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CompletedNCT04157712Updated Nov 19, 2019

Multiple Ascending Dose Study of ALZ-801

A Phase 1 interventional study of ALZ-801 or matching placebo in Alzheimer Disease, sponsored by Alzheon Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-19.

Sponsored by Alzheon Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jul 2016, 10 years 4 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
  • Registered 4 years 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2015, registered Nov 2019).
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase I, single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) in plasma and urine, of multiple ascending doses of ALZ-801 (capsule, Part 1; prototype tablet Part 2) and the primary metabolite in healthy male or female subjects.

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The study was conducted in two parts:

Part 1 Primary objective: To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics, of multiple doses of ALZ-801 capsule formulation in healthy elderly subjects.

Methodology: Phase I, single center, in-patient and out-patient, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) in plasma and urine of multiple ascending doses of ALZ-801 in healthy male or female subjects aged 50 to 75 years, inclusive. A total of 36 subjects were enrolled into 3 successive cohorts (A, B, C with 12 subjects per cohort) and randomized in a 3:1 ratio to receive treatment with ALZ-801 capsules (9 subjects) or placebo capsules (3 subjects) for 2 weeks. Progression to the next cohort was permitted after review of safety and available PK data suggested that it was safe to do so. Subjects were confined to the clinical unit for the first day of dosing (Day 1 and for Days 7 through 14). Subjects took investigational drug at home for Days 2 through 6).

Cohorts A was dosed in the fasted state and evaluated 171 mg ALZ-801 or placebo QD for 1 day, followed by 171 mg ALZ-801 or placebo BID for 6 days and 256.5 mg or placebo QD for 7 days.

Cohort B was dosed in the fasted state and evaluated 256.5 mg ALZ-801 or placebo QD for 1 day, followed by 256.5 mg ALZ-801 or placebo BID for 6 days and 340 mg or placebo QD for 7 days.

Cohort C was dosed in the fed state and evaluated 256.5 mg ALZ-801 or placebo QD for 1 day, followed by 256.5 mg ALZ-801 or placebo BID for 6 days, then 340 mg or placebo BID for 6 days and 340 mg or placebo QD for 1 day.

Part 2 Primary objective: To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics, of multiple doses of prototype ALZ-801 tablet formulation in healthy elderly subjects.

Methodology: Phase I, single center, in-patient and out-patient, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) in plasma and urine of multiple ascending doses of ALZ-801 in healthy male or female subjects aged 60 to 75 years, inclusive. A total of 12 subjects were enrolled into one cohort (D) and randomized in a 3:1 ratio to receive treatment with ALZ-801 tablets (9 subjects) or placebo capsules (3 subjects) for 1 week.

Cohort D was dosed in the fed state and evaluated 265 mg ALZ-801 or placebo QD for 1 day, followed by 265 mg ALZ-801 prototype tablet or placebo BID for 5 days, 265 mg or placebo QD for 1 day.

For all subjects in the study blood and urine samples for the determination of concentrations of ALZ-801, and its metabolites, were collected for up to 24 h after the first dose of medication on Day1; and for up to 48 hours after the last dose of medication on Day 7 (Cohort D) or Day 14 (Cohorts A, B and C). All subjects had blood samples and safety assessment at 72 and 96 hours after the final dose of medication. All subjects returned for a post treatment follow-up 7-10 days after the last dose of study medication.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer Disease

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In context

Alzheimer Disease

3,965 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 926 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 70 across 3,019 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Alzheon Inc. is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (20%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy males, and females
  • Age: 50-75 years, Part 1; 60-75 years Part 2
  • Females must be of non-
  • 18-35 kg/m squared;
  • Vital signs normal for age: BP 90-160/40-90 mmHg; HR 50 to 90 bpm)
  • No readings

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Body weight \< 50 kg
  • History of any drug or alcohol abuse in the past 2 years
  • Subjects known to have a of \<60 mL/min
  • Positive surface antigen (HBsAg), virus antibody (HCV Ab) or (HIV) results
  • History of cardiovascular, pulmonary, chronic respiratory, renal, hepatic, GI, immunologic, endocrine, neurologic, psychiatric or thromboembolic disease
  • History of metabolic disturbances;
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A Capsule - Fasted

    ALZ-801 171 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 1, ALZ-801 171 mg or matching placebo twice daily Days 2-7, ALZ-801 256.5 mg or matching placebo once daily Days 8-14

    Drug: ALZ-801 or matching placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort B Capsule - Fasted

    ALZ-801 256.5 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 1, ALZ-801 256.5 or matching placebo mg twice daily Days 2-7, ALZ-801 340 mg or matching placebo once daily Days 8-14

    Drug: ALZ-801 or matching placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort C Capsule - Fed

    ALZ-801 256.5 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 1, ALZ-801 256.5 mg or matching placebo twice daily Days 2-7, ALZ-801 340 mg or matching placebo twice daily Days 8-13, ALZ-801 340 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 14

    Drug: ALZ-801 or matching placebo

  • Experimental
    Cohort D Tablet - Fed

    ALZ-801 265 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 1, ALZ-801 265 mg or matching placebo twice daily Days 2-6, ALZ-801 265 mg or matching placebo once daily Day 7

    Drug: ALZ-801 or matching placebo

Interventions

  • DrugALZ-801 or matching placebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability

    Incidence and nature of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs). Assessments reported as AEs or SAEs include physical examination, clinical laboratory tests, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) findings

    Time frame: Duration of dosing: 14 days for Part 1; 7 days for Part 2

  2. Cmax for ALZ-801 and tramiprosate

    Maximum concentration after dosing \[Cmax\] measured as ng/ml

    Time frame: Days 1, 7 and 14

  3. Tmax for ALZ-801 and tramiprosate

    Time to reach Cmax \[Tmax\] measured in hours (h) after dosing

    Time frame: Days 1, 7 and 14

  4. AUC for ALZ-801 and tramiprosate

    AUC from time zero to time t (AUCt)

    Time frame: Days 1, 7 and 14

  5. t1/2 for ALZ-801 and tramiprosate

    Elimination half-life (t1/2) measured in hours after dosing

    Time frame: Days 1, 7, 14

  6. Renal clearance of ALZ-801 and tramiprosate

    Clearance (CLr) measured in mL/min

    Time frame: Days 1, 7 and 14

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Study locations

1 site
  • Quotient Clinical
    Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6JS, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hey JA, Yu JY, Versavel M, Abushakra S, Kocis P, Power A, Kaplan PL, Amedio J, Tolar M. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Safety of ALZ-801, a Novel Prodrug of Tramiprosate in Development for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2018 Mar;57(3):315-333. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0608-3. PubMed 29063518 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 19, 2019, 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
NCT04157712
Lead sponsor
Alzheon Inc.
Collaborators
Quotient Clinical
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 8, 2019
Start date
Sep 26, 2015
Primary completion
Jul 4, 2016
Completion
Jul 4, 2016
Last update
Nov 19, 2019

Study contacts

Pui Leung, MD
principal investigator · Quotient Clinical

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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