A Study of ONO-2020 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Last updated: January 26, 2026
Sponsor: Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Dementia

Treatment

Placebo

ONO-2020

Clinical Study ID

NCT06881836
ONO-2020-02
jRCT2031240712
  • Ages 55-85
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a Phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of ONO-2020 in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aims to determine whether administering ONO-2020, an epigenetic regulator, may improve cognitive functions like memory and cognition in individuals with Alzheimer's disease dementia.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease according to the recommendations from therevised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer'sAssociation Workgroup , along with any positive AD-specific biomarker results (abnormal Core 1 or Core 2 biomarkers) from a previous diagnosis or at screening.

  2. Have a previous MRI or CT scan of the brain, which was performed within 1 year priorto enrollment in the study, to confirm that more recent neurological events (e.g.,stroke) would not potentially constitute a confounder in the assessment of theetiology of the participant's cognitive status.

  3. MMSE score of 15 to 24, inclusive, and MMSE score cannot deviate more than 3 pointsin either direction between the screening and baseline visits.

  4. AD numeric clinical stage 4 or stage 5 based on NIA-AA criteria 2024, at screeningand baseline visits

  5. Participants receiving concurrent AD treatment (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and /or memantine) must be on a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to randomization,and the participant must be willing to remain on the same dose for the duration ofthe study.

  6. Have the ability to comply with procedures for cognitive and other tests in theopinion of the investigator

  7. If female, postmenopausal for at least 1 year

  8. Non-vasectomized male participants with female partners of childbearing potentialmust agree to use an effective method of contraception from dosing on Day 1 until 3months after the last administration of study intervention and agree not to donatesperm until 3 months after the last administration of study intervention.

  9. Participant must have a Caregiver who has frequent contact with the participant (defined as at least 8 hours per week spread across 3~4 visits per week) to providesupport to the participant to ensure compliance with study requirements. TheCaregiver must be willing to consent to participate in this study, to provide arating of the extent and severity of change of the participant's memory,problem-solving abilities, or activities of daily living from prior abilities.

  10. General health status acceptable for participation in the study, and the participantmust be able to ingest pills.

  11. Participant and his/her Caregiver have provided full written informed consent priorto the performance of any protocol-specified procedure; or if a participant isunable to provide informed consent due to cognitive status, he/she has providedassent, and a legally acceptable representative (LAR) has provided full writteninformed consent on behalf of the participant.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with dementia or other memory impairment not due to Alzheimer'sdisease, including, but not limited to, dementia with Lewy bodies, vasculardementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, corticobasal degeneration,Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, frontotemporaldegeneration, normal pressure hydrocephalus, hypoxia, severe sleep apnea or otherchronic sleep disturbance, or baseline intellectual disability.

  2. Participants with a history of stroke, well-documented transient ischemic attack, orpulmonary or cerebral embolism.

  3. History of significant psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia or bipolaraffective disorder, or history or current major depressive disorder in the past yearand any other significant psychiatric illness that in the opinion of theinvestigator could interfere with participation in the study.

  4. Participants with delirium or history of delirium within the 30 days prior to thescreening visit.

  5. Have suicide ideation according to the investigator's clinical judgment as per theColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at screening or have made a suicideattempt in the 6 months prior to screening.

  6. Clinically significant ECG abnormality as judged by the investigator.

  7. Confirmed absolute QTcF >450 msec for males or >470 msec for females.

  8. Positive results at screening for active viral infections that include humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis Cvirus (HCV) RNA PCR test.

  9. Participants with total bilirubin, alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartatetransaminase (AST) greater than 1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), or internationalnormalized ratio (INR) greater than 1.7 at screening.

  10. Participants with estimated creatinine clearance (CrCL, Cockcroft-Gault equation) ≤30 mL/min at screening.

  11. Participants with a history of treatment, and/or current treatment, with anti-Aβantibodies

  12. Changes in any medications that, in the opinion of the investigator, may potentiallyimpair participants' ability to perform cognitive testing or study procedures duringthe study period (from Screening to EOT), and their dosing should be stable for atleast 1 month before Screening (such as benzodiazepines and sedatives/hypnotics).All concomitant medications must be kept as stable as medically possible during thestudy.

  13. Participants who have taken any investigational products, or used investigationalmedical devices, within 3 months or five half-lives of the therapy (whichever islonger) with respect to first dosing and throughout the study

Study Design

Total Participants: 240
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
April 24, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2026

Study Description

In the study, participants will undergo a screening period of up to 6 weeks (42 days). Eligible participants will be assigned to receive one of 2 dose levels of ONO-2020 or placebo control arm. ONO-2020 or placebo will be administered orally QD for 26 weeks. All participants who received study intervention will be followed up for 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation. The target sample size is 240 participants , out of which up to 45 participants will undergo additional special CSF biomarker evaluation. After enrollment, participants will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of 3 treatment arms.

