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A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, 72-week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VHB937 in Participants With Early Alzheimers Disease Followed by an Extension
Led by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Updated on 2026-05-14
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Participants Needed
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119 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the safety and effects of a drug called VHB937 in people with early Alzheimers disease. This is a Phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that lasts 72 weeks, followed by an extension phase. The study aims to see if VHB937 can safely improve memory, thinking abilities, daily activities, and brain changes in individuals diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimers disease confirmed by specific biomarkers. Participants will receive intravenous infusions of either a low dose or high dose of VHB937, or a placebo. The study groups are assigned randomly and neither the participant nor the researchers know who receives which treatment during the 72-week double-blind period. After this, there is an extension phase to continue monitoring participants. During the study, participants will have regular assessments including memory and cognitive tests, evaluations of daily living activities, brain imaging, and blood tests to track how the body processes the drug and its immune response. Safety will be monitored by recording any adverse events throughout the study, which can last up to about 63 months. The main outcome measured is the change in the Clinical Dementia Rating scale over 72 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
A Clinical Trial to Learn About the Effects of VHB937 in People With Early Alzheimer's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female participants aged 50 to 85 years
- Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's disease or mild Alzheimer's disease
- Clinical Dementia Rating Global score of 0.5 or 1.0
- Confirmation of Alzheimer's disease by cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers or amyloid PET imaging
- Availability of a reliable study partner to accompany participant to visits
- If using symptomatic Alzheimer's treatment (AChEIs or memantine), must be on stable dose before study treatment start
You will not qualify if you...
- Dementia caused by conditions other than Alzheimer's disease, such as frontal temporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Huntington disease, or vascular dementia
- History or current diagnosis of cardiac conditions or ECG abnormalities posing significant risk
- Transient ischemic attacks or stroke within 12 months prior to study
- Clinical signs of liver or kidney disease or injury
- Current uncontrolled major depressive episode, history of schizophrenia or other chronic psychosis
- Significant neurological diseases other than dementia, including serious brain infection, traumatic brain injury, multiple concussions, epilepsy, or recurrent seizures
- Suicidal ideation within 6 months or suicidal behavior within 2 years before screening
- Presence of cancer, HIV, hepatitis B or C, uncontrolled thyroid disease, or uncontrolled diabetes
- Use of any prohibited medications
- Other protocol-defined inclusion or exclusion criteria may apply
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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