Could a drug cocktail boost brain function in early dementia?
NCT ID NCT06467539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether adding an antioxidant to an NMDA-enhancing drug (DAOIB) improves thinking and memory more than the drug alone in people with early Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment. Eighty participants will take the combination or a placebo for 24 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in cognitive tests and daily function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DAOIB (an NMDA-enhancing agent) plus an antioxidant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new combination treatment that slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 80 participants, so results may not be conclusive. The combination may not work better than DAOIB alone, and side effects are possible.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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50 to 90 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: * Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment * MMSE between 10-26 * CDR 1 or 0.5 Exclusion Criteria: * Hachinski Ischemic Score \> 4 * Substance abuse/dependence * Parkinson disease, epilepsy, dementia with psychotic features * Major depressive disorder * Major physical illnesses * Severe visual or hearing impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 886, Taiwan
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