Clinical trials: Neuron Degeneration
MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Patients Admitted to Non-neurological Rehabilitation Wards
Cognitive impairment is common among older adults hospitalized for non-neurological conditions but often goes unrecognized, particularly in rehabilitation settings where clinical attention is mainly focused on physical recovery.
- Conditions
- MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Deficit
- Trial name
- COGinREHAB (NCT07731334)
- Testing
- Cognitive and clinical screening, Extended neuropsychological assessment, Blood biomarker sampling and APOE genotyping
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Brain Iron Toxicity and Neurodegeneration - A 7T MRI Study
A longitudinal observational neuroimaging study of individuals with Early Onset Alzheimer's disease during the prodromal phase, and matched control group - Ultrahigh Field MRI study at 7T
- Trial name
- BITaN (NCT04992975)
- Testing
- MRI at 7T
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Prodromal Markers in Recurrent Dream Enactment Behaviors Without REM Sleep Without Atonia
REM sleep behavior disorder is a novel and distinct parasomnia characterized by recurrent dream enactment behaviors (DEBs) and REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) during polysomnographic assessment, with a male predominance and…
- Trial name
- NCT05353881
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Retinal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease
This study aims to develop and evaluate biomarkers using non-invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) as well as ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photography to assess the structure and function of the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03233646
- Testing
- Retinal and Choroidal Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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.
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinson's Disease
Open-label Study to Evaluate Brain α-Synuclein Deposition Using PET and [18F]MK-0947 in Parkinson's Disease
This clinical study is being conducted to learn more about a new imaging drug called [18F]MK-0947, which is designed to help doctors see changes in the brain related to Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease (Disorder)
- Trial name
- NCT07348250
- Testing
- [18F]MK-0947
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Invicro
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
Multiple Sclerosis, Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Metformin Add-on Clinical Study in Multiple Sclerosis to Evaluate Brain Remyelination And Neurodegeneration
This clinical trial aims to demonstrate that metformin can prevent clinical disability in patients with progressive MS by stopping or slowing down neurodegeneration by enhancing endogenous remyelination.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT05893225
- Testing
- Metformin Hydrochloride 850 mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
Longitudinal Evaluation of Familial Frontotemporal Dementia Subjects
This study is being done to learn more about normal thinking and behavior, mild thinking and behavior problems, Frontotemporal Dementia and other forms of dementia in families in which one or more relatives have a mutation…
- Trial name
- LEFFTDS (NCT02372773)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative
The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) is a province-wide collaboration studying dementia and how to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including: Alzheimer's disease (AD)…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- ONDRI (NCT04104373)
- Testing
- Observational Cohort
- Where
- 12 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- Ontario Neurodegeneration Disease Research Initiative
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Multicenter Study on the Role of Neurodegeneration Biomarkers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome With Residual Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
Excessive daytime sleepiness which still remains after an effective treatment with nocturnal ventilotherapy or with other specific treatments (positional therapy, oro-mandibular devices) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea…
- Trial name
- EDS in OSA (NCT05795270)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Stroke
Protecting the Brain From Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Multimodal Exercise Training
The rates of cognitive decline and dementia after stroke are disproportionately high. Strategies that can protect the brain early after the stroke event could reduce the future risk of cognitive decline and dementia in these…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT07445841)
- Testing
- Multimodal Training, Balance, Toning and Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration
CoA-Z in Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN)
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how people with the condition pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) respond to a specialized study product.
- Trial name
- NCT04182763
- Testing
- CoA-Z
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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
Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Tracking and Predicting How Brain Damage Spreads in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) spectrum syndromes, are characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates in the central nervous system.
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP)
- Trial name
- NCT07567664
- Testing
- 3 Tesla MRI without contrast medium, Blood sample for genetic analysis, Cerebrospinal fluid sampling (CSF)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Hypertension
Hypertension, Brain Clearance, and Markers of Neurodegeneration
The purpose of this research study is to measure cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) clearance in subjects with and without high blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT05785871
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration
Efficacy and Safety Study of Deferiprone in Patients With Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN)
A multi-center, placebo controlled, double-blind trial comparing the efficacy and safety of 18 months of treatment with deferiprone versus placebo in patients with PKAN.
- Trial name
- NCT01741532
- Testing
- Deferiprone oral solution
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Proteinopathies Expression in Skin of Neurodegenerative Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to compare the aggregation pattern of proteinopathies (alpha-synuclein, amyloid-beta, phosphorylated tau and transactive response DNA -binding protein 43 [TDP43]) in skin biopsies of…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson Disease, Atypical Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- NCT06528964
- Testing
- Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Lithium in Volunteers With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of lithium combined with riluzole to riluzole combined with placebo in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00818389
- Testing
- Lithium Carbonate, Riluzole
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Citicoline in Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
The investigators tested the hypothesis whether the treatment with Citicoline in oral solution (OS-Citicoline) would increase or stabilize visual acuity, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) function and neural conduction along the…
- Trial name
- NCT03758118
- Testing
- Citicoline
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione G.B. Bietti, IRCCS