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Rifampicin for non-demented elderly with Alzheimer's disease neuropathlogy

A randomized, controlled trial of rifampicin for non-demented elderly with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031210097
Enrollment
15
Registered
2021-05-18
Start date
2021-06-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Alzheimers disease

Interventions

Take Rifampicin 150mg capsule or Placebo capsule once daily 2 capsules for 12 weeks Riboflavin butyrate tablet 20 mg once daily 1 tablet for 12 weeks

Sponsors

Iwata Atsushi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Written informed consent to the participation in this research has been provided 2) Men and women aged 65 or over at the time of obtaining informed consent 3) Person who has been determined to have the pathology of Alzheimer's disease based on amyloid Beta 42/40 and the concentration of p-tau181 in the cerebrospinal fluid

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Person who has been judged to have dementia by CogState 2) Person who has been diagnosed with dementia in the last 5 years 3) Person with liver dysfunction with more than 3 times the upper limit of the normal range of ALT or AST 4) Person with renal dysfunction with less than 50 ml / min of eGFR 5) Person with a history of hypersensitivity to Rifampicin 6) Person who has taken Rifampicin within the last 4 weeks 7) Person whose inclusion in the research is deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator or sub-investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light from before and 12 weeks after the start of study drug administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in the following biomarkers from before and 12 weeks after the start of study drug administration cerebrospinal fluid: amyloid Beta oligomer, tau oligomer, amyloid Beta42, amyloid Beta40, p-tau 181, YKL-40, IL-6 blood: p-tau 181, neurofilament light Incidence of adverse events Changes in cognitive function from before and 12 weeks after study drug administration

Contacts

Public ContactAtsushi Iwata

Medical Co. LTA Sumida Hospital

iwata@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp+81-3-5608-7276

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026