Connect with a study center

  • National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Aichi,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Aichi 11192139,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Inage Neurology and Memory Clinic

    Chiba,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Mabashi Clinic

    Chiba,
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Inage Neurology and Memory Clinic

    Chiba 2113015,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Mabashi Clinic

    Chiba 2113015,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Southern Tohoku Medical Clinic

    Fukushima,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Southern Tohoku Medical Clinic

    Fukushima 2112923,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Ikuseikai Shinozuka Hospital

    Gunma,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Imon Yukari Neurology Clinic

    Hiroshima,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • NHO Hiroshima-Nishi Medical Center

    Hiroshima,
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Imon Yukari Neurology Clinic

    Hiroshima 1862415,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • NHO Hiroshima-Nishi Medical Center

    Hiroshima 1862415,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Himeji Central Hospital Clinic

    Hyogo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital

    Hyōgo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Himeji Central Hospital Clinic

    Hyōgo 2129969,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital

    Hyōgo 2129969,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Memory Clinic Toride

    Ibaraki,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Memory Clinic Toride

    Ibaraki 1862033,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital

    Kagawa,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital

    Kagawa 1860837,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Meiwakai Izaki Clinic

    Nagasaki,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Meiwakai Izaki Clinic

    Nagasaki 1856177,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Katayama Medical Clinic

    Okayama,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Katayama Medical Clinic

    Okayama 1854383,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Takesato Hospital

    Saitama 6940394,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Jichiidai Station Brain Clinic

    Tochigi,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Jichiidai Station Brain Clinic

    Tochigi 1850311,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Ichiekai Itsuki Hospital

    Tokushima,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Ichiekai Itsuki Hospital

    Tokushima 1850158,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Tachikawa Hospital

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memory Clinic Ochanomizu

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Tachikawa Hospital

    Tokyo 1850147,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Memory Clinic Ochanomizu

    Tokyo 1850147,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital

    Tokyo 1850147,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Tokyo 1850147,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI)

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85006
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Clinical Endpoints

    Scottsdale 5313457, Arizona 5551752 85258
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Banner Sun Health Research Institute

    Sun City 5316201, Arizona 5551752 85351
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Neurosciences-Research

    Tucson 5318313, Arizona 5551752 85718
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research

    Little Rock 4119403, Arkansas 4099753 72205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Profound Research LLC at The Neurology Center of Southern California

    Carlsbad, California 92011
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ark Clinical Research

    Fountain Valley, California 92708
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sunwise Clinical Research

    Walnut Creek, California 94596
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Research Center; Inc

    Anaheim 5323810, California 5332921 92805
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Profound Research LLC at The Neurology Center of Southern California

    Carlsbad 5334223, California 5332921 92011
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ark Clinical Research

    Fountain Valley 5350207, California 5332921 92708
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology Center of North Orange County

    Fullerton 5351247, California 5332921 92835
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sunwise Clinical Research

    Walnut Creek 5406990, California 5332921 94596
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research

    Englewood 5421250, Colorado 5417618 80113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Brain Matters Research

    Delray Beach, Florida 33445
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida

    Fort Myers, Florida 33912
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Hallandale Beach

    Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Quantum Clinical Trials

    Miami Beach, Florida 33140
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Suncoast Clinical Research

    New Port Richey, Florida 34652
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Renstar Medical Research

    Ocala, Florida 34470
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Accel Research Sites - Brain and Spine Institute

    Port Orange, Florida 32127
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Conquest Research LLC

    Winter Park, Florida 32789
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Brain Matters Research

    Delray Beach 4153132, Florida 4155751 33445
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida

    Fort Myers 4155995, Florida 4155751 33912
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Hallandale Beach

    Hallandale 4157898, Florida 4155751 33009
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Premier Clinical Research Institute; Inc.

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33122
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Quantum Clinical Trials

    Miami Beach 4164143, Florida 4155751 33140
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Suncoast Clinical Research

    New Port Richey 4165869, Florida 4155751 34652
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Renstar Medical Research

    Ocala 4166673, Florida 4155751 34470
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charter Research - Orlando

    Orlando 4167147, Florida 4155751 32803
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Accel Research Sites - Brain and Spine Institute

    Port Orange 4169156, Florida 4155751 32127
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • ForCare Clinical Research

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33647
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33613
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charter Research - The Villages

    The Villages 4175179, Florida 4155751 32162
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Conquest Research LLC

    Winter Park 4178560, Florida 4155751 32789
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sandhill Research, LLC d/b/a Accel Research Sites - NeuroStudies CRU

    Decatur, Georgia 30030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CenExel iResearch, LLC

    Savannah, Georgia 31405
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sandhill Research, LLC d/b/a Accel Research Sites - NeuroStudies CRU

