Clinical trials: Amyloid-beta
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
Amyloid-beta
Sleep Quality and Amyloid-Beta Kinetics
The purpose of this study is to change the concentration of amyloid-beta in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by modification of sleep efficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT03077620
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine