NCT06416072Enrolling by invitation
Alzheimer's Plasma Extension
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this observational study is to learn how Alzheimer's disease-related blood biomarkers, brain amyloid, and memory and thinking abilities change over time. The study will include up to 3,000 people who previously did not qualify for an anti-amyloid Alzheimer's disease prevention trial based on their amyloid eligibility. Participants may have previously screened for the AHEAD 3-45 Study, A4 Study, or another anti-amyloid Alzheimer's disease prevention trial. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can Alzheimer's disease-related blood tests help predict future buildup of amyloid in the brain? * How are changes in Alzheimer's disease-related blood biomarkers related to changes in brain amyloid, memory, thinking, and self-reported cognitive function? * Do these changes differ based on factors such as sex, APOE genetic status, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or social factors? Participants will be followed for about 6 years. They will complete memory and thinking assessments and questionnaires and provide blood samples. Some participants may also be asked to take part in optional activities, including brain imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), digital cognitive assessments, and questionnaires about habits and social factors.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 3000 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Feb 2023
- Start date
- 21 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT06416072
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 3000
- From 21 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, Jun 2028
- 56 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Current treatment with an FDA approved medication for Alzheimer's disease, including prior or current treatment with a prohibited medication.
- Enrollment in another investigational study, or intake of investigational drug, within 30 days prior to screening, or five half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer, unless it can be documented that the participant was in the placebo treatment arm.
Age
- Screen failed from an anti-amyloid preclinical AD trial (e.g. AHEAD 3-45, A4 or other anti-amyloid preclinical AD trial) due to not meeting basic inclusion criteria (i.e., age requirement; current diagnosis of AD dementia).
- For participants participating in the optional amyloid PET imaging sub-study:
Other
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding.
Who the study is looking for
- Documentation of the participant's informed consent to study procedures and for the use of protected health information (HIPAA Authorization, or local, regional or country-specific equivalent). Informed consent processes and documentation must adhere to state laws/local requirements, including consent provided by the participant's legally authorized representative (LAR), responsible next of kin, surrogate consent with assent, etc.
- Previously consented to participate in an anti-amyloid preclinical AD study (e.g., AHEAD 3-45, A4 or other anti-amyloid preclinical AD study).
- Has screening results that did not meet amyloid eligibility criteria for an anti-amyloid preclinical AD trial (e.g., AHEAD 3-45, A4, or other anti-amyloid preclinical AD study).
- As assessed by the site PI, participant is likely to be able to comply with the protocol, including completion of all required procedures for the duration of the study, and has adequate vision, hearing (hearing aid permitted), and literacy in English or Spanish sufficient for compliance with required testing procedures.
- For participants who screen failed from the AHEAD 3-45 Study:
- Has AHEAD 3-45 screening plasma biomarker results required for determining eligibility to participate in the AHEAD 3-45 Study.
Age in the registry: 55 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (56)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
| Emory University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
| Johns Hopkins University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
| Case Western Reserve University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beachwood | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Alabama Birmingham Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Unknown status |
| Boston University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Unknown status |
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| Rush University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Ohio Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Unknown status |
| Ohio State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Texas, Southwestern MC at Dallas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| Brain Matters Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Delray Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Kansas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fairway | United States | Unknown status |
| Houston Methodist Neurological Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| Baylor College of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| Indiana University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California, Irvine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Irvine | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic- Jacksonville Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jacksonville | United States | Unknown status |
| K2 MEDICAL Research THE VILLAGES Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lady Lake | United States | Unknown status |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Las Vegas | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Kentucky Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lexington | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Southern California Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Wisconsin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madison | United States | Unknown status |
| K2 Medical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Maitland | United States | Unknown status |
| Gonzalez MD & Aswad MD Health Services Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Wien Center for Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Center for Cognitive Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Yale University School Of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Haven | United States | Unknown status |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Columbia University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Norfolk | United States | Unknown status |
| Charter Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Orlando | United States | Unknown status |
| Stanford University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palo Alto | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Pennsylvania Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| Banner Alzheimer's Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Pittsburgh Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
| Headlands Eastern MA LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Plymouth | United States | Unknown status |
| Oregon Health Science University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portland | United States | Unknown status |
| Butler Hospital, Memory and Aging Program Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Providence | United States | Unknown status |
| National Clinical Research, Inc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richmond | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic - Rochester Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Rochester Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| Sharp Neurocognitive Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California San Francisco Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Washington University St. Louis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Unknown status |
| Banner Sun Health Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sun City | United States | Unknown status |
| University of South Florida - Health Byrd Alzheimer Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Unknown status |
| Central States Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tulsa | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California, Davis Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Walnut Creek | United States | Unknown status |
| Georgetown University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Unknown status |
| Howard University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Unknown status |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Winston-Salem | United States | Unknown status |
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