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

NCT04777409 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1840

Last updated 2026-03-27

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

Semaglutide

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
2025-09-15
Completion
2026-01-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

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

Study Locations

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