Clinical trials: Degeneration
Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Rod and Cone Mediated Function in Retinal Disease
Background: Retinal diseases cause the loss of rod and cone photoreceptors. Symptoms include vision loss and night blindness. Researchers want to learn about rod and cone function in healthy people and people with retinal…
- Conditions
- Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02617966
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Inherited Retinal Degeneration Associated With RPGR Mutations, Inherited Retinal Degeneration Associated With Biallelic RPE65 Mutations
Monitoring and Early Detection of Treatable Inherited RETinal Disease in Children and Adolescents
The goals of this observational study are to develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms using multimodal imaging to identify patients with inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) caused by Retinal Pigment Epithelium…
- Trial name
- MEDIRET (NCT07901907)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,887 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy
National Eye Institute Biorepository for Retinal Diseases
Background: To understand diseases of the retina and the eye, information is needed about people with and without such diseases. Researchers want to study these people and follow them over time.
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome, Retinal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01496625
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB), Breast Cancer
Effects of SPSIP Block on Perioperative Inflammation and TLR4 in Breast Cancer Surgery
This study will investigate whether the serratus posterior superior intercostal plane (SPSIP) block improves postoperative recovery after breast cancer surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups.
- Conditions
- Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB), Breast Cancer, Toll-Like Receptors
- Trial name
- SPSIP-TLR4 (NCT07843212)
- Testing
- Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mucahide Emine Fidancı Kuas
Parkinsons Disease (PD), Healthy Elderly Volunteers
MK-0947 PN-002: An Open-label Study to Evaluate Brain α-synuclein Deposition Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and [¹⁸F]MK-0947 in Participants With Parkinson's Disease (PD)
This is a single-center, open-label clinical study designed to evaluate alpha-synuclein (ASYN) deposition in the brain of participants with Parkinson's disease (PD), as compared with healthy elderly (HE) participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07880379
- Testing
- [¹⁸F]MK-0947
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- XingImaging, LLC
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT04363684
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Wilson Disease
Oral Health and Wilson's Disease: SOMAWI
Patients with Wilson disease have poorer dental and periodontal health and a have lower oral quality of life than control patients.
- Trial name
- SOMAWI (NCT05444127)
- Testing
- Saliva samples, Questionnaire OHIP-14, Thorough dental examination
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Musculoskeletal Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis
Impact of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis
Many patients with osteoarthritis of the knee fail non-operative measures and elect to have knee arthroplasty to improve their quality of life.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis, Cartilage Injury, Cartilage Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT03477942
- Testing
- Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Periodontal Diseases, Periodontal Diseases Inflammation
Retinal and Choroidal Changes in Periodontal Disease
Advanced PeriodontitisIn this cross-sectional study, the relationship between periodontal disease severity and retinal and choroidal structural changes was evaluated using SD-OCT.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Periodontal Diseases Inflammation, Retinal Thickening
- Trial name
- NCT07856901
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeliha Başak Çakır Erdil
Age-Related (Dry) Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
MIND-AMD Study: a Multidisciplinary Investigation of Neuroretinal Damage in Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of legal blindness in developed countries. Intermediate AMD represents the most frequent stage.
- Conditions
- Age-Related (Dry) Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), AMD Population - Intermediate or Advanced AMD, AMD and Macular Edema
- Trial name
- MIND-AMD (NCT07847151)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Retinal Disease, AMD
Cell Collection to Study Eye Diseases
Background: Best Vitelliform Dystrophy (Best disease), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration (L-ORD), and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) all affect the retina, the light sensing area at the back of the eye.
- Conditions
- Retinal Disease, AMD, Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Trial name
- NCT01432847
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 930 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Alzheimer Disease
PET Imaging Tau Accumulation in FTLD and Atypical Alzheimer's Using [18F]-PI-2620
The investigators will compare [18F]-PI-2620 tau PET scans from patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), patients with non-amnestic presentations of Alzheimer's disease (naAD), and demographically matched…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Alzheimer Disease, Cognitively Normal
- Trial name
- NCT05456503
- Testing
- [18F]-PI-2620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Disc Degenerative Disease, Spine Degeneration
Physiotherapy and Osteopathic Treatment for Pain in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine and Temporomandibular Joints
Study Summary: Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and Osteopathy in Treating Spinal and Temporomandibular Joint Pain About the Study and Its Objective This study is conducted by Artur Hołodniuk, MSc, a physiotherapist and academic…
- Conditions
- Disc Degenerative Disease, Spine Degeneration, Back Ache, Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
- Trial name
- NCT07830836
- Testing
- General Osteopathic Treatment, Visceral Therapy, Magnetic field therapy
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Age-related Macular Degeneration
A First-In-Human Study of ARO-033 in Adult Participants
This study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single and multiple doses of ARO-033 compared to placebo in adult normal healthy volunteers (NHVs) and the safety…
- Trial name
- NCT07662096
- Testing
- ARO-033
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Involving L4-L5, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Involving L5-S1
Evidence For Fusion In Spine With Orthoss®
This study aims to evaluate the performance and safety of the Orthoss® as a bone graft extender in lumbar spondylodesis involving 1-2 levels (L4-L5 and/or L5-S1).
- Conditions
- Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Involving L4-L5, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Involving L5-S1, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Trial name
- EFFISO (NCT03853356)
- Testing
- Orthoss
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geistlich Pharma AG
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Targeting Language-specific and Executive-control Networks With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Logopenic Variant PPA
AD afflicts over 5.5. million Americans and is one of the most expensive diseases worldwide. In AD the variant in which language functions are most affected are referred to as 'logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia'…
- Trial name
- NCT03887481
- Testing
- High-definition active tDCS (HD-tDCS) + "Repeat After Me" (RAM) Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tauopathies, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Tau PET/CT in Various Tau-Related Disease Patients
To evaluate the potential usefulness of 18F-S16/T807 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosis of primary and metastatic lesions in various Tau-related disease patients.
- Conditions
- Tauopathies, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- NCT06690983
- Testing
- 18F-S16/T807
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
Contributions of mTBI to Neurodegeneration Due to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This is a research study that aims to examine whether Veterans with mild Traumatic Brain Injuries are at risk for dementia by studying their memory, brain wave activity, brain structure and proteins that can be elevated after…
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04124029
- Testing
- No Intervention is used for this study but all subjects will be asked to complete electroencephalogram (EEG) testing and an MRI scan., No intervention is used for this study but all subjects will be asked to complete a venous blood draw procedure and a lumbar puncture procedure.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Macular Degenerative Disease
Effect of Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Meso-Zeaxanthin Supplementation on Skin Carotenoid Concentration: A Six-Month, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study
To compare skin carotenoid scores over 12 weeks of individuals randomized to placebo or MacuHealth and comparing that to a 12 week crossover evaluation.
- Trial name
- NCT06965426
- Testing
- Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Meso-Zeaxanthin Supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insight Eyecare Specialties, Inc. dba Vision Source Eyecare,
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Spastic Ataxia
TreatHSP Platform: Adaptive Natural History Platform for Ataxias, HSPs, and Spastic Ataxias
Ataxias, hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP), and spastic ataxias (collectively referred to as SPAX diseases) are rare neurological conditions that cause progressive problems with walking, balance, coordination, and daily…
- Trial name
- TreatHSP (NCT07798674)
- Where
- 30 sites in Austria, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University