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Could your own fat cells fight Alzheimer's? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06775964
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether stem cells taken from a person's own fat can reduce brain inflammation and slow memory decline in adults aged 60–80 with early Alzheimer's. Participants receive four stem cell infusions over 12 weeks and are monitored for a year. The goal is to see if this approach can delay or prevent progression to full Alzheimer's disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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60 to 80 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: 1. Has signed an informed consent form before any assessment is performed as part of the study. 2. Be male or female between 60 and 80 years old. 3. Subject has been or is in process of being clinically diagnosed with late pre-symptomatic or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD (prodromal AD). 4. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of ≥ 22 5. Has an MRI to evaluate AD pathology (may use previous if within 6mo.) 6. Has APOE status to evaluate AD pathology (may use previous result) 7. Proficiency in English is required because cognitive tests are administered in English only. 8. Has evidence of brain amyloidosis via PET Scan or Aβ42/40 ratios in CSF. 9. Has evidence of peripheral inflammatory profile based on CRP (≥ 8 mg/L), IL-6 (≥ 3.1 pg/mL), TNF-α (10 pg/mL), or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (≥20 mm/h) in blood assays. 10. Is in the opinion of the Investigator, in good general medical health based upon medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, vital signs and EKG. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current medical or neurological condition that might impact cognition or performance on cognitive assessments. (e.g., traumatic brain injury (TBI), Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis, etc.) 2. Inability or unwillingness of patient to undergo neuropsychological testing. 3. Advanced, severe, progressive or unstable disease that may interfere with the safety, tolerability and study assessments, or put the subject at special risk. (e.g., significant cardiac disease, severe renal impairment, severe hepatic impairment, autoimmune disease, etc.) 4. History of malignancy of any organ system within the past 60 months, that in the opinion of the investigator would impede evaluation or interpretation of subject safety or study results. 5. Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant. 6. Inability or unwillingness to undergo PET Scans. 7. Inability or unwillingness to undergo MRI Scans. 8. Positive blood test for either HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or Syphilis 9. Positive for TSPO SNP rs6971 10. Inability or unwillingness to undergo Lumbar Punctures. 11. Inability or unwillingness to undergo infusions. 12. Any condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, would put the subject at undue risk or would interfere with evaluation of the investigational product or interpretation of subject safety or study results.
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Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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