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ClinicalTrials.gov 155 recruiting now early-phase tilt #25 of 28,707 conditions

Alzheimer Disease: early-phase trial registry

155 of 312 indexed Alzheimer Disease trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #25 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

312 US clinical trials · 155 currently recruiting · #25 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Alzheimer Disease: 312 US clinical trials tracked, 155 recruiting.

Alzheimer Disease is the subject of 312 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 155 of them currently open to new participants. 26 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 104 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Eli Lilly and Company, running 13 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition alzheimer-disease

OPEN 155 | RECR 50% | LATE 26 | EARLY 104 | RANK #25 | SPON 13

Nearest open-share peer: PTSD (50% recruiting · 155 trials)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia51.8%Alzheimer Disease (this)50%Cardiovascular Diseases44.1%Multiple Sclerosis37.9%Schizophrenia23.9%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer Disease lists 155 open slots (50% of 312 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Alzheimer Disease on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Alzheimer Disease is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    155 of 312 indexed trials (49.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Alzheimer Disease trials is spread across many organizations.

    Eli Lilly and Company accounts for 13 of 312 trials (4.2%). 178 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Alzheimer Disease enrolment sits around 100 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 100 among the 307 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 151 of those (49.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Alzheimer Disease research is mostly interventional.

    255 interventional and 57 observational studies make up this index (81.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 153Phase 251Phase 318Phase 48

Open and recent trials

312 total, page 2 of 7

RECRUITING NA 240 participants

Cognitive Vulnerability to Stress in Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05795634

RECRUITING NA 240 participants

Cardiac-Control Affecting Learning Through Mindfulness (CALM)

University of Southern California

NCT06410157

RECRUITING 240 participants

Swallowing Impairments in Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT06678100

RECRUITING Phase 3 230 participants

Visualizing Brain Proteinopathies Using [F-18]Flornaptitril-PET in the Prediction of Clinical Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Either Suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or Alzheimer's Disease

CereMark Pharma

NCT06254469

RECRUITING NA 216 participants

A SMART Trial of Adaptive Exercises to Optimize Aerobic-Fitness Responses

Arizona State University

NCT05877196

RECRUITING NA 204 participants

Improving Memory in Alzheimer's Disease With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation

Boston University Charles River Campus

NCT06094192

RECRUITING Phase 2 201 participants

DORA and LP in Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT06274528

RECRUITING 200 participants

Effect of LEQEMBI on Cerebral and Retinal Amyloid in Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease

NeuroVision Imaging

NCT06400368

RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

Sleep Trial to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT04629547

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention

Case Western Reserve University

NCT05846984

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Gamma Light and Sound Stimulation to Prevent Dementia in Cognitively Normal People At Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT05776641

RECRUITING Phase 3 200 participants

[18F]PI-2620 Phase 3 Histopathological Study

Life Molecular Imaging

NCT05641688

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

The Role of the Locus Coeruleus in Age-related Distractibility

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

NCT05574634

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Paper-Based and Smartphone-Based Memory Supports

Baylor University

NCT06444841

RECRUITING NA 184 participants

I-CARE 2: Mobile Telehealth to Reduce Alzheimer'S-related Symptoms

Indiana University

NCT05733520

RECRUITING Phase 2 164 participants

Clinical Trial on Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia

IGC Pharma

NCT05543681

RECRUITING Phase 2 160 participants

UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Imaging Substudy

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03503331

RECRUITING Phase 1 160 participants

UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Tau Imaging Substudy

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03809351

RECRUITING Phase 4 156 participants

Nighttime Agitation and Restless Legs Syndrome in People With Alzheimer's Disease

University of Texas at Austin

NCT03082755

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Sleep Disturbance and Emotion Regulation Brain Dysfunction as Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Dementia

Stanford University

NCT04100057

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

The Locus Coeruleus, Norepinephrine and Cognitive Aging

Cornell University

NCT06880510

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation (EARHLI)

Columbia University

NCT06174038

RECRUITING NA 144 participants

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Cognitive and Motor Dysfunction in Dementia

