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Repurposing Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for Treatment of AD

Butler Hospital
NCT IDNCT04500847ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 1

Target enrollment

35

Study length

about 4.3 years

Ages

50–85

Locations

2 sites in CA, RI

What this study is about

Researchers are testing a treatment called emtricitabine versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, or moderate dementia. The trial will last about 12 months and involve taking either the drug or a placebo daily.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Emtriva Capsule
  • 2.Take Placebo

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug routes

oral

Endpoints

Primary: Number of participants with treatment emergent adverse events (TEAE's) in the treatment group will be compared to the placebo group

Secondary: Change from baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive (ADAS-Cog -13), Change from baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL), Change from baseline in Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Change from baseline in Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT+IR) with delayed recall, Change from baseline in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phosphorylated tau/amyloid beta 42 (pTau/Aβ42) ratios, Change from baseline in key inflammatory biomarkers; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β), and Interferon-alpha (IFN-α), Change in Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Total Scores

Body systems

Neurology