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A Research Study Investigating Semaglutide in People With Early Alzheimer's Disease (EVOKE)

NCT04777396 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1840

Last updated 2026-04-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is done to find out whether the medicine, semaglutide, has a positive effect on early Alzheimer's disease.

Participants will either get semaglutide or placebo (a "dummy" medicine which does not contain any study medicine) - which treatment participants get is decided by an equal chance.

The study will last for up to 173 weeks (about 3 years and 4 months). Participants will have 17 clinic visits and 1 phone call with the study doctor. The study includes various tests and scans. At 10 of the clinic visits participants will have blood samples taken.

Participants must have a study partner, who is willing to take part in the study.

Women cannot take part if pregnant, breastfeeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.

A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sub-study will be performed as a part of the study. The sub-study will be performed on a selection of sites based on their experience with CSF sampling and willingness to participate in this sub-study. The endpoints related to this sub-study are exploratory only.

Conditions

  • Early Alzheimer's Disease

Interventions

DRUG

Semagludtide

Oral semaglutide once-daily, dose gradually increased to 14 mg. The study will last for up to 173 weeks

DRUG

Placebo (semaglutide)

Oral placebo (semaglutide) once-daily, The study will last for up to 173 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Transparency (Dept. 2834) · Novo Nordisk A/S

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-18
Primary Completion
2025-09-16
Completion
2026-01-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04777396 on ClinicalTrials.gov