Clinical trials: Dementia Disorders
Dementia, Movement Disorder
Genetic Characterization of Movement Disorders and Dementias
Background: There are two basic types of movement disorders. Some cause excessive movement, some cause slowness or lack of movement. Some of these are caused by mutations in genes.
- Trial name
- NCT02014246
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Speech and Language Interventions for Italian People With PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is an umbrella term used to refer to several clinical variants that manifest as an insidious deterioration of speech/language skills, usually due to frontotemporal lobar degeneration and/or…
- Trial name
- PPA-rehab (NCT06739967)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise in Community Living Centers
Approximately 40,000 older Veterans with complex care needs receive long-term care in VA Community Living Centers (CLCs). Many CLC staff have limited specialized training to engage Veterans with dementia.
- Trial name
- PLIE-CLC (NCT06972004)
- Testing
- Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder
EXercise-induced PhysioLogical Adaptations In Neurological Disorders
The goal of this study is to investigate how a one-time exercise session influences different parameters of brain function in people with neurological diseases compared to healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- EXPLAIN (NCT07883720)
- Testing
- Acute Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Memory Loss, Alzheimer Disease
The PorchLight Project
The proposed project is a fully embedded pragmatic trial (R01), following an R61 pilot collaboration with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS-MN).
- Conditions
- Memory Loss, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05550727
- Testing
- PorchLight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder, HIV Dementia
SV2A & TSPO PET Imaging Measures to Reveal Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis During Antiretroviral Therapy
The purpose of this study is to longitudinally characterize and evaluate changes in synaptic density in the brain using novel positron-emission tomography (PET) scans; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical laboratory…
- Conditions
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder, HIV Dementia, HIV Encephalitis, Healthy
- Trial name
- ART (NCT05586581)
- Testing
- SV2A PET, TSPO PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alzheimer s Disease, Dementia
CommunityRx-Dementia + Peer Navigation (CRxDpeer)
The CRxDpeer intervention, delivered by a trained peer navigator, in practice called a "peer mentor", includes three evidence-based components: (a) focused education about common social (e.g., food and housing insecurity) and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer s Disease, Dementia, Caregiver, Loneliness
- Trial name
- CRxDpeer (NCT07346183)
- Testing
- CommunityRx-Dpeer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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)
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
Neurodegenerative Disease, Dementia
Cognition and Affective Research in China
This is a prospective cohort study of patients with cognitive impairment mood disorders and behavioral disorders. Comprehensive baseline and longitudinal follow-up assessments include clinical and epidemiological data, cognitive…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT07833267)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04031469
- Testing
- There is no intervention in this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ProgenaBiome
Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Digitally-enhanced, Decentralized, Multi-omics Observational Cohort
The study is carried out as part of the GR2021 Priority project "Healthy Brains for life (Age 20-99): Digitally-enhanced personalized medicine study ANANEOS" and code numbered GR-00546 and it will look at the decentralized and…
- Conditions
- Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss (Excluding Dementia), Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- ANANEOS (NCT04701177)
- Testing
- Teleph0s digital phenotyping platform
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece, Spain
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Greece 2021 Committee
Dementia Disorders, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Multimodal Biomarkers in Individual With Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Memory problems can range from normal aging to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. This study looks at three ways of measuring what is happening in the brain at each of these stages: a blood test (GFAP), a brain MRI…
- Trial name
- NCT07812480
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Monoamine Oxidase B PET/CT in Various MAO-B-Related Disease
To evaluate the potential usefulness of 18F-FPyCO/SMBT-1 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosis of primary and metastatic lesions in various MAO-B-related disease patients.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- NCT07685873
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: 18F-FPyCO/SMBT-1
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation as a Potential Intervention for Cognitive Decline
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive stimulation to enhance cognitive control abilities in older adults with and without cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT05907343
- Testing
- Closed-loop TBS, Open-loop TBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Speech-Based Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dementia in Danish Patients (DetectAI)
The goal of this observational study is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech analysis tool can identify which patients with memory problems need specialist evaluation at a memory clinic.
- Conditions
- Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Vascular Dementia (VaD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
- Trial name
- DetectAI (NCT07200739)
- Testing
- Mini-mental State Examination, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Speech Task - Picture Description
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Biofluid Research on Age-Related or Inherited Neurodegeneration
The aim of this study is to contribute to and continue to sustain a repository of blood samples, nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) samples, family history information, and other demographic information from individuals with…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD)
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT07798700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Memory Loss, Memory Deficits
Screening for Memory Studies
We hope to recruit participants into various clinical trials and research projects.
- Conditions
- Memory Loss, Memory Deficits, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01123018
- Testing
- Memtrax Memory screening test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Wesson Ashford Jr
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Parkinson
The Role of METhanogens in the PROgression Of Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurological Conditions
Gut problems, such as constipation, can have an important impact on quality of life of people who have them, and have been associated with higher risk of developing neurological diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's…
- Conditions
- PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Parkinson, Parkinson Disease, Parkinson s Disease
- Trial name
- Met-Pro (NCT07786116)
- Testing
- Probiotic Supplementation with L. reuteri
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Cognition, Cognition Disorders
Establishing Normal Cognitive Test Scores for Adults Using a Voice-Enabled Digital Testing Platform Across the Lifespan
Trial weblink: https://www.memoryexam.com/job/norms/ Participants enrolled in this study will complete a single-session, non-invasive, computerized cognitive assessment administered through a secure, web-based digital platform.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Cognition - Other, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07763392
- Testing
- Voice-based Cognitive Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Neurology Center of Southern California