Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

GAP Innovations, PBC

Code:

NCT06584357

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease, Early Onset

Memory Loss

Memory Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Biomarker Data Collection

MK6240

Study Details

Brief summary:

Bio-Hermes-002 is a 120-day cross-sectional study that will result in a blood, CSF, retinal, digital, MRI, and PET brain imaging biomarker database that can be used to determine the primary objective. Digital biomarkers and blood-based biomarkers will be tested to determine whether a meaningful relationship exists between biomarkers alone or in combination with tau or amyloid brain pathology identified through PET images.

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease, Early Onset

Memory Loss

Memory Disorders

Study ID

NCT06584357

Start date

Sep 26, 2024

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jul, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Pre-screening Inclusion Criteria

Participants must meet ALL of the following criteria to progress to Visit 1 (Screening):

1. Participant is between 60 to 90 years of age (inclusive) at the time of consent; and
2. Participant has a study partner who has sufficient and frequent contact with the participant (defined as at least 8 hours of contact a week) and is able to provide accurate information regarding the participant's cognitive and functional abilities.

Core Study Inclusion Criteria

Participants must meet ALL of the following criteria, in addition to the Pre-screening Inclusion Criteria, for entry into the study:

1. Participants must provide written consent in the IRB-approved or Ethics Committee (EC) approved informed consent form or have a legally authorized representative (LAR) provide written consent on the participant's behalf in accordance with local and national guidance and regulation;
2. Participants must be willing to undergo an MRI brain scan within 90 days and an amyloid and tau PET scan within 120 days of signing informed consent;
3. Participants must be willing to comply with all study procedures as outlined in the informed consent, including blood sampling, genetic testing, and storage of biospecimens for future research;
4. Fluency in the language of the tests used at the study site;
5. Participants must be willing to be contacted for possible participation in clinical research trials once their participation in this study ends; and
6. Participants must have a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of 16 to 30 inclusive at screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

Pre-screening Exclusion Criteria

Participants who meet ANY of the following criteria will not be eligible to progress to Visit 1 (Screening):

1. Participant is unable to undergo amyloid and tau PET scans due to self-reported pregnancy, sensitivity to ligands being used, poor venous access, contraindication to PET, or planned or recent exposure to ionizing radiation that in combination with the planned administration of amyloid radioligand would result in a cumulative exposure that exceeds recommended local guidelines;
2. Participants who have reported or have a known negative amyloid PET scan in the past 6 months;
3. Participants with any known contraindication to brain MRI scan;
4. Participants with history of stroke or seizures within 1 year of the Pre-Screening Visit;
5. Participants with history of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer in situ;
6. Participants with known or suspected alcohol or drug abuse or dependence within 1 year of the Pre- Screening Visit;
7. Participants who report any current unstable psychiatric symptoms that could interfere with study procedures or impact study data (e.g., uncontrolled depression);
8. Participants who have received any potential disease modifying AD treatment within 6 months prior to the Pre-screening Visit; and
9. Participants with known history or self-report to be Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Positive unless controlled by antiviral medication.

Core Study Exclusion Criteria

Participants who meet ANY of the following criteria, in addition to the Pre-screening Exclusion Criteria, will not be eligible to enroll into the study:

1. Participants who, in the opinion of the Site Principal Investigator, have serious or unstable medical conditions that would prohibit their completion of all study procedures and data collection;
2. Participants who have serious or unstable medical conditions that would likely preclude their participation in an interventional research trial;
3. Participants with self-reported, untreated conditions such as vitamin B12 or folate deficiency or bladder infections that in the opinion of the Site Principal Investigator could contribute to cognitive impairment;
4. Participants who have completed cognitive testing within 1 month of Visit 1 (Screening) where the Site Principal Investigator believes the participant's exposure may cause practice effect;
5. Participants who have any neurological disorder affecting the central nervous system, other than AD, that may be contributing to cognitive impairment (e.g., Parkinson's disease, other dementias, multiple concussions or seizures) as deemed significant by the Site Principal Investigator;
6. Participants with a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score greater than or equal to 8 at Visit 1 (Screening) and is deemed to be clinically significantly depressed by the Site Principal Investigator;
7. Participants with a Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) t-score of ≥ 1.2 standard deviation above the mean. For non-African Americans, calculate age-sex-education adjusted t-scores. For African American participants, use the MOANS to calculate the age-education adjusted t-scores;
8. Participants weighing less than 110 pounds;
9. Participants who are direct employees or family members of direct employees of the participating investigators' sites;
10. Participants who are direct employees of the Sponsor;
11. Participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, are unable to complete cognitive testing due to inadequate visual or auditory acuity; and
12. For participants completing the RetiSpec retinal scan: Those with a known history of contraindication or allergy to Tropicamide 1% (pupil dilation drop).

