Could a Synapse-Targeting drug slow Alzheimer's?
NCT ID NCT05531656
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called CT1812 in 540 people with early Alzheimer's disease. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo for 18 months. The goal is to see if CT1812 can slow declines in memory, thinking, and daily function. The study is active but no longer recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CT1812 (a drug that targets synaptic receptors to protect brain cells)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment that slows memory loss and functional decline in early Alzheimer's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial; results may not confirm benefit. The drug could cause side effects or fail to slow cognitive decline compared to placebo.
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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 540 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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50 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: 1. Ages 50-85 years. 2. Diagnosis of either MCI due to AD or mild AD dementia. 3. MMSE 20-30 (inclusive). 4. Amyloid PET scan of the brain or CSF biomarkers consistent with AD. 5. Neuroimaging (MRI) obtained during screening consistent with the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, as based on central read. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Screening MRI of the brain indicative of significant abnormality. 2. Clinically significant abnormalities in screening laboratory tests. 3. Clinical or laboratory findings consistent with: 1. Other primary degenerative dementia, (dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia, Huntington's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Down syndrome, etc.). 2. Other neurodegenerative condition (Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.). 3. Other infectious, metabolic or systemic diseases affecting the central nervous system (syphilis, present hypothyroidism, present vitamin B12, other laboratory values etc.) 4. A participant known to be actively infected with hepatitis B or hepatitis C at screening. History of acute/chronic hepatitis B or C and/or carriers of hepatitis B (seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen \[HbsAg\] or anti-hepatitis C \[HCV\] antibody). Participants who have evidence of resolved hepatitis infection (e.g., HCV RNA negative) may be considered following discussion with the Medical Monitor. 5. A current DSM-V diagnosis of active major depression or GDS \> 6, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abington Neurological Associates
Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States
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Advanced Clinical Research Network, Corp
Miami, Florida, 33135, United States
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Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, Arizona, 85351, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Brain Matters Research
Delray Beach, Florida, 33445, United States
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Brain Matters Research Stuart
Stuart, Florida, 34997, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
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Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals
Beachwood, Ohio, 44122, United States
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Central States Research, LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States
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Charter Research
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Conquest Research, LLC
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057, United States
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Headlands Research Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32819, United States
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Highlands Research Eastern MA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States
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Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Howard University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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JEM Research Institute
Lake Worth, Florida, 33462, United States
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John Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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K2 Medical Research, LLC
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55901, United States
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Mayo Clinic,Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33912, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Ralph H. Johnson VA MC
Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Lexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Summit Headlands LLC
Portland, Oregon, 97210, United States
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Sutter Institute for Medical Research
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of California
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53726, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Center for Cognitive Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Center for Cognitive Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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