Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Inflammation
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in World Trade Center Responders
The goal of the study is to examine the possible underlying causes of sleep apnea (a disorder in which there are problems with breathing during sleep) in World Trade Center Responders.
- Trial name
- NCT01753999
- Testing
- Standard CPAP, CPAP - Flex
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fibromyalgia
The Innate Central Nervous System Immune Response to an Experimental Immune Challenge in People With Fibromyalgia
The major goal of this study is to determine if the innate immune response is dysregulated in people with fibromyalgia, compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04263454
- Testing
- Endotoxin, Escherichia Coli, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Healthy
Translocator Protein and Inflammation After Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have inflammation in the brain. A protein called the translocator protein (TSPO) is often present with inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01547780
- Testing
- [11C]PBR28 and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Testing and MRI, PET and COBRE - Project 1: AIM 2 (GE-180)
The complex pathological cascades leading to both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) involve, at various points, inflammation.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03702816
- Testing
- GE180 PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aaron Ritter, MD
Alzheimer Disease
Imaging Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease With 11C-ER176
This study is being done to learn about inflammation in the brain of those with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The purpose of this study is to determine if 11C-ER176 is able to accurately measure inflammation in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT03744312
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Alzheimer Disease
Evaluating Simvastatin's Potential Role in Therapy
The purpose of this study is to see how simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, affects processes related to the development of Alzheimer's disease, including: 1) levels of a substance called beta-amyloid-42 found in the spinal…
- Trial name
- ESPRIT (NCT00486044)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Minocycline in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitively normal individuals, patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's Disease (AD) will undergo clinical screening, neuropsychological tests, blood and urine analyses, quantitative magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT01463384
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Cancer Cachexia
Cancer Anorexia and the Central Nervous System
The pathogenesis of cancer anorexia is complex and multifactorial. However, a number of consistent and robust evidence point to a prominent role for the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT01564693
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Alzheimer's Disease
Imaging Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
This study is being done to learn about inflammation and amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. A type of brain scan called a PET scan is used measure 1) inflammation and 2) abnormal accumulation of a the amount of a certain protein…
- Trial name
- NCT02831283
- Testing
- 11C-PBR28, 18F-Florbetaben, Lumbar puncture (optional)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patrick Lao
Alzheimer's Disease
Imaging Tau in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging
This study is being done to learn about tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease. A type of PET scan is used to measure the abnormal accumulation of protein called tau in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT02884492
- Testing
- 18F-THK-5351, Lumbar Puncture (optional)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Charles Kreisl
Dementia
PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases Via a Novel Translocator Protein (TSPO) Radioligand
Background: Aging-related progressive neurological disorders include frontotemporal dementia, Lou Gehrig s disease, and Alzheimer s disease. Little is known about what causes these disorders. Brain inflammation may be involved.
- Trial name
- NCT03958630
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, 11C-PIB, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
West Nile Fever
Safety and Immunogenicity of ChimeriVax-WN02 West Nile Vaccine in Healthy Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single subcutaneous injection of ChimeriVax-WN02 vaccine is well tolerated, safe and induces protective antibodies against West Nile Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00442169
- Testing
- ChimeriVax-WN02 Low Dose, ChimeriVax-WN02 Medium Dose, ChimeriVax-WN02 High Dose
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Diffuse Lewy Body Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Imaging Inflammation in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Dementia or Dementia With Lewy Bodies
This study uses a special type of scan called a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to take pictures of the brain. During the PET scan, a special dye called 11C-PBR28 is injected into the body.
- Conditions
- Diffuse Lewy Body Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson's Disease Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT02702102
- Testing
- 11C-PBR28
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University