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A trial testing elamipretide in healthy older adults is still recruiting

Recruiting · PHASE 2 · David Marcinek

What this means

A daily dose of this drug will be given for 4 weeks to about 30 people. This is a plan only, so no results exist yet and we cannot tell if it helps.

Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.

Status
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 65–80 · About 30 people, not yet enrolled
Where
1 site, including Washington

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The science

Registered title
Study of Healthy Aging and Physical Function With Elamipretide
Phase
PHASE 2
Study type
interventional
Conditions
Aging, Healthy
What is tested
Elamipretide will be supplied as a sterile 5.0 mL single-patient, multi-dose glass vial containing 3.75 mL of elamipretide solution (elamipretide [80 mg/mL], phosphate buffer, and benzyl alcohol)
Sponsor
David Marcinek
Ages
65 Years to 80 Years
Dates
First posted Dec 10, 2025 · updated Dec 10, 2025

Registry summary

This study will utilize a daily dose of elamipetide for 4 weeks and will screen a sufficient number of subjects for 30 subjects to enroll in the study. The planned duration of the study includes baseline measurement, followed by 4 weeks intervention period, a midpoint (2week ±3days) check-in phone interview, and post intervention visits that mirror the baseline visits. After the last injection, subjects will enter the 2-week follow-up period, concluded by the end-of-study contact.

Sites (1)

  • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States

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