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CompletedPhase EARLY_1

Recombinant Human Serum Albumin in the Treatment of AD (Alzheimer Disease) Exploratory Clinical Trials

An Open-label, Parallel-group Exploratory Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Recombinant Human Serum Albumin Injection in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Lead sponsor

Protgen Ltd

Asset

Recombinant Human Serum Albumin

Listed sites

5

Recruiting sites

-

Enrollment

30

actual

Study population

Alzheimer’s disease

Key I/E criteria

Alzheimer's diseaseStudy partner/caregiver requiredAD symptomatic therapy: stableMRI contraindications excluded

Primary endpoints

Adverse EventsADAS-Cog

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT06489015
Org study IDrHSA2024-01

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2024-07-05actual
Study start2024-08-27actual
Primary completion2026-04-14actual
Study completion2026-04-14actual
Last update posted2026-07-08actual

Assets

Drug assets

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Alzheimer’s disease

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age50 Years
Maximum age85 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 50 and 85 years (inclusive), with no gender restrictions;

2. Meet the 2011 National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) criteria for "Probable AD Dementia";

3. The severity of the disease was mild or moderate, that is, 1 ≤ Clinical dementia scale total score (CDR-GS) score ≤ 2;

4. Hachinski Ischemia Scale (HIS) ≤ 4;

5. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score between 0 and 20 (inclusive);

6. Memory impairment present for at least 12 months with evidence of progression;

7. Previous PET CT/MRI scan can be provided to confirm the diagnosis of AD at the time of screening. We may provide qualified head MRI films or head MRI plain scan and oblique coronal hippocampal scan within 12 months: The likelihood of Alzheimer's disease on MRI was highest when there were fewer than or equal to two infarcts larger than 2 cm in diameter and no infarcts in key areas such as the thalamus, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, parorhinal cortex, angular gyrus, cortex, or other subcortical gray matter nuclei (Medial Temporal Atrophy Visual Rating Scale [MTA] grade of 2 or greater);

8. Female participants must be postmenopausal for at least 24 weeks, have undergone sterilization surgery, or if of childbearing potential, along with fertile males, agree to use effective contraception during the study. Women of childbearing potential or those postmenopausal for less than 24 weeks require a negative pregnancy test at screening;

9. If patients were on Alzheimer's medications such as cholinesterase inhibitors, NMDA receptor antagonists, or Oligomannate capsules, or taking other drugs that could affect cognition (e.g., Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo leaf extract, Vitamin E, Selegiline, Folic acid, Estrogen, traditional Chinese medicines including compound sea snake capsules, Citicoline, Piracetam, Aniracetam, etc.), they must have been on a stable dose for at least 30 days before screening, with the investigator determining suitability and the patient agreeing to maintain this stable dose throughout the trial;

10. Patients must have a stable and dependable caregiver or adequate care arrangements (a minimum of 4 days weekly, 2 hours daily), with the caregiver willing to assist in the patient's full participation in the trial, including accompanying them to visits and helping with assessment scales;

11. Patients should have an educational level of primary school completion or above, capable of completing cognitive assessments and other tests as required by the protocol;

12. Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

1. Investigators believe that the main causes of cognitive impairment are frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia, dementia caused by Parkinson's disease, dementia caused by epilepsy, dementia caused by craniocerebral injury, and dementia related to central nervous system infection and immunity;

2. Known history of allergy or allergic reactions to yeast or yeast-derived products, any component of the study formulation, individuals with an allergic constitution (multiple drug or food allergies), a history of severe systemic allergic reactions to biologics, or those deemed unsuitable for trial drug treatment by the investigator;

3. Active or historical cardiovascular disorders at screening or conditions deemed inappropriate for human albumin treatment by the investigator, specifically including but not limited to: hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or diastolic >100 mmHg, unless well-controlled with medication and stable in the investigator's judgment), severe anemia, acute cardiac events, significant heart or pulmonary structural diseases, severe arrhythmias, decompensated heart failure (in normal or high volume states), unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening, medically treated tachycardia/bradycardia, third-degree atrioventricular block, etc.;