Hebrew SeniorLife

NCT05661084

RECRUITING Phase 2 144 participants

Sleep Healthy Using the Internet Mitigating Insomnia to Address Neurocognitive Difficulties (SHUTi MIND)

University of Virginia

NCT05565833

RECRUITING NA 128 participants

Dementia Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT05592366

RECRUITING Phase 1 128 participants

A Study of LY4006895 in Healthy Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Eli Lilly and Company

NCT06657768

RECRUITING NA 125 participants

Olfactory Biopsies

Duke University

NCT07021040

RECRUITING Phase 2 120 participants

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of BMS-986368, for the Treatment of Agitation in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease

Celgene

NCT06808984

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

LEADing Dementia End-of-Life Planning Conversations

University of Utah

NCT05909189

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Brain Energy for Amyloid Transformation in Alzheimer's Disease Study

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT03472664

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Improving PCP Advance Care Planning for People With ADRD

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06565169

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 120 participants

Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06511752

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

The BRAIN App (Phase 2 SBIR)

Hopeful Aging

NCT06298474

RECRUITING 120 participants

Autoimmune Features of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Columbia University

NCT04239079

RECRUITING Phase 2 105 participants

Repurposing Siponimod for Alzheimer's Disease

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix

NCT06639282

RECRUITING 104 participants

Gut Microbiome and Blood Indices in Patients With AD and Their Spousal Caregivers

University of Virginia

NCT05601856

RECRUITING Phase 1 102 participants

First-in-Human Evaluation of an Astrocytic Glutamate Transporter (EAAT2) PET Tracer in Dementia

David Wilson

NCT05374278

RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

Longitudinal Imaging of Microglial Activation in Different Clinical Variants of Alzheimer's Disease

Patrick Lao

NCT04576793

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Vestibular Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT03799991

RECRUITING 100 participants

Studies of Brain and Body Interaction

Rutgers University

NCT03672266

RECRUITING 91 participants

Tau Networks in Psychotic Alzheimer's Disease

Northwell Health

NCT05847192

RECRUITING 90 participants

A Study of Neurodegeneration and Neuronal Fluctuations in Lewy Body Disease and Alzheimer's Disease

Mayo Clinic

NCT06057909

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Genotype Effects on Triglycerides and Blood Flow in the Human Brain

University of Washington

NCT04692441

RECRUITING Phase 2 85 participants

Treating Hyperexcitability in AD With Levetiracetam

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NCT03875638

RECRUITING NA 81 participants

Brain Outcomes With Lifestyle Change in Down Syndrome

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT05985486

RECRUITING 80 participants

Investigation of Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Using [11C]-CS1P1

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT06129838

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition

Emory University

NCT06496425

RECRUITING Phase 1 73 participants

A Phase Ia/Ib, First-in-human (FIH) Study for Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Clinical Activity Evaluation of ADEL-Y01

Alzheimer's Disease Expert Lab (ADEL)

NCT06247345

RECRUITING Phase 3 72 participants

PET Imaging Tau Accumulation in FTLD and Atypical Alzheimer's Using [18F]-PI-2620

University of Pennsylvania

NCT05456503

RECRUITING NA 70 participants

Early-Stage Partner in Care Living Alone Plus

Arizona State University

NCT06962111

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 53
Phase 2 51
Phase 3 18
Phase 4 8

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Alzheimer Disease records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
37 trials
11C-ER176 Drug
5 trials
Donanemab Drug
4 trials
GENUS device (Active Settings) Device
3 trials
Florbetaben Drug
3 trials
Dementia Guide Expert Behavioral
3 trials
Brain CareNotes Behavioral
3 trials
Placebo Other
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Alzheimer Disease trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 75 trials
Florida 63 trials
Massachusetts 40 trials
New York 37 trials
Arizona 36 trials
Missouri 27 trials
Texas 26 trials
Georgia 22 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Alzheimer Disease page

312 registered trials, 155 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Alzheimer Disease condition card totals 312 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.