Could a common supplement slow Alzheimer's decline?
NCT ID NCT07741071
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This trial tests whether nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, can slow the progression of early Alzheimer's disease. About 270 adults with early-stage Alzheimer's will take NR or a placebo daily for two years. Researchers will measure changes in memory, thinking, and daily functioning to see if NR has a protective effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotinamide riboside (NR), a dietary supplement, taken as 1000 mg capsules twice daily for 104 weeks.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a way to slow the progression of early Alzheimer's disease, potentially preserving memory and daily function for longer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial, so results are preliminary. The supplement may not slow the disease, and long-term safety is still being evaluated.
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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 270 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
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 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: * Diagnosis Early clinical AD, e.g. Stage 3 MCI or Stage 4 (mild AD dementia), as defined by the FDA, 2024. * Biomarker evidence consistent with AD neuropathologic change, defined by CSF markers, i.e. Aβ42 \< 1030 ng/L and P-tau181/Aβ42 \> 0,023 ng/L and/or T-tau/Aβ42 \> 0,28 ng/L\* or AD amyloid biomarker (as determined either by visual reading of amyloid PET scans using an approved ligand * Diagnosed with AD within 2 years from baseline. * Capacity to provide written informed consent for study participation defined as Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score ≥ 16 or Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) score ≥ 20. MMSE or MoCA must have been performed within 6 months prior to baseline. If there is any doubt regarding the participants capacity to give informed consent, this will be determined by an evaluation by a consultant clinician who is not associated with the N-AD study. * Global CDR(33) 0.5-1 (inclusive) at enrollment. * Age 50 to 85 years (inclusive) at the time of enrollment. * A study partner with sufficient contact to be able to provide data on ADLs and assist the participant in study drug administration. - * Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine can be used if stable for 8 weeks prior to baseline visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of dementia other than probable AD. * Abundant vascular pathology, i.e. Fazekas \>2. or \>3 lacunar infarcts, stroke involving a major vascular territory, severe small vessel, or white matter disease * More than 1 core feature of dementia with Lewy bodies, i.e; recurrent visual hallucination, cognitive fluctuations, REM sleep behaviour disorder, one or more spontaneous cardinal features of parkinsonism (tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia). * Comorbidity that precludes study participation or data interpretation. * Any psychiatric disorder that would interfere with compliance in the study. * Use of high dose vitamin B3 supplementation within 30 days of baseline. * Any active neoplastic malignancy (other than non-metastatic dermatological conditions) within two years of the screening visit or current clinically significant haematological, endocrine, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, or neurological disease. Active neoplastic malignancy is defined as having a known malignant focus and/or receiving anti-cancer treatment. For the non-cancer conditions, if the condition has been stable for at least the one year before the screening visit and/or is judged by the site investigator not to interfere with the subject's participation in the study, the subject may be included. * Inability to undergo MRI or to comply with study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital
RECRUITINGBergen, 5009, Norway
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Haukeland University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBergen, 5021, Norway
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