Alzheimer DiseasePhase 2NCT06862960
Ozanimod in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
A Phase 2 study testing Ozanimod and Conventional medication in people with Alzheimer Disease, run by ChenXiaoChun at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of ozanimod in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Alzheimer Disease
- What is being tested?
- Ozanimod and Conventional medication
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 13 Aug 2025to 30 Dec 2027
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 55 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Must meet the 2024 diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) published by the Alzheimer's Association (AA), and be in the moderate stage of AD.
- The Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) score must be between 9.5 and 15.5.
- Aged 55-80 years.
- Must be receiving treatment with stable doses of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both for at least 3 months prior to the screening visit.
- 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 to study visits or be available by telephone at designated times.
- Have adequate literacy, vision, and hearing for neuropsychological testing in the opinion of the investigator at the time of screening.
Who cannot join
- Has diagnosis of a clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) disease other than AD dementia or other condition that negatively impacts cognition or cognitive status chronically.
- Contraindications to MRI (e.g., metal implants) or inability to tolerate/comply with the scanning procedure.
- Prior exposure to ozanimod or any other sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor regulators for AD before starting treatment with ozanimod subject of this study
- Participants must not have clinically relevant hepatic, neurological, pulmonary, ophthalmological, endocrine, renal, infectious diseases, or other major systemic disease making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult or that would put the participant at risk by participating in the study in the opinion of the Investigator.
- Specific cardiac conditions are excluded, including history or presence of:
- Recent (within the past 6 months) occurrence of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, transient ischemic attack, decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III/IV heart failure, or severe untreated sleep apnea.
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- Resting heart rate <55 beats per minute, second-degree (Mobitz type II) atrioventricular (AV) block, third-degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, or sino-atrial block unless participants have a pacemaker in place.
- Prolonged corrected QT interval by Fredericia's formula (QTcF; > 450 msec males and > 470 msec females), or participants at additional risk for QT prolongation.
- Participants must not receive a live vaccine or a live-attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to first dose or planning to receive a live vaccine or a live-attenuated vaccine during the study or within 90 days after discontinuation from study intervention.
- Participants must not have a history of any significant drug allergy (such as anaphylaxis or hepatotoxicity).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001
Xiaochun Chen, 86 13905016998, chenxc998@163.com
Tianwen Huang, 86 13365917869, huangtianwen2002@fjmu.edu.cn
About this study
Official title: Ozanimod for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: a Proof-of-concept Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of ozanimod in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Read the detailed description
This study will enroll 40 patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), who will be divided into two groups according to a fixed 1:1 (ozanimod : control) schedule. Patients in control group will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both), while those in the ozanimod group will receive the same approved AD treatment with the addition of ozanimod. The treatment will be for 27 weeks. All participants will undergo assessments at baseline and week 27, including 18F-florbetaben PET imaging, blood tests, and cognitive evaluations.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Being tested
- Ozanimod, Conventional medication
- Keywords
- Alzheimer Disease, Ozanimod, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor, cognitive dysfunction
- Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
OzanimodDrug
A sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor regulator
Conventional medicationDrug
Conventional medications for moderate AD
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Ozanimod Group | Experimental | Patients will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both) plus ozanimod. Ozanimod will be administered in strict accordance with the stepwise dose-escalation protocol (Days 1-4: 0.23 mg/day; Days 5-7: 0.46 mg/day), followed by a maintenance dose of 0.92 mg once daily from Day 8. The total treatment duration will be 27 weeks, including both titration and maintenance phases. Receives: Drug: Ozanimod |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Patients will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both). Receives: Drug: Conventional medication |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Mean Absolute Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque on 18F-florbetaben PET Scan on Ozanimod Group Versus Control Group
18F-florbetaben PET imaging was used as a quantitative amyloid biomarker. Quantitative amyloid burden was first formalized as the average Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) in cortical areas of the brain relative to the cerebellum as a reference region. Larger SUVR reflects the larger cortical amyloid burden relative to cerebellum. SUVR values were further calibrated to a Centiloid (CL) scale. The Centiloid scale anchor points are 0 and 100, where 0 represents a high-certainty amyloid negative scan and 100 represents the amount of global amyloid deposition found in a typical AD scan. A negative change indicates an improvement from baseline.
