Citicoline is named as an intervention in 3 current clinical trials in our Egypt and Italy registers. 3 are recruiting patients now. The most common phase is Phase 3. The sponsor with the most trials is Sherief Abd-Elsalam (2). The most-studied condition is Cognitive Decline.
| Study | Phase | Status | Lead sponsor | Registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Citicoline as Neuroprotector in Neonates Exposed to Hypoxia
NCT03949049 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Neonatal Hypoxia
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Phase 3 | Recruiting | Sherief Abd-Elsalam | Egypt |
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Citicoline as Neuroprotector in Preterm
NCT03966170 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Pre-Term
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Phase 3 | Recruiting | Sherief Abd-Elsalam | Egypt |
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CITADEL: Effectiveness of CITicoline in Preventing Cognitive Decline After DELirium
NCT07804498 · ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Cognitive Decline, Delirium
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Phase 2 | Recruiting | University of Milano Bicocca | Italy |
Registers list studies that are recruiting, about to open, active but closed to enrolment, or enrolling by invitation. The UK and USA registers cover industry-sponsored studies only. Trial titles and statuses are copied from the registry as published.
| Lead sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Sherief Abd-Elsalam | 2 |
| University of Milano Bicocca | 1 |
| Register | Trials | Recruiting |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical trials in Egypt | 2 | 2 |
| Clinical trials in Italy | 1 | 1 |
A trial with sites in more than one country appears in each of those registers.
3 current trials in our Egypt and Italy registers name Citicoline as a drug or biological intervention, as of the registry sync on 27 September 2026. Completed and withdrawn studies are not counted.
Yes. 3 of the 3 trials are recruiting: 2 with sites in Egypt and 1 with sites in Italy. Eligibility and site contacts are on each trial's record. Only the study team can confirm whether a patient is eligible.
Sherief Abd-Elsalam (2) and University of Milano Bicocca (1). The number in brackets is how many trials each organisation leads.
Every trial, status, phase and sponsor on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov records by a daily sync. Nothing here describes how Citicoline works or whether it is effective, and it is not medical advice.
Everything on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov registry records — it is not written from memory, and nothing here describes how Citicoline works or whether it is effective. Each trial links to its own record so you can check it yourself.
This page is built automatically: a daily sync job reads the registry records behind our country trial registers, collects every trial that lists Citicoline (or a registered synonym) as a drug or biological intervention, and tabulates the registry fields directly. Placebos and generic comparators are excluded. There is no AI drafting and no per-compound editorial pass, and the page has not been clinically reviewed. The “last verified” date above is the timestamp of that sync, not a review date. Our general editorial approach is described in our editorial standards and corrections policy. The ClinicalTrials.gov data on this page was last retrieved on 27 Sep 2026.