Clinical trials: PPA
Chronic Rhinitis
The Effect of Oral Guaifenesin on Pediatric Chronic Rhinitis: A Pilot Study
This is a 14-day, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, masked clinical trial of oral guaifenesin for the therapy of Chronic Rhinitis (CRS) in 36 children between the ages of 7 and 18 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01364467
- Testing
- Guaifenesin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
I Cell Disease, Fucosidosis
Study of Pulmonary Complications in Pediatric Patients With Storage Disorders Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum obtained from pediatric patients with storage disorders prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for the presence of proinflammatory…
- Conditions
- I Cell Disease, Fucosidosis, Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy, Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00005900
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Fairview University Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating TRx0237 in Subjects With Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of TRx0237 in the treatment of patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- Trial name
- NCT01626378
- Testing
- TRx0237
- Where
- 67 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- TauRx Therapeutics Ltd
Cough
Dextromethorphan Pediatric Acute Cough Study
This is a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, parallel group pilot study in approximately 150 subjects to evaluate the efficacy of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM) on acute cough in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- CHPA DXM (NCT02651116)
- Testing
- Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, Cough recording device
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Pick Disease of the Brain
Far Infrared Irradiation for the Management, Control and Treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia
Pick's disease, also known as Pick disease,or FTD is a rare fronto-temporal neurodegenerative disease. This study will investigate the use of far infrared radiation for the control, management and treatment of Pick's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00674960
- Testing
- Radiation: Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study
This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.
- Trial name
- CB (NCT02439853)
- Testing
- Monthly Check-in Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Adrabetadex to Treat Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease
Due to different study designs, the sponsor separated Part C into this separate registration (NCT04958642), leaving Parts A/B in NCT02534844.
- Trial name
- NCT04958642
- Testing
- Adrabetadex
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Mandos LLC
Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Stem Cell Transplant for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and engraftment of donor hematopoietic cells using this conditioning regimen in patients undergoing a hematopoietic (blood forming) cell transplant for an inherited metabolic…
- Conditions
- Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy, Gaucher's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00176904
- Testing
- Stem Cell Transplant, Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, Antithymocyte Globulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Safety and Efficacy of Miglustat in Chinese NPC Patients
This is a prospective, multi-center, open-label, non-randomized, single-arm Phase IV confirmatory study. Approximately 19 subjects with Niemann Pick Type C disease (NPC) will be enrolled in this study.
- Trial name
- NCT03910621
- Testing
- Miglustat
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Actelion
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia Multicomponent Language Treatment Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a speech-language telerehabilitation helps improve communication in people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a form of dementia that affects speech and language.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, Semantic Memory Disorder, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06649084
- Testing
- Multicomponent Lexical Retrieval Training (Multi-LRT), Multicomponent Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia (Multi-VISTA), Multicomponent Communication Partner Training (Multi-CPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Combined With Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) in Neurocognitive Disease as Compared to Healthy Neurotypical Controls
Background: Neurocognitive disorders affect how the brain uses oxygen. They may affect mental development in children. These disorders can be studied with imaging scans that use radiation; however, these methods are not ideal for…
- Conditions
- Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Creatine Transporter Deficiency, Niemann-Pick Disease Type C1
- Trial name
- NCT05642221
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Evaluation of Biochemical Markers and Clinical Investigation of Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
This study will evaluate clinical and laboratory tests that might be useful in determining if an investigational drug can slow the progression of Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C (NPC), a genetic disorder that results in progressive…
- Trial name
- NCT00344331
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, GM2 Gangliosidosis
Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Nizubaglustat in Participants With Rare Lysosomal Disorders
This is an open-label extension trial to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in participants with rare lysosomal disorders who have participated in a previous nizubaglustat trial and wish to…
- Conditions
- Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, GM2 Gangliosidosis, GM1 Gangliosidosis, Gaucher Disease Type 3
- Trial name
- HARBOR (NCT07885917)
- Testing
- AZ-3102
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Azafaros B.V.
Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders
ALD-101 Adjuvant Therapy of Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion (UCBT) in Patients With Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Eligible research subjects will receive an unrelated umbilical cord blood transfusion as a possible cure for their inherited metabolic disease.
- Conditions
- Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Peroxisomal Storage Diseases, Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Trial name
- UCBT-002 (NCT00654433)
- Testing
- ALD-101
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Aldagen
GM2 Gangliosidosis, Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in Patients With GM2 Gangliosidosis or Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
This open-label study aims to gather long-term safety, tolerability, PK, biomarker, and clinical efficacy data relating to daily administration of Nizubaglustat in participants previously enrolled in the Phase 2 RAINBOW study…
- Trial name
- PRISMA (NCT07399704)
- Testing
- AZ-3102
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Azafaros B.V.
Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder
Test of A Model of Representational Knowledge Stored in the Human Prefrontal Cortex
This study will examine the underlying mental processes that determine how people understand social behavior, remember information, and think.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00024908
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Gaucher Disease
Investigating Lysosomal Storage Diseases in Minority Groups
Although lysosomal storage disorders, such as Fabry disease, Gaucher disease, and Pompe disease, represent serious challenges in the healthcare system, no study has yet investigated the prevalence of these diseases in the US.
- Conditions
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Gaucher Disease, Fabry Disease, Pompe Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02120235
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- O & O Alpan LLC
Cough
Comparative Efficacy of the Suppository Versus Guaiacol Suppository Versus Guaifenesin Syrup in Pediatric Patients With Cough Due the Infectious Origin
It is believed that the suppository consisting of guaiacol, menthol, camphor and eucalyptol, by their pharmacological properties already established for each component, has the ability to reduce the signs and symptoms related to…
- Trial name
- NCT01119534
- Testing
- Guaiacol, eucalyptol, menthol and camphor suppository, guaiacol suppository, Guaifenesin syrup
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Azidus Brasil
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Biomarker Validation for Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C: Safety and Efficacy of N-Acetyl Cysteine
Background: Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a genetic disorder that results in progressive loss of nervous system function by affecting the membranes of nerve cells. There is no known cure for NPC.
- Trial name
- NCT00975689
- Testing
- N-Acetyl Cysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)