Clinical trials: Dementia, Frontotemporal
Dementia
Double Blind Trial of DC Polarization in FTD
This project is designed to test how direct current (DC) electrical polarization of the brain affects language and behavior in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- Trial name
- NCT00117858
- Testing
- Anodal DC polarization of left prefrontal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Frontotemporal Dementia
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, clinical and biological efficacy, and predictors of efficacy of an intervention consisting of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in patients with…
- Trial name
- BetaTACSFTD (NCT07505784)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The Pre-symptomatic Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Pre-fALS) Study
Pre-fALS is a prospective natural history and biomarker study of people not yet affected with ALS, but who are at genetic risk for developing ALS.
- Trial name
- Pre-fALS (NCT00317616)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Memory Disorders, Alzheimer Disease
Evaluation of a Handheld Event Related Potential (ERP)/Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) System (COGNISION™) as a Useful Cognitive Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease.
The proposed study is designed to evaluate the performance of the COGNISION™ System as a tool to assist physicians in diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in real-world clinical settings.
- Conditions
- Memory Disorders, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- COGNISION™ (NCT00938665)
- Testing
- COGNISION™ System
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuronetrix, Inc.
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
VTS-270 to Treat Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease
Due to different study designs, the sponsor separated Part C into a separate registration (NCT04958642), leaving Parts A/B here in NCT02534844.
- Trial name
- NCT02534844
- Testing
- Parts A/B: Adrabetadex
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mandos LLC
Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Disorder (bvFTD), Phenocopy Frontotemporal Dementia (phFTD)
Premorbid Personality Profile of Patients With Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders
Damages in frontal area present in neurodegenerative disease (frontotemporal degeneration, frontal variant of Alzheimer disease) and in psychiatric disease (bipolar disorder) can affect behavior and cognition including social…
- Conditions
- Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Disorder (bvFTD), Phenocopy Frontotemporal Dementia (phFTD), Frontal Variant of Alzheimer Disease, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06059313
- Testing
- Submission of the NEO-PI-3 questionnaire, Submission of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index questionnaire (IRI)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Frontotemporal Dementia
Impact of Emotional Mimicry and Oxytocin on Frontotemporal Dementia
This study will evaluate the effects on emotions and neural activity of a one time dose of intranasal oxytocin vs. placebo in patients with FTD and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- IEMO (NCT01937013)
- Testing
- Intranasal oxytocin, Saline Nasal Mist
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Preventing Language Decline in Dementia
This study will establish factors fundamental to the improvement in communication and quality of life for people with dementia known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
- Trial name
- NCT02541097
- Testing
- Language therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Frontotemporal Dementia
Molecular Neuroimaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Dementias
Neuroinflammation is increasingly implicated as a potential critical pathogenic mechanism in a variety of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02945774
- Testing
- (18F)-FEPPA
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Evaluation of Biochemical Markers and Clinical Investigation of Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
This study will evaluate clinical and laboratory tests that might be useful in determining if an investigational drug can slow the progression of Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C (NPC), a genetic disorder that results in progressive…
- Trial name
- NCT00344331
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
GM2 Gangliosidosis, Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Oral AZ-3102 in Patients With GM2 Gangliosidosis or Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
This phase 2 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, 12 weeks study with daily oral administration of AZ-3102 aiming to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile in GM2 Gangliosidosis and Niemann-Pick type C…
- Trial name
- RAINBOW (NCT05758922)
- Testing
- AZ-3102 (Dose 1), AZ-3102 (Dose 2)
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Azafaros B.V.
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of a program of remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS) paired with language skills practice for people living with the semantic or logopenic…
- Trial name
- NCT05615922
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Word-Naming Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Multidisciplinary and Personalized Care of Behavioral Disorders in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.
Fronto-Temporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) refers to 3 categories of neurodegenerative diseases generally occurring between 55 and 65 years: Fronto-Temporal Dementia(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Semantic Dementia (SD).
- Trial name
- DLFT (NCT03606798)
- Testing
- 3 Home visits made by a psychologist
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Memory Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease
Amyloid Plaque and Tangle Imaging in Aging and Dementia
Amyloid senile plaques (SPs) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that also accumulate in key brain regions in association with normal aging.
- Trial name
- NCT00355498
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 4
The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 4 (ADNI4) is a non-randomized, longitudinal, natural history study designed to validate biomarkers, improve clinical trial design, and advance understanding of Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
- Trial name
- ADNI4 (NCT05617014)
- Testing
- Neuraceq, Amyvid, Tauvid
- Where
- 65 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Clinical Characteristics, Natural History, Health Care Measures, and Genetic Screening in Patients With ALS
Patients with sporadic ALS (sALS), which refers to those without a family history of ALS, are typically not subjected to genetic investigations as part of their standard care. Therefore, their mutation status is often unknown.
- Trial name
- ID-ALS (NCT05852405)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ambulanzpartner Soziotechnologie APST GmbH
Frontotemporal Dementia
Serotonergic Function and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration(FTLD) is a common cause of early-onset dementia. FTLD is characterized multiple behavioral symptoms including mental rigidity, irritability, emotional blunting, disinhibition, apathy, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00376051
- Testing
- Citalopram
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia Primary Progressive
Spaced Retrieval as Treatment for Aphasia
Spaced Repetition training has been found to be more effective than massed repetition for individuals with aphasia. This study seeks to examine the relative efficiency of three kinds of spacing for picture-naming training…
- Trial name
- NCT04623125
- Testing
- Spaced Retrieval Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Primary Progressive Aphasia
A Multimodal Approach for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia, MAINSTREAM ID:3430931
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a syndrome due to different neurodegenerative disorders selectively disrupting language functions. PPA specialist care is underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- MAINSTREAM (NCT05730023)
- Testing
- Active tDCS, individualized language training
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Healthy Volunteer, Alzheimer Disease
Evaluation of [18F]PI-2620 as a Potential Positron Emission Computed Tomography Radioligand for Imaging Tau Protein in the Brain
The overall goal of this imaging trial is to evaluate [18F]PI-2620, a tau targeted positron emission computed tomography radioligand, in individuals with tauopathies and healthy volunteers (HV).
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteer, Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03510572
- Testing
- [18F]PI-2620
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center