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NCT06709014

A Double-blind Dual Study Assessing Safety and Efficacy of Buntanetap in Participants With Early AD

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

760 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-04

Study Completion Date

2028-06-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if buntanetap/Posiphen works to treat early Alzheimer's disease in adults aged 55-85. It will also learn about the safety of buntanetap/Posiphen. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does buntanetap/Posiphen improve cognition as measured by ADAS-Cog13?
* Does buntanetap/Posiphen improve function as measured by ADCS-iADL?
* What medical issues do participants have, if any, when taking buntanetap/Posiphen?

Researchers will compare buntanetap/Posiphen to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if buntanetap/Posiphen works to treat early Alzheimer's disease.

Participants will:

* Take buntanetap/Posiphen or a placebo every day for 18 months
* Visit the clinic periodically for checkups, tests, and questionnaires (screening visits, enrollment, month 1, month 3, month 6, month 9, month 12, month 15, month 18), including a volumetric MRI at month 6 and month 18
* Complete pre- and post-clinic visit phone calls

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Early Alzheimers Disease

Keywords

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Early Alzheimers disease Early AD AD mild cognitive impairment MCI buntanetap posiphen

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study partner will also be masked.

Study Groups

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buntanetap

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

buntanetap/posiphen

Intervention Type DRUG

30mg capsule by mouth once daily for 18 months

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsule by mouth once daily for 18 months

Interventions

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buntanetap/posiphen

30mg capsule by mouth once daily for 18 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo capsule by mouth once daily for 18 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of AD according to the 2024 National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association criteria.
2. Male or female, aged 55 - 85 years.
3. MMSE 21-28 at screening and baseline.
4. CDR global score=0.5 or 1, with memory box score at least 0.5 at screening and baseline.
5. Positive for amyloid beta as defined by plasma p-tau217 level at screening.

Exclusion Criteria

7. Have a study partner who will provide written informed consent to participate, is in frequent contact with the participant (defined as at least 10 hours per week) and will accompany the participant on study visits at designated times.
8. Female participants of childbearing potential\* must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening, must be non-lactating and must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception (i.e., a method resulting in a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly) during the trial and for one month after the last dose of trial treatment, such as:

* Oral, intravaginal, or transdermal combined (estrogen plus progestogen) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation,
* Oral, injectable, or implantable progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation,
* Intrauterine device (IUD),
* Intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS),
* Bilateral tubal occlusion,
* Vasectomized partner (a vasectomized partner is a highly effective contraception method provided that the partner is the sole male sexual partner of the participant. If not, an additional highly effective method of contraception should be used),
* Sexual abstinence (sexual abstinence is considered a highly effective method only if defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse during the entire period of risk associated with the study treatment. The reliability of sexual abstinence needs to be evaluated in relation to the duration of the study and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant).

* Non-childbearing potential includes surgically sterilized or postmenopausal with no menstrual bleeding for at least one year prior to study start.
9. Male participants must be sterile or sexually inactive or agree not to father a child during the study and one month after the last dose of study medication and must agree to use a barrier method for contraception. Female partners of male participants must adopt a highly effective method of contraception with a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly such as:

* Oral, intravaginal, or transdermal combined (estrogen plus progestogen) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation,
* Oral, injectable, or implantable progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation,
* IUD,
* IUS,
* Bilateral tubal occlusion.
10. General cognition and functional performance sufficiently preserved that the subject can provide written informed consent. At re-consent, a legally authorized representative may co-sign if participants do not meet the general cognition and functional performance needed in the opinion of the investigator.
11. No evidence of current suicidal ideation or previous suicide attempt in the past month as evaluated in the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
12. Stability of permitted medications for at least 4 weeks prior to screening. Refer to Concomitant Medications section for details on prohibited and permitted medications.

* Cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine medication,
* Anticonvulsant medications used for epilepsy or mood stabilization, or neuropathic pain indications, and have not had a breakthrough seizure in 3 years prior to screening
* Mood-stabilizing psychotropic agents including, but not limited to, lithium.
13. Adequate visual and hearing ability (physical ability to perform all the study assessments).
14. Participants previously exposed to buntanetap can still be included in the study after a 28-day wash out period.