    Decatur 4191124, Georgia 4197000 30030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CenExel iResearch, LLC

    Savannah 4221552, Georgia 4197000 31405
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Boise

    Meridian, Idaho 83642
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Boise

    Meridian 5600685, Idaho 5596512 83642
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charter Research - Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60618
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Re:Cognition Health-Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center

    Elk Grove Village 4890925, Illinois 4896861 60007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Fairway 4271358, Kansas 4273857 66205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Univ of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

    Lexington 4297983, Kentucky 6254925 40504
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boston Clinical Trials

    Boston, Massachusetts 02131
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • ActivMed Research

    Methuen, Massachusetts 01844
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Boston Clinical Trials

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02131
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • ActivMed Research

    Methuen 4943828, Massachusetts 6254926 01844
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Quest Research Institute

    Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Quest Research Institute

    Farmington Hills 4992523, Michigan 5001836 48334
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vector Clinical Trials

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

    Las Vegas 5506956, Nevada 5509151 89106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vector Clinical Trials

    Las Vegas 5506956, Nevada 5509151 89128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey

    Springfield, New Jersey 07081
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Memory Research Institute of NJ (CenExel AMRI)

    Toms River, New Jersey 08755
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Clinical Institute Inc.

    West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Cognitive and Research Center of New Jersey

    Springfield 5104952, New Jersey 5101760 07081
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Memory Research Institute of NJ (CenExel AMRI)

    Toms River 4504476, New Jersey 5101760 08755
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Clinical Institute Inc.

    West Long Branch 5106275, New Jersey 5101760 07764
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Integrative Clinical Trials

    Brooklyn, New York 11229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Integrative Clinical Trials

    Brooklyn 5110302, New York 5128638 11229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University at Buffalo

    Buffalo 5110629, New York 5128638 14203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research; Syracuse

    East Syracuse 5116079, New York 5128638 13057
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

    Manhasset 5125766, New York 5128638 11030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NYU Center for Cognitive Neurology

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • AD-CARE; University of Rochester

    Rochester 5134086, New York 5128638 14620
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stony Brook University Hospital

    Stony Brook 5139865, New York 5128638 11794
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Eximia Research-Raleigh

    Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology

    Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • New Hope Clinical Research

    Charlotte 4460243, North Carolina 4482348 28211
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Eximia Research-Raleigh

    Raleigh 4487042, North Carolina 4482348 27607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research at Raleigh Neurology

    Raleigh 4487042, North Carolina 4482348 27607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NeuroScience Research Center

    Canton, Ohio 44718
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neuro Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc.

    North Canton, Ohio 44720
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NeuroScience Research Center

    Canton 5149222, Ohio 5165418 44718
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45219
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43221
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology Diagnostics Research

    Dayton 4509884, Ohio 5165418 45459
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neuro Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc.

    North Canton 5164706, Ohio 5165418 44720
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neural Net Research / Center for Cognitive Health

    Portland, Oregon 97225
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neural Net Research / Center for Cognitive Health

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97225
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn Medicine

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence 5224151, Rhode Island 5224323 02903
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology Clinic, P.C.

    Cordova, Tennessee 38018
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology Clinic, P.C.

    Cordova 4050552, Tennessee 4662168 38018
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alliance for Multispecialty Research;LLC-Knoxville

    Knoxville 4634946, Tennessee 4662168 37920
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt UMC-Cognitive Med

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37212
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Be Well Clinical Studies

    Round Rock, Texas 78681
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Grayline Research Center

    Wichita Falls, Texas 76309
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • FutureSearch Trials of Neurology

    Austin 4671654, Texas 4736286 78731
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Horizon Clinical Research Group

    Cypress 4684724, Texas 4736286 77429
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • FutureSearch Trials of Dallas LLC

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75251
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Neurology

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75206
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Re:Cognition Health - Fort Worth

    Fort Worth 4691930, Texas 4736286 76104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Re:Cognition Health - Houston

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Olympus Clinical Research - Katy

    Katy 4702732, Texas 4736286 77450
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Be Well Clinical Studies

    Round Rock 4724129, Texas 4736286 78681
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Central Texas Neurology Consultants

    Round Rock 4724129, Texas 4736286 78681
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Grayline Research Center

    Wichita Falls 4741752, Texas 4736286 76309
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84088
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84088
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wasatch Clinical Research; LLC

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Re:Cognition Health - Fairfax

    Fairfax 4758023, Virginia 6254928 22031
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sentara Neurology Specialists

    Norfolk 4776222, Virginia 6254928 23510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwest Clinical Research Center

    Bellevue 5786882, Washington 5815135 98007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kingfisher Cooperative; LLC

    Spokane 5811696, Washington 5815135 99201
    United States

    Site Not Available

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