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NCT06808984RecruitingPhase 2

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of BMS-986368, for the Treatment of Agitation in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Three-Arm, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Orally Administered BMS-986368, a FAAH/MAGL Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Agitation in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease (BALANCE-AAD-1)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368, a FAAH/MAGL inhibitor, for the treatment of agitation in participants with Alzheimer's Disease.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (estimated)
First submitted
24 Jan 2025
Start date
9 Jun 2025
Primary completion date
26 Nov 2027
Lead sponsor
Celgene
NCT number
NCT06808984

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 120
  • From 9 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 26 Nov 2027
  • 77 sites in 4 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • History of major depressive episode with psychotic features during the 12 months prior to Screening.

Other illness

  • History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder.
  • History of delirium within 30 days of Screening.

Other

  • Clinically significant delusions/hallucinations requiring hospitalization.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

Who the study is looking for

  • Participants with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease with biomarker confirmation meeting the 2024 Revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of AD: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup.
  • The diagnosis of agitation must meet the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) definition of agitation.
  • History of agitation with onset at least four weeks prior to Screening.
  • MMSE-1 score ≤24.
  • NPI-NH agitation/aggression sub-score ≥ 4.
  • Stable living environment for at least 6 weeks prior to Screening. Participants are eligible if they are in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or living at home and have an identified study partner (caregiver).
  • Capable of self-locomotion (alone or with the aid of an assistive device); wheelchairs and other mobility aids are acceptable.

Age in the registry: 55 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (77)

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Buenos AiresArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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CórdobaArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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CórdobaArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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Mar del PlataArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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MendozaArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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Santiago del EsteroArgentinaNot yet recruiting
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DarlinghurstAustraliaNot yet recruiting
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Daw ParkAustraliaNot yet recruiting
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Macquarie ParkAustraliaNot yet recruiting
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NedlandsAustraliaNot yet recruiting
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BeijingChinaNot yet recruiting
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HangzhouChinaNot yet recruiting
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HefeiChinaNot yet recruiting
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NanjingChinaNot yet recruiting
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Shanghai ShiChinaNot yet recruiting
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WuhanChinaNot yet recruiting
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AnaheimUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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ArdmoreUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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AtlantaUnited StatesCompleted
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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AuroraUnited StatesRecruiting
Pinnacle Clinical Research
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AustinUnited StatesRecruiting
University at Buffalo - UBMD Neurology
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BuffaloUnited StatesRecruiting
New Hope Clinical Research
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CharlotteUnited StatesRecruiting
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ChattanoogaUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
Inland Psychiatric Medical Group.
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ChinoUnited StatesRecruiting
Cleveland Clinic
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ClevelandUnited StatesRecruiting
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ColumbusUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
Neurology Clinic, P.C.
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CordovaUnited StatesRecruiting
Horizon Clinical Research Center - Houston
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CypressUnited StatesRecruiting
Arrow Clinical Trials
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Daytona BeachUnited StatesRecruiting
CenExel iResearch, LLC
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DecaturUnited StatesRecruiting
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ElginUnited StatesWithdrawn
ANESC Research
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El PasoUnited StatesRecruiting
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Flower MoundUnited StatesCompleted
K2 Medical Research
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FoxboroughUnited StatesRecruiting
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HomewoodUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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HonoluluUnited StatesCompleted
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HoustonUnited StatesWithdrawn
University of Alabama - Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
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HuntsvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
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La JollaUnited StatesCompleted
Kaizen Brain Center
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La JollaUnited StatesRecruiting
Shreenath Clinical Service - Lakewood
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LakewoodUnited StatesRecruiting
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Las VegasUnited StatesCompleted
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LivingstonUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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MaitlandUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
ClinCloud
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MaitlandUnited StatesRecruiting
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
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ManhassetUnited StatesRecruiting
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MarreroUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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MiamiUnited StatesCompleted
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MiamiUnited StatesWithdrawn
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MissoulaUnited StatesCompleted
Vanderbilt University Medical Center- Village
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NashvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Mid Hudson Medical Research
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New WindsorUnited StatesRecruiting
Be Well Clinical Studies - Omaha
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OmahaUnited StatesRecruiting
Thomas Jefferson University - Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesRecruiting
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PhoenixUnited StatesCompleted
Stryde Research - Plano
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PlanoUnited StatesRecruiting
Boeson Research - Provo
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ProvoUnited StatesRecruiting
UNC Health REX Hospital
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RaleighUnited StatesRecruiting
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RichardsonUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
Be Well Clinical Studies
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Round RockUnited StatesRecruiting
CenExel iResearch, LLC
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SavannahUnited StatesRecruiting
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ScottsdaleUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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Sherman OaksUnited StatesCompleted
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South DartmouthUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
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Staten IslandUnited StatesCompleted
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Sterling HeightsUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
Research Central LLC (DBA Ichor Research)
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SyracuseUnited StatesRecruiting
University of South Florida Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
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TampaUnited StatesRecruiting
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TampaUnited StatesNot yet recruiting
Charter Research - Lady Lake
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The VillagesUnited StatesRecruiting
Ocean Medical Research
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Toms RiverUnited StatesRecruiting
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Washington D.C.United StatesWithdrawn
Georgetown University
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Washington D.C.United StatesRecruiting
Next Level Clinical Trials
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West CovinaUnited StatesRecruiting
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West HillsUnited StatesCompleted

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