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Clinical trialNCT03282916CompletedPhase 2Interventional

Anti-viral Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease

SponsorColumbia UniversityEnrollment120Alzheimer DiseaseHerpes Simplex 1Herpes Simplex 2
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Summary

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Anti-viral therapy in Alzheimer's disease will investigate the efficacy of treating patients with mild Alzheimer's disease with the U.S.A marketed generic anti-viral drug Valtrex (valacyclovir, 500mg oral tablet). Valacyclovir, titrated to 4 grams per day, repurposed to treat Alzheimer's disease, will be compared to matching placebo in the treatment of 130 mild AD patients (65 valacyclovir, 65 placebo) who test positive for herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1) or herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV2). The study will be a randomized, double-blind, 18-month Phase II proof of concept trial.
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Investigators

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Sites

3 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Banner Alzheimer'S Institute (bai)

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    New York, New York, United States

  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, United States

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Drugs studied

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PlaceboValacyclovir →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
12 Feb 2018
Primary completion
5 Sept 2024
Completion
5 Sept 2024
Last update posted
25 Sept 2025
Registered enrollment
120
Registry id
NCT03282916
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.