1. Has a history of psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression according to the criteria of the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), unless they are stable on treatment or no longer need treatment. Mild depression or history of depression that is stable on treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) or other anti-depression medication (e.g. Wellbutrin) at a stable dose is acceptable. Refer to Concomitant Medications section above for details on prohibited and permitted medications.
2. Has non-AD dementia, such as vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal disease, PD dementia, B12 and thyroid deficiency caused dementia.
3. History of a seizure disorder, if stable on medication is acceptable. Refer to Concomitant Medications section above for details on prohibited and permitted medications.
4. Screening MRI (or historical MRI, if applicable) of the brain indicative of significant abnormality, including, but not limited to, prior hemorrhage (\>5) or infarct \> 1 cm3, \> 3 lacunar infarcts, cerebral contusion, encephalomalacia, aneurysm, vascular malformation, subdural hematoma, hydrocephalus, space-occupying lesion (e.g., abscess or brain tumor such as meningioma unless they are documented and stable).
5. Has a history or current evidence of long QT syndrome, Fridericia's formula corrected QT (QTcF) interval ≥ 450 ms for men and ≥ 460 ms for women ((in the absence of a bundle branch block), or torsades de pointes.
6. Has bradycardia (\<50 bpm) or tachycardia (\>100 bpm) on the ECG at screening and deemed medically significant by the PI.
7. Has uncontrolled Type-1 or Type-2 diabetes. A participant with hemoglobin subunit alpha 1c (HbA1c) levels up to 7.5% can be enrolled if the PI believes the participant's diabetes is under control.
8. Has clinically significant renal (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) \<50 mL/min/BSA (body surface area) or hepatic impairment (alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \> 2.0 ULN and/or total bilirubin \> 2.0 ULN).
9. Has any clinically significant abnormal laboratory values. Participants with liver function tests (aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)) greater than twice the upper limit of normal will be excluded.
10. Is at imminent risk of self-harm, based on clinical interview and responses on the C- SSRS, or of harm to others in the opinion of the PI. Participants must be excluded if they report suicidal ideation with intent, with or without a plan or method (e.g., positive response to items 4 or 5 in assessment of suicidal ideation on the C-SSRS) in the past 2 months, or suicidal behavior in the past 6 months.
11. Has cancer or has had a malignant tumor within the past year, except participants who underwent potentially curative therapy with no evidence of recurrence (participants with stable untreated cancer are not excluded).
12. Alcohol / Substance use disorder, moderate to severe, in the last 5 years according to the most current version DSM.
13. Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational agent and have taken at least one dose of study medication, unless unblinded on placebo, within 4 weeks prior to the start of screening, or five half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is greater. The end of a previous investigational trial is the date the last dose of an investigational agent was taken.
14. Participants with learning disability or developmental delay.
15. Participants whom the PI deems to be otherwise ineligible.
16. Participants with a known allergy to the investigational drug or any of its components.

Inactive ingredients of the investigational medicinal product:
* Silicified Microcrystalline Cellulose
* Dibasic Calcium Phosphate Dihydrate
* Mannitol
* Stearic Acid
* Hypromellosee (capsule shells structure)
* Titanium dioxide (opacifier of the capsule shells)
17. Participant is currently pregnant, breast-feeding, and/or lactating.
18. Participant is currently taking strong and moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors and/or inducers. Refer to Concomitant Medications section below for details on prohibited and permitted medications.
19. Participants with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic \>160mm Hg and/or diastolic \>95mm Hg) or hypotension (systolic \<90mm Hg and/or diastolic \<60 mm Hg) and deemed medically significant by the PI.

Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Lisa Mims

Role: primary

Role: primary

Role: backup

Debby Guardado

Role: primary

Zakariya Al-Sarraf

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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ANVS-25001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

A Double-blind Dual Study Assessing Safety and Efficacy of Buntanetap in Participants With Early AD

Study Results

Basic Information

Brief Summary

Detailed Description

Conditions

Keywords

Study Design

Study Groups

buntanetap

buntanetap/posiphen

Placebo

Placebo

Interventions

buntanetap/posiphen

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Sponsors

Prevail Infoworks

Annovis Bio Inc.

Responsible Party

Locations

MD First Research

Xenoscience

Clinical Endpoints

Advanced Research Center

Hope Clinical Research

Eximia Clinical Research

Sun Valley Research

Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research and Care, UCLA

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

The Neuron Clinic

Mountain Neurological Center

CenExel Rocky Mountain

Research Center for Clinical Trials

Visionary Investigators Network

SFM Clinical Research

K2 Medical Research

K2 Medical Research Daytona

Neuropsychiatric Research Center

Velocity Clinical

Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research

K2 Medical Research

Headlands Research JEM

Accel Research Sites Lakeland (Alcanza)

K2 Medical Research

ClinCloud Clinical Research

Flourish Research/Merritt Island Medical Research

Miami Jewish Health

Aqualane Clinical Research

Suncoast Clinical Research

Conquest Research

Axiom Brain Health, LLC

Conquest Research

Accel Neurosciences

CARE (Center for Advanced Research & Education)

Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

Re:Cognition Chicago

Rush University Medical Center

Charter Research Chicago

Great Lakes Clinical Trials/Flourish Research

Southern Illinois University

JWM Research

Ascension via Christi Research

Tandem Intermediate

Headlands Research Pharmasite

Neurology Center of New England, PC

Headlands Research Easter Massachusetts

Mayflower Clinical

Elixia MA

Quest Research Institute

Precise Research Center

Headlands Research CRP

Oasis Clinical Trials LLC

Cenexel Advanced Medical Research of New Jersey (AMRI)

Advanced Clinical Institute

Dent Neurologic Institute

SPRI