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A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Single Dose Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Glulisine on Cognitive Function and Memory in Individuals Diagnosed With Probable Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease/Intranasal Insulin Study.

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What is being tested

Insulin glulisine

+ Saline

Drug
Who is being recruted

Alzheimer Disease+6

+ Mental Disorders

+ Brain Diseases

From 65 to 85 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-ControlledPhase 2
Interventional
Study Start: September 2011
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Summary

Principal SponsorHealthPartners Institute
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: September 1, 2011

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

A single center, phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of intranasally (IN) delivered insulin glulisine versus placebo in patients aged 65-85 with mild-moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Twelve AD subjects (six female and six male) will be randomized to receive a single dose of either 20 IU/IN insulin glulisine or placebo using the MAD 300 device.

Official TitleA Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Single Dose Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Glulisine on Cognitive Function and Memory in Individuals Diagnosed With Probable Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease/Intranasal Insulin Study.
Principal SponsorHealthPartners Institute
Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

12 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 65 to 85 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Alzheimer DiseaseMental DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesDementiaNervous System DiseasesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeurocognitive DisordersTauopathies

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female subject with a clinical diagnosis of probable AD in accordance with National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria and Dementia Rating Scale (McKhann 1984). * Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 18-26. * Hachinski Ischemia Score \< 4. * Age is \> 65 and \<85 years * Females must be \> 2 years post-menopausal or surgically sterile. * Must be able to speak, read and understand English in order to comply with testing of cognitive function, memory and physiology. * Must have a dedicated family member /caregiver, able to attend all visits and report on subject's status. * Subject and family member/caregiver have both provided fully informed written consent prior to participation. In the event that subject is legally unable to provide informed written consent due to deterioration in cognitive abilities, fully informed written consent must be provided by a legally authorized representative. * On a stable dose (≥ 1 months) of a prescribed acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (e.g. donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) and/or memantine. * A brain CT or MRI in the last 2 years compatible with the diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's Disease. * A Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) ranging from 1 to 2. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical history and/or clinically determined evidence of other central nervous system (CNS) disorders including brain tumor, active subdural hematoma, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia, corticobasal syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, frontotemporal dementia, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Huntington's disease, or Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease presenting as dementia. * Personal medical history and/or clinically determined disorders: current B12 deficiency, positive syphilis serology, chronic sinusitis or any untreated thyroid disease, significant head trauma, or history of difficulty with smell and/or taste prior to AD diagnosis. * Diagnosis with any form of diabetes mellitus, actively takes insulin, or has HbA1c \> 6.1 % at screening. * Personal history of any of the following: moderate to severe pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, significant cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular events in previous 6 months, condition known to affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs such as any hepatic, renal or gastrointestinal disease or any other clinically relevant abnormality that inclusion would pose a safety risk to the subject as determined by Investigator. * Heavy smoker (defined as smoking half a pack or more per day in the last 10 years prior to entry in the study). * Personal history of any psychiatric illness, except major depressive disorder (according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV TR) currently in remission or stable with treatment for \> 2 years, or any other psychiatric condition that inclusion would pose a safety risk to the subject as determined by Investigator. Patients with active depression (Geriatric Depression Score\>9) are excluded from the study. * Currently taking any medications, herbals and food supplements that are determined by Investigator to interfere with procedural testing of cognitive function as well as ensure study safety. * Recent change (\< 1 months) in prescribed acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (e.g. donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) or memantine. * Current or recent drug or alcohol abuse or dependence defined by DSM-IV TR. * Systolic blood pressure \> 160 or \< 90 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 or \< 60 mmHg at Screening. * Screening laboratory results that are medically relevant and which would pose a safety risk to the subject as determined by Investigator. * Participation in any other research study at least 3 months prior to this study. * Insulin allergy. * History of significant traumatic brain injury * History of acute and chronic rhinitis and/or sinusitis. * Legally unable to provide informed written consent due to deterioration in cognitive abilities.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over designed - all subject will receive intervention (insulin glulisine) and placebo (saline) during separate visits.

Group II

Placebo
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over designed - all subject will receive intervention (insulin glulisine) and placebo (saline) during separate visits.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

HealthPartners Specialty Center - Center for Dementia & Alzheimer's Care

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