Clinical trials: Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease
Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes: Neuropsychology and Neural Networks
This study attempts to identify two types of AD by using clinical and cognitive tasks and brain imaging. The subtypes of AD are separated into a "typical" group (memory loss) and a "variant" group (language, visuospatial, and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- EOAD-Subtype (NCT03153371)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Primary Progressive Aphasia
HDtDCS in Logopenic Variant PPA: Effects on Language and Neural Mechanisms
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a therapy called High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for the treatment of the language deficits experienced by people with a type of Primary…
- Trial name
- NCT03805659
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
rTMS as a Treatment for PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) includes three variants. Two such variants, the non-fluent/agrammatic variant (nfvPPA) and the logopenic variant (lvPPA), are characterized by progressive word-finding difficulties and effortful…
- Trial name
- NCT03406429
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer Disease
Longitudinal Imaging of Microglial Activation in Different Clinical Variants of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine how inflammation is related to other changes in the brain that occur during the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- ADVISe (NCT04576793)
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, 18F-MK6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Semantic Dementia
Intervention for Communication Quality of Life in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a personalized, multi-component, virtual speech language treatment program can improve communication and quality of life for adults with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Semantic Dementia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA), Nonfluent Aphasia, Progressive
- Trial name
- Multi-PA (NCT07219680)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Lexical Retrieval Cascade Training, Multicomponent Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Maya Henry
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Targeting Language-specific and Executive-control Networks With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Logopenic Variant PPA
AD afflicts over 5.5. million Americans and is one of the most expensive diseases worldwide. In AD the variant in which language functions are most affected are referred to as 'logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia'…
- Trial name
- NCT03887481
- Testing
- High-definition active tDCS (HD-tDCS) + "Repeat After Me" (RAM) Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Atypical Alzheimers Disease, Logopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (LPA)
Amyloid-related Imaging Abnormalities (Microbleeds) in Atypical AD
The study is designed to assess the demographic, clinical and imaging associations with the presence of microbleeds in atypical Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Atypical Alzheimers Disease, Logopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (LPA), Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)
- Trial name
- NCT01723553
- Testing
- C-11 PiB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Speech-Language Treatment With Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a disorder characterized by gradual decline in speech-language ability caused by underlying neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05901233
- Testing
- Remotely supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (RS-tDCS), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Can Magnetic Brain Stimulation Improve Language Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) - a form of non-invasive brain stimulation - to improve language functioning in individuals who have the…
- Trial name
- NCT04193267
- Testing
- MagStim Rapid2 Transcranial Magnetic Simulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Aphasia
Remotely-supervised Neuromodulation in PPA
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether home-based brain stimulation combined with virtual speech-language therapy can improve communication abilities in adults with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Aphasia, Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Disease, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA)
- Trial name
- NCT07260253
- Testing
- Lexical Retrieval Cascade Treatment, Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation- Active
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Maya Henry
Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
TMS for the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a progressive syndrome in the family of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders involving devastating language impairments caused by selective neurodegeneration of the brain's language…
- Conditions
- Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04188067
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital