Clinical trials: Degenerative Brain Disorder
Friedreich's Ataxia
Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Idebenone in the Treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia Patients
This study is meant to assess the safety and tolerability of idebenone in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia over a 12 months period.
- Trial name
- IONIA-E (NCT00697073)
- Testing
- Idebenone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Effects of Tolcapone on Frontotemporal Dementia
This study will test the effects of a medication called tolcapone on cognitive, behavioral, and language problems seen in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- Trial name
- NCT00604591
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal Dementia
Safety and Therapeutic Potential of the FDA-approved Drug Metformin for C9orf72 ALS/FTD
The primary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of Metformin in subjects with C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis administered for 24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04220021
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Friedreich's Ataxia
Safety and Pharmacology Study of VP 20629 in Adults With Friedreich's Ataxia
The objectives of the study are: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of single and multiple oral doses of VP 20629 in subjects with Friedreich's ataxia (FA).
- Trial name
- NCT01898884
- Testing
- VP 20629
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Improving Self-Care of Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Caregivers
The research study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual support intervention to reduce stress and poor self-care for caregivers of persons with behavioral variant Frontotemporal Degeneration (bvFTD) compared…
- Trial name
- ViCCY (NCT04686266)
- Testing
- Health Information + Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Frontotemporal Dementia
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Safety of Long-term AL001 Dosing in Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Patients (INFRONT-2)
A Phase 2 open label study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of AL001 in participants with a Granulin mutation or C9orf72 mutation causative of frontotemporal dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03987295
- Testing
- AL001
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Alector Inc.
Cognition, Brain Volume Loss
Effect of Fingolimod on Neurodegeneration
This was a 24-month, open-label, multicenter study with a single treatment arm design. Primary objective of this study was: -To investigate the effects of Fingolimod on cognitive performance in highly active relapsing remitting…
- Trial name
- NCT02575365
- Testing
- 0,5 mg Fingolimod
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Friedreich Ataxia
FRDA Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) With Elamipretide
To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and activity of Elamipretide in treating vision loss in Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA).
- Trial name
- ELViS-FA (NCT05168774)
- Testing
- Elamipretide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Imaging Characteristics of Florbetapir 18F in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Controls.
Study 18F-AV-45-010 is designed to evaluate the cerebral uptake of florbetapir 18F as measured by PET imaging in frontotemporal disorder (FTD) in comparison to cognitively normal volunteers and subjects with Alzheimer's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01890343
- Testing
- florbetapir 18F, 18F-FDG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Healthy
A Study of the Cardiac Effects of ALXN1840 in Healthy Adults
This study will evaluate the effect of a supratherapeutic dose of ALXN1840 on the heart rate (HR)-corrected QT interval (QTc) in healthy adult participants. Moxifloxacin will be used as the active control.
- Trial name
- NCT04560816
- Testing
- ALXN1840, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity
Neuroplasticity in Parkinson´s Disease After Training
This project aims to determine the effects of the HiBalance program on neuroplastic changes in people with mild to moderate Parkinson´s disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Neural Degeneration
- Trial name
- BETA-PD (NCT03213873)
- Testing
- HiBalance, Speech and communication therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Wilson Disease
Copper and Molybdenum Balance in Participants With Wilson Disease Treated With ALXN1840
This exploratory study will investigate the effects of ALXN1840 on copper balance in participants with Wilson disease (WD).
- Trial name
- NCT04573309
- Testing
- ALXN1840
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, New Zealand and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Friedreich's Ataxia
Long-Term Safety Extension Study of ACTIMMUNE® (Interferon γ-1b) in Children and Young Adults With Friedreich's Ataxia
The purpose of this long term extension study is to evaluate the long-term safety of ACTIMMUNE® (interferon-γ 1b) in participants with Friedreich's Ataxia (FA).
- Trial name
- STEADFAST (NCT02797080)
- Testing
- interferon γ-1b
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Friedreich Ataxia
Efficacy of EGb761 in Patients Suffering From Friedreich Ataxia
The purpose of this protocol is to determine the efficacy of EGb 761 120 mg bid versus placebo in patients suffering from Friedreich Ataxia
- Trial name
- NCT00824512
- Testing
- EGb 761 120 mg
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Kinky Hair Syndrome
Copper Histidine Therapy for Menkes Diseases
Menkes Disease is a genetic disorder affecting the metabolism of copper. Patient with this disease are both physically and mentally retarded. Menkes disease is usually first detected in the first 2-3 months of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00001262
- Testing
- Copper Histidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABBV-8E12 in Participants With Early Alzheimer's Disease
This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ABBV-8E12 in participants with early Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT02880956
- Testing
- ABBV-8E12
- Where
- 68 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Tau Imaging of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative brain disease with symptoms that include memory loss, problems with impulse control, and depression that can lead to suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT02191267
- Testing
- [F18]-T807, [F18]-Florbetapir, MRI/MRS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Care Ecosystem: Navigating Patients and Families Through Stages of Care
This is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the benefits of a program that supports model care for persons with dementia and their family caregivers. Subjects were recruited from California, Nebraska and Iowa.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02213458
- Testing
- Navigated Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,560 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
Open-Label Study of Leuco-methylthioninium Bis(Hydromethanesulfonate) (LMTM) in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease or Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
The purpose of this study is to provide subjects who have completed participation in a Phase 2 or Phase 3 trial of LMTM continued access to therapy and to evaluate the long-term safety of LMTM.
- Trial name
- NCT02245568
- Testing
- LMTM
- Where
- 135 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 913 people
- Sponsor
- TauRx Therapeutics Ltd