Clinical trials: Neurodegeneration
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
The Assessment of the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients With Alzheimer Disease or Parkinson Disease With Cognitive Impairment by Using Diffusion MRI
The hypothesis is that the differential extent of microstructural damages in the affected brain regions can be specific to the disease of interest and could reflect the clinical severity.
- Trial name
- NCT04434898
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Dravet Syndrome (DS)
Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration, Synaptic Plasticity and Neuroinflammation in Dravet Syndrome
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, usually caused by de novo pathogenic SCN1A variants, characterized by early-onset prolonged febrile seizures, subsequent drug-resistant polymorphic epilepsy…
- Trial name
- TEMBO-DS (NCT07801404)
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Deciphering the Effect of Moderate Wine Consumption on Healthy Aging Through Postprandial Extracellular Vesicles.
This study aims to investigate how moderate wine consumption influences circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- (WINEVOME) (NCT07361887)
- Testing
- White Wine, Red Wine, Water
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus
Tracking Neurodegeneration in Early Wolfram Syndrome
The goal of this study is to determine the pattern of early neurodegenerative changes in WFS (Wolfram Syndrome). The investigator will perform cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of youth with WFS, targeting sensitive…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Wolfram Syndrome
- Trial name
- TRACK (NCT02455414)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
[18F]THK-5351 Positron Emission Computed Tomography Study of Normal, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Disease
This is a cross-sectional and longitudinal study to evaluate the clinical utility of [18F]THK-5351 positron emission computed tomography in cognitively healthy volunteers, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD)…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02656498
- Testing
- [18F]THK-5351
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jae Seung Kim
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Exploratory Clinical Study and Validation of Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a 24-month, monocentric, exploratory and observational clinical study aimed at developing and validating a blood-based diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- ADKIT (NCT07294586)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amoneta Diagnostics SAS
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Quantification of Hsp90 in the Human Brain
This study tests the radiolabeled molecule ("tracer"), [¹¹C]HSP990, using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to assess whether it can be used to measure levels of Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90).
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Trial name
- NCT07380204
- Testing
- [11C]HSP990 PET dosimetry, [11C]HSP990 PET test-retest, [11C]HSP990 simplified scan protocol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis
Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Cell Secretome for Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation
Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating conditions characterized by chronic inflammation, leading to dysfunction of both the non-neuronal cellular components of the central nervous system and peripheral blood immune cells.
- Trial name
- CONTRASTOME (NCT06551649)
- Testing
- Venous blood draw and skin biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease
Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurological Practice: Utility and Applicability Across Neurological Diseases (OCt.IN.N)
OCt.IN.N is a national, monocentric, prospective, observational cohort study evaluating the utility and applicability of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in the diagnostic workup and longitudinal monitoring of neurological…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Migraine
- Trial name
- OCT (NCT07720765)
- Testing
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) - Heidelberg SPECTRALIS HRA+OCT
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Multiple Sclerosis
BrainAgeMS - a Comparative Study of Brain Aging in Healthy and Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate new quantitative MRI-sequences for assessment of age-specific data for the prediction of brain aging.
- Trial name
- BrainAgeMS (NCT06221631)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Exploring the Recovery Function of Sleep in Neurodegeneration
The overall objective of this study is to identify the best approach for assessing the recovery function of sleep in neurodegenerative diseases associated with abnormal protein aggregation with regard to the conception of future…
- Trial name
- RFSN (NCT05402488)
- Testing
- Auditory stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
EEG and TMS-based Biomarkers of ALS, MS and FTD
The purpose of this observational study is to improve understanding of the biology of why ALS, MS and FTD have different effects on different people and facilitate better measurement of the disease in future drug testing.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04918251
- Testing
- 128 electrode electroencephalography (EEG), Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Major Depressive Disorder
Pathophysiology of Neurodegeneration in Late-life Depression (AV45+THK)
Late-life depression has been frequently associated with cognitive impairment. Several meta-analyses consistently suggested that a history of depression approximately doubles an individual's risk for developing dementia later in…
- Trial name
- NCT03430869
- Testing
- F-18 AV-45, F-18-THK-5351
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Nerve Degeneration, Healthy Aging
Quantifying the Trainability of Peripheral Nerve Function in Young and Older Adults.
The purpose of this project is to identify the effects of hand grip resistance training on nerve speed of the hand muscles and to quantify whether age plays a role in those effects.
- Trial name
- NCT06614556
- Testing
- Resistance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Cognition, Brain Volume Loss
Effect of Fingolimod on Neurodegeneration
This was a 24-month, open-label, multicenter study with a single treatment arm design. Primary objective of this study was: -To investigate the effects of Fingolimod on cognitive performance in highly active relapsing remitting…
- Trial name
- NCT02575365
- Testing
- 0,5 mg Fingolimod
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Neuroinflammation in FTLD
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The main aims of this study are: 1.
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06870838
- Testing
- 7T MRI scan, CSF, Blood withdrawal
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
CANVAS Syndrome
Pathogenic Insights and Search for Biomarkers in RFC1-ataxia/CANVAS
CANVAS (Cerebellar Ataxia, Neuropathy, Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome), also referred to as RFC1-ataxia, is a recently molecularly characterized neurodegenerative disorder caused by a biallelic expansion of an AAGGG…
- Trial name
- INSIDE-CANVAS (NCT07156214)
- Testing
- Assessment of markers of oxidative stress in peripheral blood samples
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia
This is a longitudinal observational study recruiting individuals between the ages of 50 and 90 with different types of dementia as well as a comparison group without cognitive deficits.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Trial name
- COMPASS-ND (NCT03402919)
- Where
- 19 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,573 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Friedreich Ataxia
Early and Longitudinal Assessment of Neurodegeneration in the Brain and Spinal Cord in Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia is characterized by progressive alterations in the function of the cerebellum accompanied by an atrophy of the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT01776164
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota