Clinical trials: Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia Alzheimers
Optical Coherence Tomography in Cerebral Amyloidosis
In this observational study, the investigators aim to evaluate whether changes in the retinal and choroidal circulation, as assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and the quantification of retinal amyloid deposits using…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03472482
- Testing
- non-invasive retinal imaging
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Imaging of Brain Amyloid Plaques in the Aging Population
This is a prospective, open label, non-therapeutic, diagnostic imaging study. The purpose of this study is to utilize Pittsburgh Compound B positron emission imaging (PiB PET) to ascertain the relationship between change in…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00950430
- Testing
- Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB), F-18 FDG, Tau (18-F-AV-1451)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Dementia, Movement Disorders
Comparison of NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT Versus Standard-of-care PET/CT of the Head and Neck Region.
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the current standard-of-care PET/CT scanner with the new NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT, with the aim of demonstrating the added diagnostic value of the new scanner.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Movement Disorders, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07595666
- Testing
- Standard-of-care PET/CT, NeuroEXPLORER
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- prof. dr. Koen Van Laere
Lewy Body Dementia
Non-invasive Transcranial Focused Low-intensity Ultrasound Stimulation in Patients With Mild Lewy Body Dementia
A randomized controlled clinical study was conducted in the xuanwu hospital Single Center of Capital Medical University to preliminarily explore the efficacy and safety of transcranial focused low-intensity ultrasound stimulation…
- Trial name
- tFUS in DLB (NCT05499429)
- Testing
- Transcranial low intensity focused ultrasound stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Effects of Nucleus Basalis of Meynert Stimulation on Cognitive Disorders in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Deep brain stimulation has been developed as a substitute for the classical lesioning methods previously used in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
- Trial name
- DEMENSTIM (NCT01340001)
- Testing
- Electrical stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Schizophenia Disorder
Prospective Observational Study of the Relationship Between Sociodemographic Factors, Blood-based Biomarkers and Psychiatric Symptoms in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Mental Disorders
This is a prospective observational study to identify sociodemographic factors that predict mental health outcomes in the European population and provide evidence linking common, modifiable sociodemographic risk factors for…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Schizophenia Disorder, Bipolar 1 Disorder, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- Synapsing-SD (NCT07239843)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Shedding Light on Dementia With Lewy Bodies: a Multimodal 'Bright Light Treatment' to Modulate Brain Functions
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) patients typically experience cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions that can be very distressing to both patients and caregivers, and extremely demanding for health care system.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Disorders, Lewy Bodies Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07882251
- Testing
- BLT plus CBT
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Usl di Bologna
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action
The lack of efficacious research-based interventions for such vulnerable older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/RD) and their caregivers (CGs) is a significant public health problem.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson Disease Dementia
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT03550131)
- Testing
- Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action (IDEA), Reducing Disabilities in Alzheimer's Disease (RDAD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
Treating Sleep/Wake Cycle Disturbances in Basal Ganglia Disorders With Ramelteon
The proposed study is a double-blind, placebo controlled pilot study of HD, PD, and DLB subjects with sleep disturbances. This study is designed to determine the effects of 4 weeks Ramelteon treatment on the sleep patterns of…
- Conditions
- Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Sleep Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00907595
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Parkinson´s Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD)
The Swedish BioFINDER Sleep Study
BioFINDER-Sleep study was established in 2021 and will include patients with early Parkinson´s disease (PD) and persons with iRBD to provide essential insights into the underlying mechanisms of the progressive neurodegenerative…
- Conditions
- Parkinson´s Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD), Lewy Body Disease, Synucleinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07533799
- Testing
- Dopamine transporter PET scan with [18F]FE-PE2I, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), [123I] MIBG scintigraphy of the heart
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Learning to PERSEVERE: Peer Mentor Support and Caregiver Education in Lewy Body Dementia
The investigators propose to adapt, improve, and implement a peer mentor support and caregiver education (PERSEVERE) program to improve LBD-specific caregiving mastery.
- Conditions
- Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT04649164
- Testing
- Peer mentor support and caregiver intervention, Focus group to provide feedback on educational materials and mentoring program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Idiopathic Anosmia, Idiopathic Hyposmia
Alpha-synuclein Rt-quic and Neurologic Symptoms in Persons With idiOpathic anosMiA
Test of early warning signs and RT-QuIC in patients with idiopathic olfactory dysfunction
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Anosmia, Idiopathic Hyposmia, Idiopathic Olfactory Dysfunction
- Trial name
- AROMA (NCT05740683)
- Testing
- RT-QuiC
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Dementia Research Centre
Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Non-invasive Neurostimulation as a Tool for Diagnostics and Management for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Double blinded, sham-controlled, randomized trial on repeated transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) in neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT05326750
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the superior parietal cortex
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
A Long-term, Extension Study of E2020 in Patients With Dementia With Lewy Bodies
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of E2020 in patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB).
- Trial name
- NCT00598650
- Testing
- E2020
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
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
Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Gait Disorders in Patients With Cognitive Decline
The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases will increase over the next decades driven by ageing population. It seems important to develop reliable, replicable and accessible diagnostic tools.
- Trial name
- NCT03399591
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Retrospective Observational Study of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients With a Neurodegenerative Disease or Mental Disorder
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients with a neurodegenerative disease (ND) or mental disorder (MD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- Synapsing-BK (NCT07314190)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease
Advances in Telephone-based Cognitive Screening Procedures
1. Background Cognitive screening procedures via performance-based tests represent an essential, albeit preliminary, element within the diagnostic and interventional process as addressed to patients with chronic neurological…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Trial name
- TBCS (NCT06337578)
- Testing
- Telephone-based neuropsychological assessment - ALS, Telephone-based neuropsychological assessment - AD, LBD, FTD and CVD, Telephone-based and in-person cognitive screening - NIs
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
The China Longitudinal Aging Study of Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Vascular dementia (VaD) have become common diseases in the elderly. The burden of dementia is rising in China, with major medical, social and economic impacts.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT03672448
- Testing
- Naturalistic observation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Caregiver Burden, Lewy Body Disease
VOCALE LBD+ for Caregivers of Persons With Lewy Body Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of the VOCALE LBD+ intervention in caregivers of persons living with Lewy Body Dementia.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Lewy Body Disease, Stress, Skill, Coping
- Trial name
- NCT05622734
- Testing
- VOCALE LBD+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington