Clinical trials: Degenerative; Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Degeneration (Semantic & Behavioral Variants)
Social & Affective Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease & Associated Disorders
Recent studies have shown that individual neuropsychological scores of patients with Alzheimer's disease and Associated Disorders (ADAD) are only poorly correlated to their behavioral difficulties, such as disinhibition, apathy…
- Trial name
- SOCIALIZE (NCT06338397)
- Testing
- SCANN
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Diseases
CNS Tau Kinetics in Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and currently has no disease modifying treatments or simple accurate diagnostic tests.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03938870
- Testing
- L-Leucine 13C6
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Germline Mutation in the NOTCH 3 Gene, Cardiovascular Disease
CADASIL Disease Discovery
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarct (CADASIL) is a lethal disease caused by a gene mutation that affects arteries in the brain. Symptoms include migraines, strokes, memory loss, and dementia.
- Conditions
- Germline Mutation in the NOTCH 3 Gene, Cardiovascular Disease, Arterial Stiffness, Pathogenesis of CADASIL
- Trial name
- NCT02821780
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Caregivers Burnout, Frontotemporal Dementia
Support Via Technology: Living and Learning With Advancing FTD
Much effort over the last several decades has been devoted to developing and implementing psychoeducational interventions for family caregiving partners for those with Alzheimer's and relatedm dementias (ADRD).
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT05338710)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Alzheimer Disease, Corticobasal Syndrome
Activity of Cerebral Networks, Amyloid and Microglia in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
The temporal sequence of microglial activation, changes in functional and structural connectivity and the progression of neurocognitive deficits has not been conclusively clarified.
- Trial name
- ActiGliA (NCT06224920)
- Testing
- magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, blood and CSF biomarker
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Cognitive Dysfunction
MCLENA-1: A Clinical Trial for the Assessment of Lenalidomide in Amnestic MCI Patients
Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation is prominent both in the blood and central nervous system (CNS) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Cognitive Dysfunction, Amyloid Plaque, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- MCLENA-1 (NCT04032626)
- Testing
- Lenalidomide 10 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
A Pilot Trial of Lithium in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy or Corticobasal Degeneration
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lithium in people with progressive supranuclear palsy or corticobasal degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT00703677
- Testing
- Lithium
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Westat
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
China Longitudinal Aging and Cognitive Impairment Study
This is a multi-center longitudinal study that consists of five cohorts: cognitive normal aging (CN), Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular cognitive…
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- CLACIS (NCT05468905)
- Testing
- None of intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Parkinsonism
Proactive and Integrated Management and Empowerment in Parkinson's Disease (PRIME-UK): A New Model of Care (PRIME-RCT)
People living with Parkinson's disease experience progressive motor and non-motor symptoms, which negatively impact on health-related quality of life. Symptoms emerge and evolve as the disease progresses.
- Trial name
- PRIME-RCT (NCT05127057)
- Testing
- PRIME Parkinson Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
The Role of Advanced Electroencephalographic Data as Marker of Pathology and Prognosis in Primary Dementias
The study aims to use advanced brainwave recordings of electroencephalogram (EEG) to understand early signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with mild memory problems, known as amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Mild Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06826157
- Testing
- Electroencephalogram, 3 Tesla MRI, Apolipoprotein E genetic test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: a Proof of Concept Study
Due to COVID-19, the routine treatment for dementia, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), is currently suspended in multiple countries. Access to treatment is, therefore, paramount.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- V-iCST (NCT04828434)
- Testing
- Virtual Individual Cognitive Simulation Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Old Age; Dementia, Swallowing Disorder
The Effects of Whole-body Exercise to Improve Swallowing Function in Older Adults With Dementia
Swallowing impairment (dysphagia) is extremely common in older adults living with dementia due to age-related changes in swallowing and other disease-specific impairments.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Dementia, Swallowing Disorder, Cough, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04362228
- Testing
- Whole-body exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Natural History and Biomarkers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Caused by the C9ORF72 Gene Mutation
Background: Some people have a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The mutation causes a small piece of DNA to repeat itself thousands of times.
- Trial name
- NCT01925196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Alzheimer, Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Restoring Cervical Lymphatic Drainage in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with the accumulation of abnormal proteins, including amyloid-beta and tau, in the brain.
- Trial name
- LymphDAD (NCT07854327)
- Testing
- Cervical lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Siena
Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
Longitudinal Evaluation of Familial Frontotemporal Dementia Subjects
This study is being done to learn more about normal thinking and behavior, mild thinking and behavior problems, Frontotemporal Dementia and other forms of dementia in families in which one or more relatives have a mutation…
- Trial name
- LEFFTDS (NCT02372773)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
Cognitive, Behavioral, and Functional Change in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
The objectives of the study are to; (1) estimate the change in disease -related cognitive decline over 1 year on a battery of cognitive tests administered to participants with early-stage symptomatic Behavioral Variant…
- Trial name
- FORWARD (NCT03088956)
- Testing
- Assessments
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Evaluation of [18F]MNI-777 PET as a Marker of Tau Pathology in Subjects With Tauopathies Compared to Healthy Subjects
The goal of this study is to assess [18F]MNI-777 PET imaging as a tool to detect tau pathology in the brain of individuals who carry a clinical diagnosis of a tauopathy, including: Alzheimer's Disease (AD),Parkinson's disease…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Parkinson's Disease (PD), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Trial name
- NCT02103894
- Testing
- [18F]T807 ([18F]MNI-777)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Molecular NeuroImaging
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
A Multifocal tDCS-EEG Protocol for Improving Symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an integrated protocol using multifocal non invasive brain stimulation and brain recording combined with cognitive training is effective in treating cognitive and affective…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- MuSt-MID (NCT06668610)
- Testing
- StarStim 32, Neuroelectrics, Spain - Real multifocal tDCS, Cognitive treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
FTLD, FTD
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, clinical and biological efficacy, and predictors of efficacy of an intervention consisting of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with…
- Conditions
- FTLD, FTD, bvFTD, PPA
- Trial name
- FTLD_rTMS (NCT07316413)
- Testing
- Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Brescia