Longitudinal Sub-Study Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet ALL of the following criteria for entry into the sub-study:

1. Participants who completed the Bio-Hermes-002 Core Study;
2. Are willing to complete phone call visits with site staff every three months and return to the clinic for an annual evaluation; and
3. Are willing to complete annual PET scans for both amyloid and tau scans.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who meet ANY of the following criteria will not be eligible for entry into the sub-study:

1. Those who are enrolled or intend to enroll into a clinical trial for Alzheimer's disease with a potential disease-modifying intervention;
2. Participants who have serious or unstable medical conditions that would likely preclude their participation in an interventional research trial;
3. Those who intend to use medications outside clinical research studies approved by regulatory authorities to modify Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Study Design

Enrollment

1200 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Cognitively Normal

No reported memory loss or concerns as reported by participant and study partner.

Mild Cognitive Impairment

A diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) based on the National Institute of Aging (NIA) criteria and verified through medical records.

Mild-to-Moderate AD Dementia

A diagnosis of Mild-to-Moderate AD Dementia based on the National Institute of Aging (NIA) criteria and verified through medical records.

Interventions

Biomarker Data Collection

During this study, a sample of your blood will be collected and you will have a PET scan taken of your brain. Blood sample results will be compared to PET scan pictures to understand how well the markers in the blood predict whether there is amyloid in the brain. Blood samples will also be collected that contain your genes. These genetic samples will also be compared to PET scans to help researchers understand how different people react to medicines and to understand the genetic causes of AD. Some of the samples will be stored for future analysis.

MK6240

Each participant will be assessed using either one of two radioactive tau PET tracers: Flortaucipir or MK6240. Flortaucipir is FDA approved while MK6240 is not and is being used in this study as an investigational radioactive drug.

Primary outcome measure

  • Biomarkers and PET [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

JEM Research Institute

Recruiting

Atlantis, Florida, United States, 33462

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Linda Pao, MD

Visionary Investigators Network

Recruiting

Aventura, Florida, United States, 33180

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Julie Schwartzbard, MD

K2 - Winter Garden

Recruiting

Clermont, Florida, United States, 34711

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Nicholas Weber, DO

Brain Matters Research

Recruiting

Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 33445

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Paayal Patel, MD

Neuropsychiatric Research Center of SW Florida

Recruiting

Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33912

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

John Huffaker, DNP, FNP-C

K2 Medical Research

Recruiting

Maitland, Florida, United States, 32751

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Sheila Baez-Torres

Clincloud

Recruiting

Melbourne, Florida, United States, 32940

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Rosemary Laird, MD

Visionary Investigators Network

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33133

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Andrew Lerman

Charter Research

Recruiting

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803

Contacts

Progressive Medical Research

Recruiting

Port Orange, Florida, United States, 32127

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Alexander White, MD

Intercoastal Medical Group, Inc.

Recruiting

Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34239

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Maurico Concha, MD

Axiom Brain Health

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33609

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Susan Steen, MD

Conquest Research

Recruiting

Winter Park, Florida, United States, 32789

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Malisa Agard

Flourish Research - Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640

Contacts

areeves@flourishresearch.com

773-275-3500areeves@flourishresearch.com

Principal Investigator:

Jeffrey Ross, MD

Quest Research Institute

Recruiting

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, 48334

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Aaron Ellenbogen, MD

Clinical Neurology Specialists

Recruiting

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89147

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Leo Germin, MD

K2 Medical Research

Recruiting

East Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02914

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Daniel Sacchetti, MD

Gadolin Research LLC

Recruiting

Beaumont, Texas, United States, 77702

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Kandasami Senthilkumar, MD

Re:Cognition Health

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Avni Kapadia, MD

Toronto Memory Program

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3B 2S7

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Sharon Cohen, MD

More Information

Sponsor

GAP Innovations, PBC

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Early Onset
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Older Volunteers
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Memory Loss
  • Memory Disorders
  • Memory Impairment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by GAP Innovations, PBC on 2026-04-15.