4. Active metabolic disorders or history thereof at screening, or concurrent renal impairment deemed unsuitable for serum albumin therapy by the investigator, such as diabetic kidney disease, hyperuricemia-related renal injury, sleep apnea-associated renal damage, hyperlipidemia-induced renal impairment, etc.;

5. Presence of severe underlying diseases at screening that the investigator deems inappropriate for study participation, including but not limited to active malignancy, pulmonary edema, bleeding tendencies or active bleeding disorders, uncontrolled infections (including spontaneous bacterial peritonitis), thyroid dysfunction (Grade 3 or higher according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [NCI CTCAE], version 5.0), etc.;

6. Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), positive for hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with detectable hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA), positive for hepatitis C antibody (HCV Ab) with detectable hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA), positive for human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV Ab), or positive for Treponema pallidum (syphilis) antibodies at screening;

7. Presence of the following laboratory abnormalities at screening:

-Liver function: Alanine transaminase (ALT) >3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); Aspartate transaminase (AST) >3 ULN; Total bilirubin (TBIL) >1.5 ULN or deemed unsuitable for the trial by the investigator;
-Renal function: Creatinine clearance (Ccr) <50 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula: Ccr(mL/min) = [(140 - age) × weight(kg)] / [72 × Scr(mg/dL)], multiplied by 0.85 for females);
-Bone marrow function: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.5 × 10^9/L; Platelets (PLT) <100 × 10^9/L; Hemoglobin (HGB) <90 g/L;

8. Patients had or had a history of a neurological disease at the time of screening, such as a neurological disease with unstable control;

9. Patients with coexisting psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia or other psychiatric conditions, bipolar disorder, and depression or delirium not due to Alzheimer's disease, were assessed by the investigator as being ineligible for the trial;

10. Contraindications to MRI scanning, including incompatible cardiac pacemakers/defibrillators, magnetic metal implants, etc.;

11. Irreversible visual or auditory impairments preventing completion of assessments related to cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and activities of daily living;

12. Alcohol or drug abusers;

13. Pregnant or lactating women;

14. Received plasma derivatives (including human albumin) within 3 months prior to screening, history of organ transplantation, or planned to undergo invasive procedures or treatments during the study;

15. Participated in another clinical trial (excluding non-drug intervention trials) within 30 days prior to the screening visit for this trial or planning to participate in another trial during this study;

16. The investigator judges that the AD patient is unlikely to complete the trial, such as poor adherence to medication or scheduled visits.

Endpoints (9)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Global cognition
3
Fluid / digital biomarkers
2
Function / daily living
1
Behavior / neuropsychiatric
1
Amyloid biomarkers
1
Safety / tolerability / PK
1

Global cognition

3 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) score

Time frame:25 Weeks

ADAS-Cog

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

The changes in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) scores from baseline at Weeks 7, 16, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable) post-treatment.

Time frame:At Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable)

ADAS-Cog

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint

The changes in Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - Global Score (CDR-GS) from baseline at Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable) following treatment initiation.

Time frame:At Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable)

descriptive

Function / daily living

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint

The changes in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) ability assessment scale scores from baseline

Time frame:At Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable)

ADCS-Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

categorical status, descriptive

Behavior / neuropsychiatric

1 endpoint
Secondary/protocol endpoint

The changes in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) scores from baseline at Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable) after the commencement of treatment.

Time frame:At Weeks 7, 16, 25, 29 (if applicable), 37 (if applicable), and 41 (if applicable)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)

descriptive

Amyloid biomarkers

1 endpoint
Other/protocol endpoint

AD associated biomarkers

Time frame:25 weeks

concentration, descriptive

Fluid / digital biomarkers

2 endpoints
Other/protocol endpoint

Change in albumin levels in blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from pre-treatment to post-treatment

Time frame:25 weeks

change from baseline, improvement

Other/protocol endpoint

Change in albumin quality in blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from pre-treatment to post-treatment

Time frame:25 weeks

change from baseline, improvement

Safety / tolerability / PK

1 endpoint
Primary/protocol endpoint

Adverse Events

Time frame:41 Weeks

event count, event

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 21, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa ADRD endpoint taxonomy
Results tableno registry results posted yet

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 21, 2026 snapshot.