Vitamin cocktail may boost aging brains
NCT ID NCT07486141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether taking vitamin D3 with folic acid and vitamin B12 can help people with mild memory and thinking problems. About 380 adults aged 50 to 70 will take either a low or high dose of these vitamins or a placebo for 6 months. Researchers will check if the vitamins improve scores on memory and thinking tests.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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380 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 50 to 70 years old. * Derived from the established elderly chronic disease and health cohort. * Meet the diagnostic criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (e.g., indicated by specific cut-off scores on the MoCA adjusted for education level). * Volunteered to participate, able to cooperate with the cognitive assessments, and signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, other types of dementia, or severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., severe depression, schizophrenia). * History of severe neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, brain tumor, brain trauma) that may affect cognitive function. * Severe visual or hearing impairments that prevent the completion of cognitive tests. * Patients with liver diseases (e.g., hepatitis, liver cirrhosis) or kidney diseases (e.g., nephritis, kidney stones, renal failure). * Patients with hypercalcemia (serum calcium concentration \> 10.5 mg/dl). * Patients with severe anemia, severe malnutrition, or abnormal thyroid function. * Current use or use within the past 3 months of cognition-improving drugs, Vitamin D, or Folic Acid supplements, and unwilling to undergo a 3-month washout period prior to the intervention.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100069, China
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