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RecruitingNCT06372821NIO-SILKUpdated Jan 27, 2026

A Trial Evaluating the Effect of NIO752 on Tau Synthesis Measured by a Process Known as SILK

A Phase 1 interventional study of NIO752 and Placebo in Alzheimer Disease, Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease Due to Mutation of Presenilin 1 (Disorder) and Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease Due to Mutation of Presenilin 2 (Disorder), sponsored by University College, London. Recruiting at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-27.

Sponsored by University College, London · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jul 2026, 3 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 1 year 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will assess if drug (NIO752) reduces production of a protein, tau, by the brain. Normally tau maintains the internal skeleton of nerve cells. In Alzheimer's disease (AD) it builds up in the brain, causing damage. Abnormal tau proteins cling to each other forming 'tangles' inside nerve cells, which interfere with how the nerve cells work, and eventually die. This is what causes the symptoms of dementia. It is thought that NIO752 reduces production of tau.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease Due to Mutation of Presenilin 1 (Disorder)
  • Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease Due to Mutation of Presenilin 2 (Disorder)
  • Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease Due to Mutation of Amyloid Precursor Protein (Disorder)

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In context

Alzheimer Disease

3,678 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 872 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10 is below the median of 70 across 2,808 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

University College, London is the lead sponsor of 632 studies on the registry; 145 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (33%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Able to provide signed informed consent.
  2. Between 21 to 80 years old (inclusive).
  3. A diagnosis of mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease by a Clinical Dementia Rating score of 0.5 to 2, where the investigator believes they will be able to complete the study.
  4. A history of cerebrospinal fluid, Positron Emission Topography (PET), or blood-based biomarkers supporting the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, or symptomatic approved presenilin (PSEN) or amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutation carriers. If blood biomarkers are equivocal then amyloid status can be confirmed using cerebrospinal fluid.
  5. Fluency in English
  6. Participant has a reliable study partner or caregiver
  7. Able to undergo lumbar punctures, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebrospinal fluid draws, and blood draws.
  8. Individuals will be willing to consent for their biological samples and personal data to be shared with the commercial partner (Novartis)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Live in a skilled nursing facility or dementia care facility.
  2. Any clinically significant laboratory abnormality
  3. Attempted suicide, suicidal ideation with a plan that required hospital admission within 12 months prior to Screening
  4. Any previous use of experimental therapy within 180 days or 5 half-lives prior to Day 1, whichever is greater.
  5. Any previous use of MAPT antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) or any other ASO or other gene therapy meant as treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
  6. History of hypersensitivity to any of the study treatments or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes.
  7. Any condition that increases risk of meningitis unless participant is receiving appropriate prophylactic treatment.
  8. Current medical or non-Alzheimer's disease neurological condition that might impact cognition or performance on cognitive assessments
  9. Have any other conditions which, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion or could interfere with the patient participating in or completing the study.
  10. Unlikely to cooperate in the study; not able to attend scheduled examinations and visits; or not able to follow study instructions per the judgement of the investigator.
  11. Current alcohol (>14 units per week) or current cannabis use; or history of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence (except nicotine dependence) within 2-years before the screening visit.
  12. Treatment with immunosuppressants, antipsychotics, lithium, neuroleptics, dopaminergic agonists, L-dopa, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors at the time of screening. Current use of medications, other than cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine, that could alter cognition, as determined by the Investigator. If patients are taking cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine at screening, the dose must have been stable within 12-weeks prior to screening and must remain stable during the duration of the study.
  13. Unable to undergo MRI due to for example claustrophobia, or presents absolute contraindications to MRI (e.g., metallic implants, metallic foreign bodies, pacemaker, defibrillator).
  14. Significant signs of major cerebrovascular disease
  15. Sexually active males, unless they agree to use a condom during intercourse from the time of consent until a minimum of 15 weeks after treatment.
  16. Breast feeding women, pregnant women, and females of reproductive potential unless they use highly effective contraception methods, as specified in the protocol.
  17. Patients on regular anticoagulants or anti-platelets that would preclude lumbar puncture are not eligible to participate
  18. Seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NIO752

    Intrathecal administration.

    Drug: NIO752

  • Placebo comparator
    Saline

    10mL of saline (placebo) is administered intrathecally.

    Drug: NIO752 · Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugNIO752

    Antisense oligonucleotide

  • OtherPlacebo

    Saline

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Tau synthesis rate inhibition in individuals with sporadic AD and ADAD

    Tau synthesis rate calculated using tracer to tracee ratio of tau specific peptide calculated on day 20 post leucine administration in individuals with sporadic and ADAD (analyzed collectively) receiving intrathecal NIO752 compared to placebo.

    Time frame: Day 23

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare efficacy of knockdown of tau production in sporadic AD and ADAD by measuring the synthesis rate of tau by determining the ratio of labelled to unlabeled tau (tracer to tracee ratio) in serial cerebrospinal fluid samples.

    Time frame: Day 23

  2. Number of participants with adverse events [safety and tolerability]

    Time frame: Day 0 to Day 145

  3. Comparison of number of Adverse Events reported between participants receiving one dose of NIO752 versus those receiving two doses of NIO752.

    Compare safety between 1 and 2 doses.

    Time frame: Day 0 to Day 145

  4. Compare rates of tau synthesis and clearance in sporadic AD and ADAD

    Time frame: Day 23

  5. Determine CSF tau concentration to tau production relationships in humans

    Time frame: 120 days

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Washington University in St. Louis
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
    • Tina Nolte · Contact · nolte.tina@wustl.edu · 314-362-3839
    • Nupur Ghoshal, MD, PhD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
    • Joe Mwanza · Contact · joe.mwanza@nhs.net · +44(0)2034567890
    • Ross Paterson · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 27, 2026, 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
NCT06372821
Lead sponsor
University College, London
Collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine, University of Washington, Alzheimer's Association, Sigrid Rausing Trust
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 18, 2024
Start date
Nov 18, 2024
Primary completion
Jul 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 27, 2026

Study contacts

Ross Paterson
Contact
r.paterson@ucl.ac.uk
+44(0)2074483875
Lisa French
Contact
l.french@ucl.ac.uk

Oversight

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