NCT04268953 is a Phase 1 clinical trial of Tricaprilin in Alzheimer Disease, sponsored by Cerecin.

Who is sponsoring NCT04268953?

NCT04268953 is sponsored by Cerecin.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04268953?

Interventions in NCT04268953: Tricaprilin.

What condition does NCT04268953 study?

NCT04268953 studies Alzheimer Disease.

Is NCT04268953 still recruiting?

NCT04268953 is currently completed. Last updated 8 July 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-07-08 · How we verify

NCT04268953

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of Daily Administration of Tricaprilin on Ketone Body Production

Completed Phase 1 Last updated 8 July 2020

What this trial tests

Phase 1 trial testing Tricaprilin in Alzheimer Disease in 12 participants. Completed in 1 May 2020.

Timeline

27 February 2020

Primary endpoint
26 March 2020

1 May 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cerecin
Phase	Phase 1
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Design	sequential
Masking	none
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	12
Start date	27 February 2020
Primary completion	26 March 2020
Estimated completion	1 May 2020
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Tricaprilin — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Alzheimer Disease — all drugs for Alzheimer Disease →

Sponsor

Cerecin — full company profile →

Who can join

50 and older, any sex, with Alzheimer Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a Phase I, single center, open label, multiple dose, pharmacokinetic (PK) study recruiting healthy older subjects.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Alzheimer's disease drug development pipeline: 2020.
Cummings J, Lee G, Ritter A, Sabbagh M, et al · · 2020 · cited 350× · PMID 32695874 · DOI 10.1002/trc2.12050
Abstract: Posters: 13th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) November 4-7, 2020.
· 2020 · cited 2× · PMID 33169785 · DOI 10.14283/jpad.2020.58

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of Tricaprilin

Trials testing the same drug.

NCT04187547 — A Phase III Multi Regional Clinical Trial (MRCT) of Tricaprilin in Mild to Moderately Severe Probable Alzheimer's Diseas · Phase 3 · withdrawn
NCT04727970 — Tricaprilin Infantile Spasms Pilot Study · Phase 1 · completed
NCT04437199 — Tricaprilin Phase 2 Pilot Study in Migraine · Phase 2 · completed
NCT03971123 — Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of Tricaprilin Formulations and a Placebo on Ketone Body Production · Phase 1 · completed
NCT03628352 — Taste-masking Study for Tricaprilin in Sensory Panelists · Phase 1 · completed

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Other Cerecin trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

NCT05628636 — AC-OLE-01-VA Tolerability Study in Healthy Participants Under Different Dosing Conditions · Phase 1 · completed
NCT05408780 — A Phase 1, Two-part, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of a Liquid Formulation · Phase 1 · completed
NCT04187547 — A Phase III Multi Regional Clinical Trial (MRCT) of Tricaprilin in Mild to Moderately Severe Probable Alzheimer's Diseas · Phase 3 · withdrawn
NCT04727970 — Tricaprilin Infantile Spasms Pilot Study · Phase 1 · completed
NCT05028114 — Tricaprilin Liquid Formulation PK Study · Phase 1 · terminated

Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04268953 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cerecin
Last refreshed: 8 July 2020

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