Clinical trials: Degenerative Brain Disorder
Postpartum Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Neuropsychobiological Correlates of Sex-steroid Hormone Manipulation in Healthy Women: a Risk Model for Depression
The project aimed at identifying neuropsychobiological signatures of pharmacological sex-steroid hormone manipulations in healthy women as a risk model for depression.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Postpartum Psychosis, Menopause
- Trial name
- GnRHa (NCT02661789)
- Testing
- Goserelin 3.6 mg implant
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gitte Moos Knudsen
Alzheimer's Disease, Nervous System Disease
Genetic Studies in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease is a condition marked by the deterioration of mental function. The disease usually begins in late middle life and results in death in 5 to 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT00001235
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
Tau Imaging in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration and Healthy Volunteers
This study will evaluate flortaucipir for brain imaging of tau in subjects with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02167594
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, Brain PET scan
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Huntington Disease
Clinicopathological MRI and CSF Correlates in Huntington's Disease.
In this study the investigators will link brain iron levels obtained from quantitative susceptibility maps of HD patients with specific and well-known clinical CSF markers for iron accumulation, neurodegeneration and…
- Trial name
- NCT05534139
- Testing
- 7T MRI-scan, CSF collection via lumbar puncture, Blood withdrawal
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
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
Parkinson Disease, Genetic Disease
The Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease in Croatia and the Influence of Genetic Factors and Microbiota on the Progression and Treatment Outcomes of the Disease (GiOPARK)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, which affects 2-3% of the general population above 65 years.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Genetic Disease, Microbiota, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- GiOPARK (NCT05008094)
- Testing
- Whole-exome sequencing, Microbiota sequencing, Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka
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
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies
Tissue Repository Providing Annotated Biospecimens for Approved Investigator-directed Biomedical Research Initiatives
To collect, preserve, and/or distribute annotated biospecimens and associated medical data to institutionally approved, investigator-directed biomedical research to discover and develop new treatments, diagnostics, and…
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05635266
- Testing
- Specimen sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Cognition Disorders
18F-AV-1451 PET Imaging in Participants Enrolled in the LEARN Study
Approximately 50 participants enrolled in the LEARN study (NCT02488720) will be enrolled in the LEARN-Tau study. The study designed to evaluate the imaging characteristics of 18F-AV-1451 in participants enrolled in the LEARN…
- Trial name
- LEARN-Tau (NCT02850146)
- Testing
- 18F-AV-1451
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Longitudinal Cognitive Assessment by BoCA
The Boston Cognitive Assessment (BoCA) is a self-administered online test intended for longitudinal cognitive monitoring. BoCA uses random not-repeating tasks to minimize learning effects.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- BoCA (NCT04114994)
- Testing
- Boston Cognitive Assessment (BoCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Light LLC
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
Social-cognitive Functioning: Validation of a New Neuropsychological Test
It is now established that disturbances in social cognition are frequent in neurology and that they contribute to the development of social conduct disorders.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)
- Trial name
- REALSOCOG (NCT05558709)
- Testing
- REALSOCOG, BCS, Hetero-questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cognitive Decline
Preventing Cognitive Decline with Metformin
A randomised control study of metformin in people with mild cognitive impairment and without diabetes mellitus to determine effects on cognitive decline and neuroimaging over 3 years.
- Trial name
- MetMemory (NCT04511416)
- Testing
- Metformin XR, 500-2000mg nocte
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Cognition, Affect (Mental Function)
ETASCAI Pilot Project
This pilot study aims to investigate the chronic effects of ETAS® on cognitive, affective and inflammatory outcomes in healthy adults aged 60-80 years with mild to moderate subjective cognitive complaints.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Affect (Mental Function), Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT06790849
- Testing
- Active 1 ETAS®, Active 2 ETAS®
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
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
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Hong Kong Spinocerebellar Ataxias Registry
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) 1, 2, 3 and 6 are the most common, autosomal dominantly inherited cerebellar degenerations. And in the Chinese population, the most common SCA is SCA3 and the frequency of SCA 3 among SCA patients is…
- Trial name
- HK_SCA_Reg (NCT03336008)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia
The Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia (LEND) research programme involves five work packages (WP). WP1 explores how people living with dementia use narratives and how narratives can impact them.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- LEND (NCT07757178)
- Testing
- Online LEND Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden, Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT06613204)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD Control, STELLA-FTD Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University