Clinical trials: Familial Dementia
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Efficacy Study of Kinto Care Coaching for Dementia Family Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate Kinto's Care Coaching intervention for dementia caregivers. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the intervention help caregivers to address their general caregiving goals…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05916664
- Testing
- Kinto Care Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kinto
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
iCare Stress Management e-Training for Dementia Family Caregivers
Photozig and Stanford University are creating a program to help cope with caregiving, alleviate related stress, and enhance quality of life for caregivers, with funding from the National Institute on Aging.
- Trial name
- iCare (NCT01378195)
- Testing
- CBT-based program for dementia caregivers, Educational/Resources program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Photozig, Inc.
Chronic Grief, Dementia Family Caregivers
Dementia Caregiver Chronic Grief Management: A Live Online Video Intervention
The exponential rise in the number of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) places a heavy burden on family caregivers.
- Trial name
- CGMI-V (NCT03593070)
- Testing
- Chronic Grief Management Intervention-Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome
Tailored Health Self-Management Interventions for Highly Distressed Caregivers: Family Members of Persons With Dementia
How do different health self-management interventions (resourcefulness training or biofeedback training) compare to usual care (dementia education) in affecting the health risks, and physical and mental health, of family…
- Conditions
- Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04247347
- Testing
- Biofeedback Training, Dementia Education, Resourcefulness Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Amyloidosis; Heart (Manifestation), Senile Cardiac Amyloidosis
Doxycycline and TUDCA in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
The objective of the study is to determine whether the combination of the bile acid TUDCA, and doxycycline will slow the progression of familial and senile amyloidosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01855360
- Testing
- Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid and Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Autism, Aggression
The Family VOICE Study
Family centered mental health treatment with children values and supports the role of parents in their child's recovery. However, medications are often the primary focus in community treatment, even in preschool age youth, with…
- Conditions
- Autism, Aggression, Bipolar Disorder, Psychotic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01804582
- Testing
- Family Navigator consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alzheimer Dementia, Caregiver
Telephone-delivered Mindfulness Intervention for African American Dementia Caregivers
This study is assesses the feasibility and acceptability of telephone-delivered mindfulness training designed to alleviate caregiver burden for African-American rural caregivers of individuals with moderate to severe dementia, as…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Dementia, Caregiver, Dementia Alzheimers
- Trial name
- NCT04058886
- Testing
- Telephone-delivered Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Family Caregivers (Aim 1)
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairment, yet hospital caregivers…
- Trial name
- NCT04481568
- Testing
- PES-4-BPSD Model, The attention control condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Dementia, Caregiver Burden
Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Exemplary Relationships (KINDER): Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering the KINDER intervention to family caregivers to persons living with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregiver Burden, Relation, Family, Elder Abuse
- Trial name
- KINDER (NCT05783102)
- Testing
- Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Exemplary Relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Alzheimer Disease
Caring Light Project for Family Caregivers
Caring Light is designed to help caregivers of someone with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia to cope with the difficulties related to caregiving, reduce stress, and improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04517877
- Testing
- Caring Response App, Traditional Educational/Resources Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Photozig, Inc.
Alzheimer's Disease
Health Evaluation in African Americans Using RAS Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine if telmisartan, an FDA approved blood pressure medication, may also have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease prevention in African Americans, who are at high risk for Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- HEART (NCT02471833)
- Testing
- Telmisartan 20mg, Telmisartan 40mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Alzheimer Disease
REVEAL III: Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to provide healthy adults with genetic testing and information about their chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- REVEAL (NCT00462917)
- Testing
- Pleiotropic info, in-person disclosure, AD-only info, in-person disclosure, Pleiotropic info, phone disclosure
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
Functionally-tailored Oral Care Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia and Their Caregivers
The specific aims of this study are: Aim 1. Develop a staged and modifiable dyadic oral care intervention to provide functionally-tailored oral care rehabilitation for community-dwelling persons with dementia (PWD) and need-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04238520
- Testing
- Functionally Tailored Oral Care Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi Chen
Family Caregivers, Dementia
Primary Care-based Study of an Online Workshop for Family Caregivers of PLWD
Many family and friend caregivers of persons living with dementia experience depression, stress, and other adverse health consequences due to the responsibilities of their caregiving role.
- Conditions
- Family Caregivers, Dementia, Self-management, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT06928467
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers workshop
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, ATTR-PN
An Extension of Study Fx-005 Evaluating Long-Term Safety And Clinical Outcomes Of Fx-1006A In Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Polyneuropathy
This study is designed to determine the long-term safety and tolerability of Fx-1006A as well as the effects of Fx-1006A on clinical outcomes in patients with ATTR-PN.
- Trial name
- NCT00791492
- Testing
- Fx-1006A
- Where
- 11 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Transthyretin (TTR) Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Long-term Safety of Tafamidis in Subjects With Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
Open label study to evaluate tafamidis for the treatment of transthyretin cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02791230
- Testing
- Tafamidis
- Where
- 80 sites in United States, Argentina and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 1,733 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Family, Alzheimer Dementia
The Senior Companion Program Plus
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) is one of the most challenging chronic health conditions in the United States and considerable disparities exist in the diagnosis and prevalence of ADRD among communities of color.
- Trial name
- SCP Plus (NCT03602391)
- Testing
- SCP Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Using Technology to Support Care Partners for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease: Tele-STELLA
The purpose of this study is to test a revised psychoeducational intervention to help Care Partners for family members with dementia understand and reduce the distressing behaviors that come with progressive dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burnout, Family Members
- Trial name
- Tele-STELLA (NCT04627662)
- Testing
- Tele-STELLA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Alzheimer Disease
Virtual Patient Behavioral Response Training for Family Caregivers
Our study is designed to help caregivers of someone with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia to understand and deal with the difficult behaviors of a person with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT04489303
- Testing
- Caring Response App, Traditional Educational/Resources Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Photozig, Inc.