Clinical trials: Dementia, Familial, open to volunteers
Depressive Sympotoms
Effects of a Salutogenic Strength-based Social Robot-assisted Intervention on the Depressive Symptoms and Sense of Coherence of Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
Family caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are well known to be "invisible patients." Existing studies have suggested that sense of coherence (SOC), a core inner strength, could be a protective factor against depression…
- Trial name
- social robot (NCT07531082)
- Testing
- A salutogenic strength-based, robot-assisted intervention, Control
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Family Caregivers, Dementia
Financial Counseling for Dementia Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood
The goal of this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stage 1a study is to develop and pilot test a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy (FCA) intervention for dementia family caregivers in early and…
- Conditions
- Family Caregivers, Dementia, Financial Wellbeing, Financial Coaching
- Trial name
- FCA 4 FC-EAMA (NCT07681401)
- Testing
- Financial Counseling and Advocacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Mild Cognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease
Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern): a Multicentre, Prospective, Longitudinal Register Study Including People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia as Well as Their Family Caregivers
Around 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. By the end of 2023, around 1.8 million people were living with dementia in Germany, the majority of whom were…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia in Other Diseases Classified Elsewhere
- Trial name
- digiDEM Bayern (NCT07721701)
- Where
- 12 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Alzheimer Disease, Family Members
Gamma Light and Sound Stimulation to Prevent Dementia in Cognitively Normal People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by significant memory loss, toxic protein deposits (amyloid and tau) in the brain, and changes in the gamma frequency band on EEG.
- Trial name
- NCT05776641
- Testing
- GENUS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Small Vessel Cerebrovascular Disease
Prognosis of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Prognosis of small vessel disease (SVD) depends on the underlying type of SVD and index manifestation. The aim of this prospective, observational cohort study is to determine the risk of different outcome events among patients…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Small Vessel Cerebrovascular Disease, Cadasil, CAA - Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
- Trial name
- PRO-SVD (NCT05734378)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Dementia, Decision Aids
Decision Aid for Dementia Therapies
The purpose of this study is to develop a decision aid to support patients and families making decisions about medications for dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT06638632
- Testing
- Decision aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Dementia Family Caregiver, Dementia
Medication Collaboration Feasibility Study
This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of a brief medication collaboration intervention among older adults (age 60+) with early-stage dementia or mild cognitive impairment who take multiple medications and their…
- Conditions
- Dementia Family Caregiver, Dementia, Medication Adherence
- Trial name
- NCT07742189
- Testing
- Medication Collaboration Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
Elder Mistreatment, Elder Abuse
Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships (KINDER)
The Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships (KINDER) intervention was developed to prevent psychological elder abuse (EA) and promote high-quality caregiving by lowering relationship strain and…
- Conditions
- Elder Mistreatment, Elder Abuse, Quality of Care, Dementia
- Trial name
- KINDER (NCT07216950)
- Testing
- Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships, Healthy Living for the Caregiver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Alzheimers Disease, Dementia
A Study of a Potential Disease Modifying Treatment in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, referred to as remternetug, to determine its effectiveness for the study treatment of asymptomatic (at risk) Alzheimer disease in individuals with AD-causing…
- Conditions
- Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Familial
- Trial name
- DIAN-TU-002 (NCT06647498)
- Testing
- Remternetug
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Unwanted Loneliness
Intervention to Reduce Unwanted Loneliness in Family Caregivers of People With Alzheimer
The absence of social relationships negatively affects physical, psychological, and social health. In other words, it alters people's quality of life and makes active aging difficult.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Unwanted Loneliness, Family Caregivers, Living With Process
- Trial name
- NCT07639645
- Testing
- Multimodal intervention to Reduce Unwanted Loneliness in Family Caregivers of People With Alzheimer
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, CAA - Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Effect of the Mediterranean Diet in Patients Affected by CADASIL and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
The study is divided into two phases: Phase 1 (observational) and Phase 2 (dietary intervention). The goal of Phase 1 is to assess the nutritional status and dietary habits of two cohorts of patients with CADASIL and CAA.
- Trial name
- DIETETICA (NCT06933212)
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Mediterranean Diet with Walnuts, Low-Fat Control Diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Aging, Mortality
Human Observatory Study
The Human Observatory Study is a prospective observational and ecological surveillance study building a continuously-updating world model for human health, disease, and death at the individual and population level.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, All-cause Mortality, Life Expectancy
- Trial name
- HOS (NCT07646782)
- Testing
- Multi-Domain Ecological and Clinical Data Linkage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Dementia
Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO)
This study is designed to learn more about ways to promote caregiver mastery online. 270 dementia family caregivers will be enrolled and randomized to take the CAN-DO online course immediately or after a waiting period.
- Trial name
- NCT06177990
- Testing
- Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO) program, Healthy Living online course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care
Assessing the Impact of DAy Programs on Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Family/friend Caregivers
This study seeks to understand the effects of adult day programs on older adults, especially those with dementia, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Adult Day Programs, Continuing Care, Old Age; Dementia, Family/Friend Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT06496945
- Testing
- Adult day program use, Other community care (non-attendees)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- York University
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
Depression, Caregivers
The WeACT Program for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether WeACT, a self-paced, web-based program, is feasible and helpful for adult family caregivers of a relative living with dementia.
- Conditions
- Depression, Caregivers, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07342569
- Testing
- WeACT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Alzheimer Disease, Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD)
The Chinese Familial Alzheimer's Network
This research will establish and continuously improve the FAD research network in conjunction with multi-center institutions nationwide.
- Trial name
- CFAN (NCT03657732)
- Where
- 65 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Alzheimer Disease
Lecanemab for Early Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the efficacy of Lecanemab treatment for early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients under 65 years of age with a family history of AD.
- Trial name
- NCT06883019
- Where
- 15 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
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