Clinical trials: Nerve Degeneration, open to volunteers
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
Biomarkers of Synaptic Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
A prospective and retrospective cohort study of about five years will be performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples taken for diagnostic reasons from recruited patients within the Neuromed Neurology Unit.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03217396
- Testing
- lumbar puncture
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Developing a Comprehensive Biomarker Panel for Monitoring Progression and Early Detection in ALS Patients
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease for which reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and patient stratification remain limited.
- Trial name
- UNZUELUZON ALS (NCT07737977)
- Testing
- peripheral venous blood collection, collection of medical data related to patient care
- Where
- 2 sites in France, Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
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
Retinal Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study II
This study will evaluate the use of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) for the treatment of retinal and optic nerve damage or disease.
- Conditions
- Retinal Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease
- Trial name
- SCOTS2 (NCT03011541)
- Testing
- Arm 1
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
China Longitudinal Aging and Cognitive Impairment Study
This is a multi-center longitudinal study that consists of five cohorts: cognitive normal aging (CN), Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular cognitive…
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- CLACIS (NCT05468905)
- Testing
- None of intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Alzheimer Disease, Old Age; Dementia
Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer Disease and Neuro-injury to Estimate the Association With Cognitive/Functional Decline and Mortality in a Real-world Population of GERiatric Hospitalized Patients (BAD-GER)
The BAD-GER study is a multicenter, prospective, three-arm observational study serving to validate a prognostic biomarker algorithm for mortality and hospital readmission; this algorithm will be developed through the…
- Trial name
- BAD-GER (NCT07435467)
- Testing
- collection of blood samples
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Parkinson Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Early Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration in Parkinsonian Syndromes
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common degenerative Parkinson's syndrome and is linked, among other things, to the excessive accumulation of an abnormally aggregating protein, alpha-synuclein.
- Trial name
- SODIPARK (NCT06155942)
- Testing
- 7 Tesla MRI
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Ocular Injury, Optic Nerve Diseases
A Phase I Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) for People With Blindness
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of producing artificial vision in persons with blindness. Study participants will have wireless electrical stimulators implanted into the cortical vision processing areas…
- Conditions
- Ocular Injury, Optic Nerve Diseases, Photoreceptor Degeneration, Blindness,Acquired
- Trial name
- ICVP (NCT04634383)
- Testing
- WFMA - wireless floating microelectrode array
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Illinois Institute of Technology
PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Clinical Trial Platform - Regimen A: AADvac1
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Clinical Trial Platform (PTP) is a multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of PSP.
- Trial name
- NCT07217665
- Testing
- AADvac1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Adam Boxer
Parkinson's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Auditory Sleep Stimulation or Sham in People With Parkinson Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment During Cognitive Training
People with Parkinson's disease are at higher risk of cognitive decline, and current treatments cannot fully prevent this. This study explores non-drug ways to support brain function.
- Trial name
- PDCogTSleep (NCT07441915)
- Testing
- Phase-Targeted Auditory Stimulation (PTAS), Digital Cognitive Training (CogT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Vascular Parkinsonism, Drug-induced Parkinsonism
AI-Enhanced Optimization of Acute Levodopa Challenge Test
A quantitative evaluation method was developed for Parkinson's disease and other atypical parkinonism by integrating an innovative motor paradigm with perception technologies and artificial intelligence.
- Conditions
- Vascular Parkinsonism, Drug-induced Parkinsonism, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Parkinson Disease (PD)
- Trial name
- NCT06949865
- Testing
- video recording
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Neurologic Disorders, Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Stem Cell Treatment Study
This is a human clinical study involving the isolation of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) and transfer to the vascular system and inferior 1/3 of the nasal passages in order to determine if such a treatment will…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological Disorders
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT02795052)
- Testing
- Intravenous and Intranasal BMSC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Parkinson Disease (PD)
Passive Versus Active Music Therapy Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this pilot study is to identify the effects of active versus passive music therapy on functional ability and psychophysiological responses to goal-directed exercise in people with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07661524
- Testing
- Passive music therapy, Active music therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lumbar Disc Disease, Low Back Pain
Clinical and MRI Findings in Lumbar Disc Disease
Low back pain related to lumbar disc disease is a very common condition. Doctors frequently use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to look at the spine and diagnose these problems.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Disease, Low Back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07516613
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Idiopathic Parkinson Disease
Longitudinal Observation of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease Using Molecular Imaging and Blood Biomarkers
This is a single-center, prospective observational study of patients with moderate-to-advanced primary Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is the second most common neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- PD (NCT07919262)
- Testing
- Brain PET Examination, Clinical assessment, blood sampling and brain PET examination
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's
Serotonin Release in Premotor and Motor PD
In this study, the investigators aim to provide a deeper understanding of Parkinson's disease and find a biomarker of Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- FOX3 (NCT05516732)
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan using CIMBI-36 tracer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan using DASB tracer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Subjective Cognitive Concerns, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Digital Accessible Remote Olfactory Mediated Health Assessments for Preclinical AD
The goal of this study is to objectively test one's sense of smell, called olfaction, in participants with Subjective Cognitive Concerns (SCC), Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Behavioral Impairment (MBI), and age-matched…
- Conditions
- Subjective Cognitive Concerns, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Behavioral Impairment, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05881239
- Testing
- AROMHA Brain Health Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Integrating Metabolism, Connectivity, and Mesoscale Imaging at Ultra-high Field to Decipher Mechanisms of Resilience and Neurodegeneration in Neurological Diseases and Healthy Aging
The MESO7 study is a prospective observational research project designed to investigate the mechanisms of resilience and neurodegeneration in neurological diseases and healthy aging.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD), Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- MESO7 (NCT07202494)
- Testing
- Imaging Techniques (MRI 3T & 7T, Functional, Structural, and Metabolic Imaging)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Eye Diseases, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord or Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for NAION
This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intranasal delivery of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes for the treatment of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT05147701
- Testing
- cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord or placental derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Foundation for Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine