Clinical trials: Degenerative; Dementia
Dementia, Dysphagia
Family Caregiver Online Survey (Dementia and Swallowing Difficulties)
The Family Caregiver Survey is a one-time, 30-minute, online survey for people living with and caring for a family member with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dysphagia, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- NCT06471660
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder)
Gait Analysis Parameter and Upper Limb Evaluation in Adult Patients With Neurological or Metabolic Pathology
The ActiLiège-Adult study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational study designed to collect natural history data on adult patients with neurological or metabolic diseases affecting movement.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder), Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Myasthenic Syndrome
- Trial name
- Acti-Adult (NCT07136844)
- Testing
- Syde, Dynamometric measurements of muscle strength, The 6-minute walk test (6MWT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
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
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
China HEalthy Aging and Dementia Study (HEAD)
The China HEalthy Aging and Dementia (HEAD) study is a large-scale, community-based, multi-center prospective cohort study covering eastern, northern, southern, and central-western regions of China.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia, Vascular Dementia (VaD)
- Trial name
- NCT07912710
- Where
- 30 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers
Connectomics in Psychiatric Classification
Washington University Early Recognition Center is conducting a research study to examine brain functional connectivity and network patterns in participants with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers, Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick's Disease With Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03967535
- Testing
- MRI Brain Imaging, Mental Health Assessment and Computerized Cognitive Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia
The RHAPSODY-plus project consists of two parts. In a first step carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD; onset before the age of 65) have the opportunity to use the RHAPSODY online program (Kurz et al., 2016) to inform…
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY-plus (NCT03923517)
- Testing
- RHAPSODY online program and MEET online sessions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Using Event Related Potentials
This study evaluates the use of an EEG device using Event Related Potentials to help diagnose Alzheimer's Disease in the outpatient clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02957227
- Testing
- No intervention is part of this study but patients use an EEG device during observational data collection.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Fronto-temporal Dementia
The Influence of Vascular Burden, Amyloid Plaque and Tau Protein in Patients With Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Tauopathy
Background and objects Amyloid plaques and tau protein are the landmarks of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). On the other hand, it is reported that cerebral ischemia may induce amyloid plaques and tau protein…
- Trial name
- NCT04309253
- Testing
- PMPBB3, AV45
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Dementia; Degenerative, Dementia Mixed
Longitudinal Study to Investigate Different Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This research investigates the effect of different frequencies of tACS (0 Hz, 30 Hz, 50 Hz, 70 Hz, 90 Hz) and tRNS with cognitive exercises in a regimen protocol of 4 weeks, everyday (Monday to Friday).
- Trial name
- tES (NCT06877312)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), 30 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), 50 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
Intranasal Insulin in Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
This project will study intranasal (IN) insulin in Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 12 patients. Study Investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of the EXAMINER cognitive battery as a cognitive outcome measure in FTD, the…
- Trial name
- NCT04115384
- Testing
- Novolin-R insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant, Alzheimer Disease
Links Between Self-awareness and Sociocognitive Processes in Neurodegenerative Diseases
This monocentric, non-interventional study (SELFSOC) investigates the relationship between self-awareness and social cognition in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- SELFSOC (NCT07531732)
- Testing
- Computer-based facial expression recognition task, Computerized affective task, UCLA Structured Insight Interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Dementia, Depression
Vegetarian Diet and Chronic Degenerative Diseases
To investigate the prospective association between a vegetarian diet and chronic degenerative diseases in two cohorts of Taiwanese Buddhists
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depression, Cardiovascular Diseases, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03470584
- Testing
- Diet Exposure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18,064 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Non-invasive Neurostimulation as a Tool for Diagnostics and Management for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Double blinded, sham-controlled, randomized trial on repeated transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) in neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT05326750
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the superior parietal cortex
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging
Tau PET in Imaging and Cognition: Healthy Adults From 55-90
The investigators aim to use the new PET radioligand, 18F-MK-6240, to detect tau pathology in cognitive healthy and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) elders.
- Trial name
- NCT03372317
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yaakov Stern
Frontotemporal Dementia
Epidemiological Study in FRONtoTemporal Dementia
An international, multicenter, epidemiological observational study aims to investigate the prevalence of genetic etiologies in patients diagnosed with FTD or clinically suspected for FTD.
- Trial name
- EFRONT (NCT05075187)
- Testing
- Genetic Screening
- Where
- 37 sites in Belgium, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 2,287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CENTOGENE GmbH Rostock
Stroke
Blod Biomarkers for Stroke
The purpose of the project is to investigate specific markers in blood samples from patients with stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic).
- Trial name
- NCT03941249
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helle Klingenberg Iversen, MD, DmSc
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression Markers (MARKERS-NDD)
MARKERS-NDD is a prospective, observational, longitudinal study, which aims to collect data from patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) followed longitudinally for routine examinations performed as part of normal…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease, Synucleinopathies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MARKERS-NDD (NCT06596746)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Study in Asymptomatic GRN-FTD Patients to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of VES001
This is an open-label, multiple dosing study in asymptomatic GRN-FTD carriers to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of VES001.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Asymptomatic Condition
- Trial name
- SORT-IN-2 (NCT06705192)
- Testing
- VES001
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Mads Kjolby
Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Dementia
Multimodal Ocular Imaging in Neurodegeneration
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are two of the most common types of age-related neurodegenerative disorders.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03699644
- Testing
- Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Personality Disorder, Depression
EEG Objectification in Neuropsychiatry
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the use of EEG in the management and follow-up of neuropsychiatric disorders. Secondary objectives are therefore better understanding of the pathological activations in neural…
- Conditions
- Personality Disorder, Depression, Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01476228
- Testing
- EEG recording
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization