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Could a common supplement slow Alzheimer's decline?

NCT ID NCT07741071

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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
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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

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 270 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Apr 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

50 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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.

Alzheimer disease Cognitive Dysfunction dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Bergen, 5009, Norway

  • Haukeland University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bergen, 5021, Norway

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