Clinical trials: Dementia, Familial
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Promoting Goals-of-Care Discussions for Patients With Memory Problems and Their Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve communication among clinicians, patients with memory problems, and their family members.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Mixed Dementias, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- PICSI-M (NCT05596760)
- Testing
- Jumpstart Guide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,802 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Family Caregivers (Aim 1)
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairment, yet hospital caregivers…
- Trial name
- NCT04481568
- Testing
- PES-4-BPSD Model, The attention control condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
REmote Assessment and Dynamic Response Intervention II
The purpose of the READyR II Study is to test a dynamic tailoring phase of a remote assessment for changing dementia-related care needs.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Relationship, Marital, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
- Trial name
- READyR-II (NCT04686838)
- Testing
- READyR II: A, READyR II: B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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)
Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being
Thrive at Home: A Virtual Reality Social Intervention for Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) based social platform can improve mental health and social connection for older adults who receive in-home care.
- Conditions
- Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being, Loneliness, Well Being
- Trial name
- Thrive at Home (NCT07835568)
- Testing
- Full Virtual Reality Social Intervention, Abbreviated Virtual Reality Social Intervention
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Dementia, Family Caregivers
Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia in Japan
Along with more people worldwide having dementia, the number of people with dementia and their family caregivers have increased in Japan.
- Trial name
- NCT04898413
- Testing
- Group-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Group-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meiji Gakuin University
Family Caregivers
Supporting Family Carers to People Living With Symptoms of Dementia at Home up to the End of Life
This is a qualitative study that will seek to gain further understanding of the support needs of family carers to people living with symptoms of dementia up to the end of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03666611
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Alzheimers Disease, Dementia
A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
The purpose is to evaluate the biomarker effect, safety, and tolerability of investigational study drugs in participants who are known to have an Alzheimer's disease (AD)-causing mutation.
- Conditions
- Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Familial
- Trial name
- DIAN-TU (NCT05552157)
- Testing
- Remternetug (SC)
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Dementia
A Study of a Memory Intervention to Improve MA in PWMCI & FCG MA
Background and Purpose: Previous studies indicate that baseline cognitive abilities, especially prospective memory (PM) significantly influence medication adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT02761655
- Testing
- Memory Strategies
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Undiagnosed Disease, Healthy Volunteer (Adult With Typically Developing Child)
Inherited Diseases, Caregiving, and Social Networks
Approximately 66 million informal caregivers care for someone who is ill, disabled, or aged. These caregivers experience significant distress associated with caregiving, which may be particularly salient in the context of…
- Conditions
- Undiagnosed Disease, Healthy Volunteer (Adult With Typically Developing Child), Inherited Neurodegenerative Disorders, Inherited Metabolic Disorders (Inborn Errors of Metabolism)
- Trial name
- NCT01498263
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 682 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Dementia Family Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to test the psychoeducational program "Tele-Savvy." Tele-Savvy is an internet based, group education program developed from an in person program called Savvy Caregiver.
- Trial name
- NCT03033875
- Testing
- Tele-Savvy, Healthy Living Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Dementia
Theoretical Based Case Management Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers
The growing number of persons with dementia (PWDs) calls for policy changes and service innovation. Recent case management (CM) research is recognized by its positive impacts on family caregivers (FCGs) of PWDs.
- Trial name
- NCT02747745
- Testing
- Four risk areas reflecting the great needs of FCGs of PWDs
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Alzheimer's Disease
Early Identification of Markers in Alzheimer's Families / ALFA
The ALFA study is a long term, prospective, observational study of AD patients' adult children aimed at studying and characterizing key physio-pathological features of the preclinical phase of AD.
- Trial name
- ALFA Cohort (NCT02485730)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Carers, Dementia
Family Interventions iN Dementia Mental Health Environments
Study Goal: Understand carers' needs when someone with dementia is in a mental health ward and develop strategies to support carers as partners in care.
- Trial name
- FIND ME (NCT06937541)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 343 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of West London
Prevention, Dementia
Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness
Participants (n=450; aged 50+; without a diagnosis of dementia; sufficiently fluent in English to complete the assessments and engage in programming) receive a comprehensive dementia risk assessment, including nonmodifiable and…
- Trial name
- NCT06933667
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Brain-healthy Eating, Cognitive Engagement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI), Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
China Cognition and Aging Study
The aim of this study is to establish and perfect the China Cognition and Aging Study (China COAST) cohort, to clarify the epidemiology, influencing factors, genetic characteristics, pathogenesis, disease characteristics and…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI), Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD), Vascular Dementia (VaD)
- Trial name
- COAST (NCT03653156)
- Where
- 65 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Dementia, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Promoting Informed Decision Making Through Advance Care Planning
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a best-practice Advance Care Planning (ACP) model for individuals living with dementia in a sample of nursing homes in Northern Ireland
- Trial name
- NCT02211287
- Testing
- 'Comfort Care at the End of Life for Persons with Dementia', Project Nurse - ACP Facilitator
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
F 18 T807 Tau PET Imaging in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate tau distribution in the brain of subjects with: ALS caused by different genetic mutations, any mutation carriers (with or without symptoms), any non-mutation carrier, any sporadic…
- Trial name
- T807ALS (NCT02414230)
- Testing
- Drug: F 18 T807
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Tammie L. S. Benzinger, MD, PhD
Prion Disease
A Trial of ALN-6457 in Adult Participants With Symptomatic Prion Disease (PrD)
This study will test a Regeneron drug called ALN-6457 ("study drug") to see if it can help treat Prion Disease (PrD). In PrD, the prion protein folds into an abnormal shape.
- Trial name
- NCT07832370
- Testing
- ALN-6457
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
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