progressive Medical Research
RECRUITINGPort Orange, Florida, 32127, United States
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Providence Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGSanta Rosa, California, 95403, United States
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Revival Research Institute, LLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouthfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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SCB Research Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBayamón, 00961, Puerto Rico
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Samoncho Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShinjuku, 160-0017, Japan
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Senior Adults Specialty Research
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78757, United States
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Suncoast Clinical Research, Inc.
RECRUITINGNew Port Richey, Florida, 34652, United States
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Syrentis Clinical Research
RECRUITINGSanta Ana, California, 92705, United States
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The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey
RECRUITINGSpringfield, New Jersey, 07081, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGtabashi City, 173-0015, Japan
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Tokyo-Eki Center-building Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChūōku, 103-0027, Japan
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Universal Research Group
RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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VIN - Aventura
RECRUITINGAventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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VIN-Andrew Lerman
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33133, United States
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Vector Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89128, United States
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Yotsuya Internal Medicine Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShinjyuku, 160-0017, Japan
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