Clinical trials: Dementia Frontal
Parkinson&Amp;Amp;#39;s Disease (PD)
Mid-frontal Delta/Theta and Cognitive Control
Abstract Cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) include deficits in attention, working memory, and reasoning. These deficits affect up to 80% of PD patients and lead to mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and dementia in…
- Trial name
- NCT06984757
- Testing
- Deep-brain Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 635 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nandakumar Narayanan
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Palliative Care for Persons With Late-stage Alzheimer's and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers
Millions of Americans have late-stage Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD), causing suffering due to loss of awareness of self and family, progressive dependency, physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia Frontal
- Trial name
- ADRD-PC (NCT04948866)
- Testing
- ADRD-PC Program
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 884 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Frontotemporal Dementia
Palmitoylethanolamide Combined With Luteoline in Frontotemporal Dementia Patients. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. It is the second most frequent cause of presenile neurodegenerative dementia in those less than 65 years of age.
- Trial name
- PEA-FTD (NCT04489017)
- Testing
- PEA-LUT
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia
How Does Pianistic Musical Training Influence the Development of Alzheimer's Disease?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about and describe how pianistic training influences the development of Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT06378372
- Testing
- Music therapy based on piano learning
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- David Franco Castellanos
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
PUMCH Dementia Longitudinal Cohort Study
The PUMCH Dementia Cohort is a hospital-based, observational study of Chinese elderly with cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT05023564
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia Frontal
Evidence Amyloid Scan EEG Study
The Evidence Amyloid Study EEG (EASE) establishes an open-label, longitudinal cohort study to measure of neurological functioning during the onset and progression of cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's patients using…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia Frontal, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- EASES (NCT03644043)
- Testing
- EEG scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Metabolic Therapy Inc.
Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Neuroplasticity and Frontal Lobe Function in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if a novel brain stimulation approach using magnetic stimulation (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation [TMS]) can improve memory and thinking processes in individuals with mild Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- TMS-AD (NCT01847586)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation, Paired Associative Stimulation-Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Virtual Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: a Proof of Concept Study
Due to COVID-19, the routine treatment for dementia, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), is currently suspended in multiple countries. Access to treatment is, therefore, paramount.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- V-iCST (NCT04828434)
- Testing
- Virtual Individual Cognitive Simulation Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
Validation and Standardization of a Battery Evaluation of the Socio-emotional Functions in Various Neurological Pathologies
The role of disorders of socio-emotional processes in cerebral diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, frontal temporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, focal lesions, has been…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Frontal Dementia, Huntington Disease
- Trial name
- GREFEXII (NCT03052712)
- Testing
- social cognition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Dementia
Hand Grasping Techniques on Eliciting the Grasp Reflex in Patients With Dementia
In this study, the investigators will determine the difference between the two techniques used to elicit the grasp response in patients with frontal lobe dysfunction, primarily in dementia patients versus control patients.
- Trial name
- GRASP (NCT02925273)
- Testing
- palmar grasp without dorsal stimulation, standard palmar grasp test with dorsal stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
Pick Disease of the Brain
Direct Current Brain Polarization in Frontotemporal Dementia
This pilot study will evaluate the effect of direct current (DC) electrical polarization of the brain on language, memory, reaction time, and mood in six patients with frontotemporal dementia (Pick's disease).
- Trial name
- NCT00077896
- Testing
- Direct Current Polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
ALSFTD, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Effects of Probiotics in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum Disorder (ALS-FTDSD) Patients
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of a probiotic formulation on participants with ALS-FTDSD. It is hypothesized that participants given the probiotics will have different lipid profiles compared to participants…
- Conditions
- ALSFTD, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- PROBIOTIC (NCT06051123)
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Alzheimer Disease
The Efficacy of Galantamine on the Attention and the Frontal Function of the Patients With Dementia of Alzheimer Type
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of galantamine on the attention of patients with Alzheimer's Disease, how an improvement of attention of Alzheimer's Disease patients affects their activities of daily living…
- Trial name
- NCT00216515
- Testing
- galantamine hydrobromide
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
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
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Evaluation of [18F]MNI-815 as a Potential PET Radioligand for Imaging Tau Protein in the Brain of Patients With Tauopathies
The overall goal of this imaging trial is to characterize [18F]MNI-815, a PET radioligand for imaging Tau.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Cortical Basal Syndrome (CBS), Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- NCT02531360
- Testing
- [18F]MNI-815 (MNI-815)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Molecular NeuroImaging
Dementia, Dysphagia
Family Caregiver Online Survey (Dementia and Swallowing Difficulties)
The Family Caregiver Survey is a one-time, 30-minute, online survey for people living with and caring for a family member with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dysphagia, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- NCT06471660
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Explore Biomarkers of Motor Neuron Disease/Frontal Dementia Spectrum Disease in China
1. To investigate the biomarkers of MND/FTD spectrum disease 2. To explore the possible pathogenesis of MND/FTD
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04961450
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
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)
DEM, Dementia
Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (ACST)
This study is a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) for an evidence-based intervention for people with moderate to severe dementia.
- Conditions
- DEM, Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT04550975
- Testing
- Advanced Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London