Clinical trials: Amyloid
Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Amyloid and Vascular Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid
The number of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to triple by 2050. Compared to the general population, Veterans have a greater risk of AD, likely in part due to their increased incidence of traumatic…
- Trial name
- BRAVE-EPA (NCT02719327)
- Testing
- icosapent ethyl (IPE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gingivitis, Supragingival Plaque
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of a Loop Stretchable Dental Floss
This will be a single-blind, single-center, parallel, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Floss Loops stretchable floss for the control of gingivitis and supragingival plaque removal…
- Trial name
- NCT06515483
- Testing
- Brushing and Flossing of teeth, Brushing Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Amyloid Beta Protein
Escitalopram Effects on CSF Amyloid Beta
Alzheimers disease (AD) is a devastating illness, estimated to affect 5 million patients in the United States alone and projected to increase dramatically over the next decades as the population ages unless preventive measures…
- Trial name
- NCT02161458
- Testing
- Escitalopram 20mg for 2 weeks, Escitalopram 20mg for 8 weeks, Escitalopram 30mg for 8 weeks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Amyloidosis
A Safety Study of GSK3039294 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Systemic Amyloidosis
GSK3039294 has been developed in order to offer an orally available alternative to parenteral CPHPC (GSK2315698 [metabolite of GSK3039294]) for plasma serum amyloid P component (SAP) depletion prior to use of anti SAP monoclonal…
- Trial name
- NCT02603172
- Testing
- GSK3039294
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility of Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation to Reduce Beta-amyloid Load and Improve Memory
This project assessed the feasibility of transcranial alternating current stimulation in the gamma band to lower beta-amyloid load and improve memory performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04646499
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Plaque, Gingivitis
Clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Marketed Dentifrice on Plaque and Gingivitis
Parallel, double blind, randomized, Institutional Review Board (IRB) -approved study involving approximately 160 subjects to complete.
- Trial name
- NCT03214406
- Testing
- Arm & Hammer Advance White Brilliant Sparkle (Test product), Crest Cavity Protection Regular Toothpaste (Negative Control)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease
A Preliminary Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Elderly Volunteers
A preliminary study to test how florbetapir F 18 (18F-AV-45) acts in the brains and bodies of healthy elderly people and patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner.
- Trial name
- NCT01565291
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimers Disease
A Study of CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of CNP520 on cognition, global clinical status, and underlying AD pathology, as well as the safety of CNP520, in people at risk for the onset of clinical symptoms of AD based…
- Trial name
- GS2 (NCT03131453)
- Testing
- CNP520 50mg, CNP520 15mg
- Where
- 194 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Dental Fluorosis, Dental Caries
Effect of pH and Fluoride Concentration of Dentifrices on Caries Control
This study aims to assess the overall effect of pH and fluoride concentration of liquid dentifrices in the control of children dental caries of a fluoridated area, through visual inspection and the quantitative light-induced…
- Trial name
- EPHFCDCC (NCT01049503)
- Testing
- Low fluoride and conventional dentifrices with different pH
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's PET Imaging in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults
The study employs tau positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in a well-characterized multi-racial/ethnic cohort to examine the extent to which tau pathology is associated with cognition, differences in tau pathology across…
- Trial name
- NCT03706261
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adam Brickman
Down Syndrome, Amyloid Beta-protein
Phase II Study of Florbetaben (BAY94-9172) PET Imaging for Detection/Exclusion of Cerebral β-amyloid.
To determine the sensitivity of the visual assessment of BAY94-9172 PET images in detecting cerebral β-amyloid in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) and specificity in individuals without DS.
- Trial name
- NCT00928304
- Testing
- Florbetaben (BAY94-9172)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lantheus Biosciences Ltd.
Alzheimer's Disease
Statin Effects on Beta-Amyloid and Cerebral Perfusion in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of the research is to see how simvastatin affects a substance in the body called beta-amyloid. Beta-amyloid is found in the brain and in the liquid around the brain and spinal cord.
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT00939822)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Gingival Inflammation, Plaque
The Effectiveness of Brushing and Flossing Sequence on Control of Plaque and Gingival Inflammation
This study evaluates the effectiveness of brushing and flossing sequence in the control of dental plaque and gingival inflammation.
- Conditions
- Gingival Inflammation, Plaque, Gingival Bleeding, Plaque Control
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT03989427)
- Testing
- Brushing first and Flossing later (BF), Flossing first and Brushing later (FB)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melaka Manipal Medical College
Plaque, Gingivitis
Safety and Tolerability of Antiplaque Chewing Gum in a Gingivitis Population
This study is to assess the safety and tolerability of single doses and multiple doses in reducing plaque and gingivitis when delivered in a chewing gum formulation.
- Trial name
- APCG (NCT01877421)
- Testing
- 2 mg KSL-W, 4 mg KSL-W, 6 mg KSL-W
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Evaluation of Web-based Training to Educate Physicians in the Methods of Interpreting Florbetapir-PET Scans
This study will investigate the performance of physician readers trained to read florbetapir-PET scans using electronic media training.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01550549
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease
Evaluation of PET Scan Timing Relative to AV-45 Injection Time
This study will re-read 10-minute positron emission tomography (PET) scans acquired in previous clinical studies of AV-45 at 30 and 50 minutes after injection and compare the results.
- Trial name
- NCT01565356
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease
[18F]MK-3328 as a Possible Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer for the Detection of Brain Amyloid Plaques (MK-3328-002)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate radiolabeled [18F]MK-3328 as a PET tracer for estimating the regional distribution and extent of amyloid plaques in participants suffering from amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI)…
- Trial name
- NCT01385033
- Testing
- [18F]MK-3328
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Alzheimer's Disease
Phase III Study of the Correlation Between Florbetapir F18 PET Imaging and Amyloid Pathology in the Brain
The study is designed to test the relationship between measurements of brain amyloid using florbetapir F 18 PET imaging and true levels of amyloid by dissection of the brain at autopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00857415
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Healthy Volunteers
This study will test if two AV-45 PET scans up to 4 weeks apart in AD subjects and healthy volunteers provide the same results. The study will also test two different AV-45 injection methods in a small subgroup of enrolled AD…
- Trial name
- NCT01565343
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Gingivitis
Comparative Efficacy of a Toothpaste That Reduces Plaque and Gingivitis
The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of two toothpastes in controlling established gingivitis and dental plaque in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00926328
- Testing
- Triclosan, fluoride, Fluoride
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colgate Palmolive