Clinical trials: Degenerative Brain Disorder
Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers
Persons With Dementia and Their Extended Family Caregivers
Immediate family members shoulder the majority of care responsibilities for persons living with dementia. However, due to various societal changes, elder care responsibilities have expanded to extended family members, including…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers, Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- CareEx (NCT04863859)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karen Roberto
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's PET Imaging in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults
The study employs tau positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in a well-characterized multi-racial/ethnic cohort to examine the extent to which tau pathology is associated with cognition, differences in tau pathology across…
- Trial name
- NCT03706261
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adam Brickman
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
[18F]ACI-19626 PET in TDP-43 Proteinopathies
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether we can reliably and safely measure the accumulation of pathological protein TDP-43 [involved in rare forms of dementia such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and in amyotrophic…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), TDP-43 Proteinopathies, Suspected Limbic Predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE)
- Trial name
- NCT06891716
- Testing
- [18F]ACI-19626
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AC Immune SA
Parkinson Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Optimization of Morphomer-based Alpha-synuclein PET Tracers
The aim of the project is to develop the first alpha-synuclein (a-syn)-specific PET tracer. The research phase will exploit ACI's proprietary MorphomerTM library and extensively optimized screening workflow.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT05067192
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Healthy Volunteers, Tauopathies
A First-in-Human Study to Assess Single Doses of APNmAb005 in Healthy Participants
This is a Phase 1, first-in-human (FIH), double-blinded, placebo-controlled study where healthy subjects are randomly allocated to receive APNmAb005 or placebo.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Tauopathies, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05344989
- Testing
- APNmAb005
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- APRINOIA Therapeutics, LLC
Friedreich Ataxia
Evaluation of the Effects of Calcitriol's in the Neurological Symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia Patients
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease the mutation of which leads to a deficiency of a protein called frataxin, which is responsible for the symptoms of the disease.
- Trial name
- CalcitriolFA (NCT04801303)
- Testing
- Calcitriol, Blood analysis for frataxin's level measurement, Blood analysis for hypercalcemia's control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berta Alemany
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 Study
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 study is a new study that will launch in 2017 and extends the previous cohorts of BioFINDER 1 study (www.biofinder.se). BioFINDER 1 is used e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- BioFINDER2 (NCT03174938)
- Testing
- Flutemetamol F18 Injection, [18F]-RO6958948, Elecsys (Roche) Abeta42, Ttau and Ptau
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Retrospective Observational Study of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients With a Neurodegenerative Disease or Mental Disorder
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients with a neurodegenerative disease (ND) or mental disorder (MD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- Synapsing-BK (NCT07314190)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
Modelling Tau Distribution From DTI With Generative Adversarial Network for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
The most significant impact of this project is to propose for the first time a novel generative adversarial network (GAN), as one kind of deep learning architecture, to automatically generate synthetic PET images reflecting tau…
- Trial name
- NCT05020626
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Median Nerve Facilitates Low Motor Cortex Excitability in Human With Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a hereditary disorder with movement incoordination. The ataxia performed low intra-cortical facilitation mainly due to the degenerative cerebellum.
- Trial name
- NCT02103075
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Deciphering the Effect of Moderate Wine Consumption on Healthy Aging Through Postprandial Extracellular Vesicles.
This study aims to investigate how moderate wine consumption influences circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- (WINEVOME) (NCT07361887)
- Testing
- White Wine, Red Wine, Water
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Neurological Soft Signs in Neurodegenerative Dementias
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence of Neurological Soft Signs (NSS) in various categories of dementia patients compared to matched controls.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- DemeNSS (NCT06354933)
- Testing
- Neurological Soft Signs
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Wilson Disease
Pharmacokinetic Study of Oral ALXN1840 in Japanese and Non-Japanese Adult Healthy Participants
The main purpose of the study is to confirm how long ALXN1840 stays in the body of Japanese and non-Japanese healthy participants (that is, pharmacokinetic [PK] profile).
- Trial name
- NCT05641311
- Testing
- ALXN1840
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Friedreich Ataxia
Digital Outcome Assessment Using AI Active Gaming and Motion Capture in Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited condition that progressively affects balance, coordination, and walking. Clinical trials of new FA treatments rely largely on standard clinical rating scales, but these can be tiring…
- Trial name
- STEP-OUT FA (NCT07731971)
- Testing
- Laboratory validation session (VSimulator), Home-based active gaming assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA1, 2,3,6,7,27B)
Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxias and Social Cognition
Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases, clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous, with an estimated mean prevalence of 2.7 per 100,000 population.
- Trial name
- SoCoSca (NCT07099651)
- Testing
- tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia
Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive Aphasia
Difficulties with speech and language are the first and most notable symptoms of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). While there is evidence that demonstrates positive effects of speech-language treatment for individuals with PPA…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Dementia, Frontotemporal, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05741853
- Testing
- Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Grasso
Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Study to Detect Dendritic Cell Recruitment in Human Retina
The goal of this study is to develop an optimal method to detect the immune cells (cells that protect the human body against diseases) in association with abnormal conditions of the retina (light sensitive tissue in the back of…
- Conditions
- Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- ICG-002 (NCT06872658)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc.
Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Alzheimer Disease
Identifying Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that is characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- SEEDS (NCT05655650)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong