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NCT04795466 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Various Anti-inflammatory Agents in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
34
Enrollment target

NCT04795466: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

NCT04795466 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 34 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04795466, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
34 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this platform study was to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, the safety and tolerability and their effects on central and peripheral inflammation were evaluated. Due to early termination only a single agent could be studied.

Primary Outcome

NTB is a composite of multiple neuropsychological tests that provide a thorough assessment of the cognitive domains affected by early Alzheimer's Disease (AD), in particular, memory, executive function, attention and verbal fluency. 5 out of 9 NTB components were administered in the study, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) immediate and delayed scores, Wechsler Memory Scale Digit Span, Controlled Word Association Test (COWAT) and Category Fluency Test (CFT). For each component a raw sco

Interventions

  • OTHER Placebo
  • BIOLOGICAL Canakinumab

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 34 participants
Start Date 2021-10-28
Est. Completion 2024-03-07
Phase Phase 2
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1,375 total trials

Why NCT04795466 stopped before completion

NCT04795466 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 34 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT04795466 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04795466 about?

NCT04795466 is a clinical study titled "Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Various Anti-inflammatory Agents in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease". The purpose of this platform study was to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, the safety and tolerability and their effects on central and peripheral inflammation were evaluated. Due to early termination only a single agent could b...

What is the current status of trial NCT04795466?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 34 participants. The study started on 2021-10-28. Estimated completion is 2024-03-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04795466?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (OTHER), Canakinumab (BIOLOGICAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04795466?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which has 1,375 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04795466's enrollment target sits among peer trials

34 1539th of 2000 higher than 448 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04795466, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04795466 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.