Nose spray device aims to boost brain insulin in memory loss study
NCT ID NCT03857321
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special device that sprays insulin into the nose to see how much gets into the brain. Twenty people with mild memory problems or normal thinking took part. The goal was to measure insulin levels in spinal fluid and check if it helps memory. This is an early study to understand how well the device works, not a treatment yet.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2019
- 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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55 to 85 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: * Fluent in English * Cognitively normal or diagnosis of aMCI * Stable medical condition for 3 months prior to screening visit * Stable medications for 4 weeks prior to the screening and study visits * Clinical laboratory values must be within normal limits or, if abnormal, must be judged to be clinically insignificant by the study physician Exclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of dementia * History of a clinically significant stroke * Current evidence or history in past two years of epilepsy, head injury with loss of consciousness, any major psychiatric disorder including psychosis, major depression, bipolar disorder * Diabetes (type I or type II) insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus * Current or past use of insulin or any other anti-diabetic medication within 5 years of Screening visit. * History of cancer five years prior to screening (history of skin melanoma or stable prostate cancer are not exclusionary) * History of seizure within past five years * Pregnancy or possible pregnancy. * Use of anticoagulants warfarin (Coumadin) and dabigatran (Pradaxa) * Residence in a skilled nursing facility at screening * Use of an investigational agent within two months of screening visit * Regular use of alcohol, narcotics, anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonian medications, or any other exclusionary medications
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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