New pill aims to slow Alzheimer's before it worsens
NCT ID NCT07579884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental pill called RP902 in 360 people with mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease. Participants will take the drug or a placebo for 48 weeks to see if it slows memory decline. The trial is conducted at about 50 sites in China and may extend for up to 96 more weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RP902 tablets
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment to slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial, so results may not confirm efficacy. The drug could fail to show benefit or cause side effects.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
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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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: * Voluntary participation and signed informed consent form. * Junior high school graduation or above, capable of completing cognitive function assessments and other tests specified in the protocol. * Meet the core clinical diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) of the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) (2024). * Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥ 24; Clinical Dementia Rating-Global Score (CDR-GS) = 0.5, with memory score ≥ 0.5. * 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) total score ≤ 10. * Hachinski Ischemic Score (HIS) total score ≤ 4. Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia caused by other etiologies. * Neurological diseases other than Alzheimer's Disease (AD). * Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with positive HBV-DNA copy number (above upper limit of normal range); positive hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab) with positive HCV RNA; positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV Ab); positive Treponema pallidum antibody (TP Ab). * Active systemic bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infection, or other clinically significant active infections deemed unsuitable by the investigator. * Male: QTcF \> 450 ms; Female: QTcF \> 470 ms, or other clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram deemed unsuitable. * Severe or poorly controlled cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, hematological, endocrine, or neurological diseases (except AD) within 6 months prior to screening visit. * History of active peptic ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, or other severe gastrointestinal diseases affecting drug absorption within 6 months prior to screening visit; or history of gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation or gastrointestinal surgery within 5 years (excluding appendectomy, polypectomy, hemorrhoid surgery). * Malignant tumor diagnosed within 3 years prior to screening (excluding cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and radically resected carcinoma in situ). * Participation in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to randomization; subjects in non-interventional observational studies may be included if judged by the investigator to have no interference with the safety and efficacy of the study drug. * History of alcohol abuse or drug abuse within 1 year prior to screening visit. * History of severe drug allergy or multiple drug allergies. * Lactating women. * Other conditions deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator. * Trial Groups
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