Measured: Baseline to Week 27
Changes in serum GFAP
We will quantify neuroinflammatory burden through plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels, comparing pre- and post-Ozanimod treatment, as well as between the Ozanimod group and the control group. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and week 27.
Measured: Baseline to Week 27
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Mar 2025
- Study start13 Aug 2025
- Primary completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Dec 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Alzheimer DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ChenXiaoChun
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, ChenXiaoChun, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06862960
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024XHYG0025
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data (IPD) will not be publicly shared due to the highly sensitive nature of genetic and biomarker profiles. De-identified aggregate data will be available upon reasonable request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Ozanimod for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: a Proof-of-concept Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06862960
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2024XHYG0025
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Keywords
- Alzheimer Disease, Ozanimod, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor, cognitive dysfunction
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- ChenXiaoChunUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
- Study start
- 13 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of ozanimod in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Detailed description
This study will enroll 40 patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), who will be divided into two groups according to a fixed 1:1 (ozanimod : control) schedule. Patients in control group will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both), while those in the ozanimod group will receive the same approved AD treatment with the addition of ozanimod. The treatment will be for 27 weeks. All participants will undergo assessments at baseline and week 27, including 18F-florbetaben PET imaging, blood tests, and cognitive evaluations.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Ozanimod Group | Experimental | Drug: OzanimodPatients will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both) plus ozanimod. Ozanimod will be administered in strict accordance with the stepwise dose-escalation protocol (Days 1-4: 0.23 mg/day; Days 5-7: 0.46 mg/day), followed by a maintenance dose of 0.92 mg once daily from Day 8. The total treatment duration will be 27 weeks, including both titration and maintenance phases. |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Drug: Conventional medicationPatients will receive ongoing approved AD treatment (eg, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Must meet the 2024 diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) published by the Alzheimer's Association (AA), and be in the moderate stage of AD.
- The Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) score must be between 9.5 and 15.5.
- Aged 55-80 years.
- Must be receiving treatment with stable doses of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, or both for at least 3 months prior to the screening visit.
- 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 to study visits or be available by telephone at designated times.
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Has diagnosis of a clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) disease other than AD dementia or other condition that negatively impacts cognition or cognitive status chronically.
- Contraindications to MRI (e.g., metal implants) or inability to tolerate/comply with the scanning procedure.
- Prior exposure to ozanimod or any other sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor regulators for AD before starting treatment with ozanimod subject of this study
- Participants must not have clinically relevant hepatic, neurological, pulmonary, ophthalmological, endocrine, renal, infectious diseases, or other major systemic disease making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult or that would put the participant at risk by participating in the study in the opinion of the Investigator.
- Specific cardiac conditions are excluded, including history or presence of:
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| OzanimodA sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor regulator | Drug | Ozanimod Group |
| Conventional medicationConventional medications for moderate AD | Drug | Control Group |
Primary outcome
Mean Absolute Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque on 18F-florbetaben PET Scan on Ozanimod Group Versus Control Group
Time frame: Baseline to Week 27
18F-florbetaben PET imaging was used as a quantitative amyloid biomarker. Quantitative amyloid burden was first formalized as the average Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) in cortical areas of the brain relative to the cerebellum as a reference region. Larger SUVR reflects the larger cortical amyloid burden relative to cerebellum. SUVR values were further calibrated to a Centiloid (CL) scale. The Centiloid scale anchor points are 0 and 100, where 0 represents a high-certainty amyloid negative scan and 100 represents the amount of global amyloid deposition found in a typical AD scan. A negative change indicates an improvement from baseline.
Changes in serum GFAP
Time frame: Baseline to Week 27
We will quantify neuroinflammatory burden through plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels, comparing pre- and post-Ozanimod treatment, as well as between the Ozanimod group and the control group. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and week 27.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data (IPD) will not be publicly shared due to the highly sensitive nature of genetic and biomarker profiles. De-identified aggregate data will be available upon reasonable request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Ozanimod and Conventional medication in people with Alzheimer Disease, run by ChenXiaoChun at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Xiaochun Chen (＋86 139 0501 6998, chenxc998@mail.fjmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Mean Absolute Change From Baseline in Brain Amyloid Plaque on 18F-florbetaben PET Scan on Ozanimod Group Versus Control Group (time frame: Baseline to Week 27). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.