Could a vaccine stop Alzheimer's before it starts?
NCT ID NCT07142278
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new vaccine called DUVAX in 24 healthy adults aged 40-65. The vaccine aims to train the immune system to attack two proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. The main goal is to check safety and see if the vaccine produces a protective immune response.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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40 to 65 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: * Healthy males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females, 40-65 years old * BMI between 18.0 and 32.0 kg/m² * Medically healthy with no significant abnormalities in medical history, exam, labs, ECG, or MRI * Signed informed consent * Women of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test and use of effective contraception * Men: vasectomized or agree to use condoms / not donate sperm during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant medical or psychiatric illness that may affect safety or study results * MRI abnormalities (e.g., infarcts, microbleeds, ARIA-E) or contraindications to MRI * Significant lab abnormalities (e.g., liver, kidney, hematology) or positive HIV/HBV/HCV tests * Uncontrolled blood pressure, abnormal heart rate, or prolonged QTc interval * Recent serious illness, surgery, or investigational drug use within 30 days * Prior amyloid-beta or tau immunotherapy within 1 year * Use of immunosuppressive agents or chronic anticoagulants * History of severe vaccine reactions, autoimmune disease, or significant allergies
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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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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Palm Springs Community Health Center
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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