Clinical trials: Degenerative Brain Disorder
Friedreich's Ataxia
A First in Human Study of RT001 in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of RT001 in patients with Friedreich's ataxia.
- Trial name
- NCT02445794
- Testing
- Low dose cohort, High dose cohort
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Biojiva LLC
Wilson's Disease
Study Comparing Once Daily Dose of 900mg of TETA 4HCL Against Cuprior® (450mg Trientine Base, Twice Daily).
A randomised, open-label study evaluating the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a new once daily dose of 900mg of TETA 4HCL by comparing it against the current marketed Cuprior® formulation (450mg trientine base…
- Trial name
- NCT06128954
- Testing
- 900mg TETA 4HCl Once Daily Formulation, 900mg TETA 4HCl Cuprior®
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orphalan
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease
A Biomarker-chip Assay in Preserved Red Blood Cells for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
The ADCHIP study (ST0067) is a non-interventional, monocentric, prospective study conducted by Amoneta Diagnostics and the Leenaards Memory Center (Lausanne, Switzerland).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease, Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- ADCHIP (NCT07307872)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amoneta Diagnostics SAS
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
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Natural History Characterization in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Progranuline Gene Mutation Carriers
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether cognitive deficits, structural and functional changes can be detected before symptom onset in presymptomatic progranuline mutation carriers.
- Trial name
- Predict-PGRN (NCT04014673)
- Testing
- Behavioral : Characterization
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Dementia
PET Evaluation of Brain Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors Using [11C]PBR28 in Frontotemporal Dementia
This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to measure a receptor in the brain that is involved in inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT00613119
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Alzheimer Disease
COGNIShunt® System for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a study of the effect on the progression of Alzheimer's Disease of a surgically implanted shunt (tube) to increase the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and improve the clearance of potential neurotoxins from the fluid bathing…
- Trial name
- NCT00056628
- Testing
- The COGNIShunt® System
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Eunoe
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's
Serotonin Release in Premotor and Motor PD
In this study, the investigators aim to provide a deeper understanding of Parkinson's disease and find a biomarker of Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- FOX3 (NCT05516732)
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan using CIMBI-36 tracer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan using DASB tracer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Ischemic Stroke
Focal Cortical Atrophy After Myocardial Internal Capsule
Primary purpose of the trial is to demonstrate the arisen of focal cortical atrophy, localized in the ipsilateral primary motor area, measured in mm, three months after infarction of internal capsule.
- Trial name
- ACFI (NCT01862172)
- Testing
- Additional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Elucidating the Role of Cholinergic Degeneration in Cognitive Fluctuations in Lewy Body Dementia
The proposed study aims to address the critical gaps in understanding the mechanisms of CF (Cognitive Fluctuations) by leveraging recently emerged molecular biomarkers, advanced neuroimaging techniques to assess measures of…
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT07284290
- Testing
- Syn-One skin biopsy, Multi modal MRI, Assessment of dynamic EEG features over 48-hour periods across all study aims
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Wilsons Disease
A Clinical Study on the Treatment of Wilson Disease With ATP7B mRNA/LNP (DSL101)
This study adopted an open, single-arm, non-randomized, dose-escalation research design, aiming to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetic and immunogenicity characteristics of single and multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT07240896
- Testing
- Group 1: DSL101 Low dose, Group 2: DSL101 Medium dose, Group 3: DSL101 High dose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- DSciLab Co., Ltd.
Friedreich Ataxia
Single Ascending Dose Study of CTI-1601 Versus Placebo in Subjects With Friedreich's Ataxia
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of single ascending doses of CTI-1601 in participants with Friedreich's ataxia
- Trial name
- NCT04176991
- Testing
- CTI-1601
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Wearable Gait Sensors
This research study is testing body-worn sensors to measure movement during simple tests of coordination, in order to evaluate the progression and severity of Spinocerebellar ataxia.
- Trial name
- NCT06628934
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Home-Based Exercise in Primary Progressive Aphasia (HEPPA)
This pilot study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a novel home-based multicomponent exercise program in adults clinically diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- HEPPA (NCT06181500)
- Testing
- Home-based multicomponent exercise intervention program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Degeneration Nerves
Visualising Cerebral and Peripheral Cholinergic Nerves in Patients With Dementia Lewy Bodies.
Lewy Body Dementia (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia and characterized by loss of cholinergic neurons in the cerebrum and possibly also internal organs.
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Degeneration Nerves, Positron-Emission Tomography, Acetylcholine
- Trial name
- NCT04291144
- Testing
- PET-CT using FEOBV, MRI-scan, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism
More Than a Movement Disorder: Applying Palliative Care to Parkinson's Disease
This is a two-center (University of Colorado, University of California San Francisco) community-based comparative effectiveness study of outpatient palliative care for Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders (progressive…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism, Lewy Body Disease, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- Trial name
- MTMD (NCT03076671)
- Testing
- Palliative Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 783 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Spinocerebellar Degeneration
An Extension Study of KPS-0373 in Patients With Spinocerebellar Degeneration (SCD)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of KPS-0373 in SCD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01970111
- Testing
- KPS-0373, High dose, KPS-0373, Low dose
- Where
- Japan
- Sponsor
- Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Wilson Disease
Natural History of Wilson Disease
The purpose of the registry/repository is to provide a mechanism to store data and specimens to support the conduct of future research about Wilson disease (WD).
- Trial name
- NCT03334292
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3
Clinical Trial Readiness for SCA1 and SCA3
The investigators plan to fill the gap between the current state of clinical trial readiness and the optimal one for SCA1 and SCA3, which are fatal rare diseases with no treatments.
- Trial name
- READISCA (NCT03487367)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute