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CompletedNCT01741194NOURISH-ADUpdated Aug 2, 2021

AC-1204 26-Week Long Term Efficacy Response Trial With Optional Open-label Ext

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of AC-1204 and Placebo in Alzheimer's Disease, sponsored by Cerecin. Completed at 82 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 66 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-08-02.

Sponsored by Cerecin · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
418
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
66 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will evaluate the effects of daily dosing of AC-1204 on cognition, activities of daily living, resource utilization, quality of life, pharmacokinetic measures and safety among participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer's Disease

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In context

Alzheimer Disease

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This study's enrollment of 418 is above the median of 70 across 2,808 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
66 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Dementia status of mild to moderate
  • CT or MRI scan within 18 months prior to screening compatible with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease
  • Score on the Wechsler Memory Scale - Logical Memory II recall below a pre-determined cut-off, adjusted for education level
  • Confirmed apolipoprotein E genotype prior to randomization
  • Prior and current use of medication that corresponds with protocol requirements
  • Stable medical condition, with the exception of dementia, for at least 3 consecutive months prior to screening
  • No active suicidal thoughts within 6 months of screening, no active history of suicide attempt in the previous 2 years, no more than 1 lifetime suicide attempt, no serious suicidal risk
  • Able to comply with protocol testing and procedures for the duration of the study
  • Has a permanent caregiver (caregiver is not expected to change during the course of the study) who is willing to attend all visits, oversee the participant's compliance with protocol procedures and study medication administration, and report on the participant's status
  • Resides in the community (includes assisted living facilities, but excludes long-term care nursing facilities)
  • Both participant and caregiver have the ability to read and write in English or Spanish and have hearing, vision and physical abilities adequate to perform the assessments (corrective aids allowed)
  • Participant and caregiver have provided full written informed consent prior to the performance of any protocol-specified procedure. If participant is unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive status, provision of informed consent by cognitively intact legally acceptable representative (where this is in accordance with local laws, regulations and ethics committee policy)
  • Participant is able to ingest oral medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use, or use within 3 months of baseline, of medium-chain triglyceride-containing products
  • Use of any other investigational agent within 60 days prior to screening
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to milk or soy products
  • In the opinion of the investigator, presence or history of advanced, severe, progressive or unstable disease of any type that could interfere with protocol assessments or put the participant at particular risk
  • Any medical or neurological condition other than Alzheimer's disease that could explain the patient's dementia
  • History or clinical laboratory evidence of moderate congestive heart failure
  • Clinically significant ECG abnormalities at screening
  • History of new cardiovascular events within 6 months prior to baseline
  • History of or current psychiatric illness
  • Major depression as determined by Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
  • Insulin-dependent diabetics
  • Systolic blood pressure > 165 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 95 mmHg
  • Drop of 20 mm Hg systolic blood pressure or greater upon standing upright from a seated position within 3 minutes at screening
  • Clinically significant anemia at screening
  • Clinically significant renal disease or insufficiency at screening
  • Laboratory values for liver function tests > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal at screening or history of severe liver disease
  • Fasting triglycerides > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal at screening
  • Clinically significant B12 deficiency within 12 month prior to screening
  • Inflammatory bowel disease or peptic ulcer disease.
  • Participants with current or a history of (within the last 5 years) complicated reflux disease or severe GERD that is not well-controlled by medication.
  • Irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease (e.g., diverticulosis or diverticulitis), or chronic gastritis (exclusionary if there has been a diagnosis or an acute event within 5 years prior to Screening.)
  • Has donated ≥ 2 units of blood within the 2 months prior to screening
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to screening, or positive urine drug test at screening
  • Participant or caregiver is an immediate family member or employee of the clinical site, sponsor or sponsor's agents
  • An alternative cause for dementia other than Alzheimer's disease as determined by a required CT or MRI scan within 18 months prior to screening
  • History of neoplasm or malignancies within 5 years prior to screening, except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Clinically significant hypothyroidism as determined thyroid function testing at screening
  • Participant has scheduled or expected hospitalization and/or surgery during the course of the study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
418 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AC-1204

    Powder formulation (40 g) mixed with 4-8 ounces of water, other liquid or soft food as preferred, and shaken or blended until fully mixed. Each dosing unit of AC-1204 contains 20 g of the active ingredient, caprylic triglyceride.

    Drug: AC-1204

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo is an isocaloric formulation prepared to be virtually identical to AC-1204 in appearance, odor and taste. Powdered formulation is mixed with 4-8 ounces of water, other liquid or soft food as preferred, and shaken or blended until fully mixed.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugAC-1204

    AC-1204 taken once daily, by mouth

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo taken once daily, by mouth

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 8 and 17 weeks

  2. Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 8 and 17 weeks

  3. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  4. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  5. Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  6. Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite)

    APOE(-) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  7. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events

    All participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  2. Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  3. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  4. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  5. Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL- AD)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  6. Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  7. Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)

    APOE(+) participants

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  8. Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  9. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  10. Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  11. Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL - AD)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  12. Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  13. Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  14. Ketone body levels (BHB)

    All participants

    Time frame: baseline, 8, 17 and 26 weeks

  15. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  16. Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)

    All participants

    Time frame: 52 weeks

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Study locations

82 sites
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Neurology, Memory Disorders Division
    Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85006, United States
  • HOPE Research Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85018, United States
  • Principals Research Group
    Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901, United States
  • Clinical Trials, Inc.
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
  • CITrials, Inc.
    Bellflower, California 90706, United States
  • Southern Research LLC
    Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States
  • ATP Clinical Research, Inc.
    Costa Mesa, California 92626, United States
  • Diligent Clinical Trials
    Downey, California 90241, United States
  • UCSD Comprehensive Alzheimer's Program
    La Jolla, California 92037, United States
  • Alliance Research Centers
    Laguna Hills, California 92653, United States
  • Senior Clinical Trials, Inc.
    Laguna Hills, California 92653, United States
  • Collaborative Neuroscience Network
    Long Beach, California 90806, United States
  • Alliance for Research
    Long Beach, California 90807, United States
  • Renew Behavioral Health
    Long Beach, California 90807, United States
  • Pacific Research Network
    San Diego, California 92103, United States
  • Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
    San Diego, California 92123, United States
  • Research Across America
    Santa Ana, California 92705, United States
  • Neurological Research Institute
    Santa Monica, California 90404, United States
  • Redwood Research Medical Group
    Santa Rosa, California 95403, United States
  • Alpine Clinical Research Center
    Boulder, Colorado 80304, United States
  • IMMUNOe Research Centers
    Centennial, Colorado 80112, United States
  • The Mile High Research Center
    Denver, Colorado 80218, United States
  • Chase Medical Research of Greater New Haven
    Hamden, Connecticut 06517, United States
  • Chase Medical Research, LLC
    Waterbury, Connecticut 06708, United States
  • Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton
    Boca Raton, Florida 33486, United States
  • Meridian Research
    Brooksville, Florida 34601, United States
  • Brain Matters Research
    Delray Beach, Florida 33445, United States
  • Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida
    Fort Myers, Florida 33912, United States
  • MD Clinical
    Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009, United States
  • Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center
    Lake Worth, Florida 33449, United States
  • Miami Jewish Health Systems
    Miami, Florida 33137, United States
  • Compass Research, LLC
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Meridien Research
    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33709, United States
  • Suncoast Neuroscience Associates
    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33713, United States
  • The Roskamp Institute
    Sarasota, Florida 34243, United States
  • Axiom Clinical Research of Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33609, United States
  • Stedman Clinical Trials
    Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
  • Premiere Research Institute
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33407, United States
  • NeuroTrials Research, Inc
    Atlanta, Georgia 30342, United States
  • IU Health Partners Adult Neurology Clinic
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Lake Charles Clinical Trials
    Lake Charles, Louisiana 70629, United States
  • Pharmasite Research, Inc.
    Baltimore, Maryland 21208, United States
  • Alzheimers Disease Center, Quincy Medical Center
    Somerville, Massachusetts 02169, United States
  • Springfield Neurology Associates
    Springfield, Massachusetts 01104, United States
  • Borgess Research Institute
    Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048, United States
  • Saint Louis University Medical School /Department of Neurology & Psychiatry
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63104, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89106, United States
  • Comprehensive Clinical Research
    Berlin, New Jersey 08009, United States
  • Alzheimer's Research Corporation
    Manchester, New Jersey 08759, United States
  • NeuroCognitive Institute
    Mount Arlington, New Jersey 07856, United States
  • The Cognitive Research Center of New Jersey
    Springfield, New Jersey 07081, United States
  • Memory Enhancement Center of NJ
    Toms River, New Jersey 08755, United States
  • Neurology Specialists of Monmouth County
    West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764, United States
  • Albuquerque Neuroscience, Inc.
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, United States
  • Integrative Clinical Trials, LLC
    Brooklyn, New York 11229, United States
  • SPRI Clinical Trials, LLC
    Brooklyn, New York 11235, United States
  • The Litwin-Zucker Research Center
    Manhasset, New York 11030, United States
  • Parker Jewish Institute For Health Care & Rehabilitation
    New Hyde Park, New York 11040, United States
  • NYU Langone Medical Center Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Eastside Comprehensive Medical Center, LLC
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • Nathan S. Kline Institute Geriatric Psychiatry Program
    Orangeburg, New York 10962, United States
  • New Hope Clinical Research
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • Ani Neurology, PLLC dba Alzheimer's Memory Ctr
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, United States
  • Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc.
    Canton, Ohio 44718, United States
  • Valley Medical Research
    Centerville, Ohio 45459, United States
  • CTI Clinical Research Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45227, United States
  • Insight Clinical Trials LLC
    Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122, United States
  • IPS Research Company
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103, United States
  • Summit Research Network (Oregon) Inc.
    Portland, Oregon 97210, United States
  • Drexel Neurological Associates
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Abington Neurological Associates
    Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29406, United States
  • Neurology Clinic, P.C.
    Cordova, Tennessee 38018, United States
  • Clinical Research Solutions
    Franklin, Tennessee 37064, United States
  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc
    Memphis, Tennessee 38119, United States
  • Senior Adults Specialty Research, Inc
    Austin, Texas 78757, United States
  • Texas Neurology
    Dallas, Texas 75214, United States
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Wasatch Clinical Research
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107, United States
  • National Clinical Research - Richmond, Inc.
    Richmond, Virginia 23294, United States
  • VA Puget Sound-Alzhemier's Disease Research Center
    Seattle, Washington 98108, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Henderson ST, Morimoto BH, Cummings JL, Farlow MR, Walker J. A Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Randomized Clinical Trial of AC-1204 in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;75(2):547-557. doi: 10.3233/JAD-191302. PubMed 32310169 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 2, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01741194
Lead sponsor
Cerecin
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 4, 2012
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion
Oct 24, 2016
Completion
Apr 14, 2017
Last update
Aug 2, 2021

Study contacts

Samuel T Henderson, PhD
study director · Cerecin

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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