Clinical trials: Neuron Degeneration
SMA
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Riluzole in Children and Young Adults With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
This is a multicentric, randomized, double-blind study versus placebo, with two parallel groups treated to evaluate the efficacy and the tolerance of Riluzole in children and young adults (6 to 20 years of age) with SMA.
- Trial name
- ASIRI (NCT00774423)
- Testing
- Riluzole
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dementia
Neurofilament Light Chain And Voice Acoustic Analyses In Dementia Diagnosis
This cohort study aims to determine if a blood test can aid with diagnosing dementia in anyone presenting with cognitive complaints to a single healthcare network.
- Trial name
- NAVAIDD (NCT06339190)
- Testing
- Venepuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Neurodegeneration, G-CSF
Neuroregenerative Potential of Intravenous G-CSF and Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
The current study describes a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study of intravenous G-CSF followed by infusion with autologous mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells (mPBMCs) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) to…
- Conditions
- Neurodegeneration, G-CSF, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT02983708
- Testing
- Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (mPBMC), G-CSF
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
Evaluation of Relapse Presence in Multiple Sclerosis
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the demonstrability of increased inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in relapse period compared to MS patients in remission by cross-sectional analysis of…
- Trial name
- NCT05218317
- Testing
- in-vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Multiple Sclerosis
Augmenting Cerebral Blood Flow to Treat Established Multiple Sclerosis
This study will evaluate how improved cerebral blood flow affects the way in which newly formed MS lesions evolve and whether tissue repair is improved.
- Trial name
- perfuseMS (NCT02466074)
- Testing
- Acetazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Predict to Prevent Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FDT) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The project focuses on C9orf72, the most frequent genetic form of frontotemporal dementias (FTD, or frontotemporal lobar degeneration, FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Trial name
- PREV-DEMALS (NCT02590276)
- Testing
- characterization
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
Effect of Vitamin D3 on Brain Waves in Male Parkinson's Patients With Low Vitamin D: A qEEG Study
This is an experimental study (Interventional self-controlled trial, pretest-posttest design). The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on quantitative EEG in male Parkinson's…
- Trial name
- NCT07096336
- Testing
- vitamin D3 capsule
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Bangladesh Medical University
Symptomatic Parkinson Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Terazosin and Parkinson's Disease Extension Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term effects of treatment with the selective post-synaptic a1-adrenergic blocker terazosin on serial in a population of subjects with defined pre-motor Parkinson's disease (PD)…
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Parkinson Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Pre-motor Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05109364
- Testing
- Terazosin therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
A Pilot Trial to Test the Feasibility of Prolonged Fasting and Ketogenic Diet in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
It is well accepted that nutrition as an environmental factor is involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. But is there a role for prolonged fasting and ketogenic low glycemic load treatment to alter the course of…
- Trial name
- IGEL (NCT01538355)
- Testing
- Prolonged Fasting, Ketogenic low glycemic load treatment, Control diet
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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
Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Vatiquinone for Treating Mitochondrial Disease in Participants With Refractory Epilepsy
This is a parallel-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a screening phase that includes a 28-day run-in phase to establish baseline seizure frequency, followed by a 24-week, randomized, placebo-controlled phase.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Leigh Disease, Leigh Syndrome
- Trial name
- MIT-E (NCT04378075)
- Testing
- Vatiquinone
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics
Parkinson Disease
Integration of Auditory, and Deep Brain Stimulation to Enhance Deep Sleep in Parkinson's Disease
The study is an open-label trial to validate the local field potential (LFP) activity in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for slow-wave detection during acoustic stimulation during nighttime sleep in Parkinson's disease patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05184270
- Testing
- Acoustic stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Baumann
Motor Neuron Diseases, Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Rare Disease Registry Database for Movement Disorders in Southern Anhui Province
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition, a rare disease is a disease affecting fewer than 6.5 people per 10,000; in China, it generally refers to diseases with a prevalence of less than 1/10,000 (i.e., with a…
- Conditions
- Motor Neuron Diseases, Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Hereditary Muscular Dystrophy, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Trial name
- W-MoSCA (NCT07838883)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Memory Deficit Aquired Due to the Disease, e.g. Stroke, Neurodegeneration, Inflammatory Disease of CNS, Traumatic Brain Injury
Vestibular Stimulation in Sleep for Neurorehabilitation Patients
1. Why are we conducting this study? You are a patient of the neurorehabilitation clinic with one of the therapy focuses on memory and learning. Neuropsychological training is a standard therapeutic approach in this case.
- Trial name
- NCT07658027
- Testing
- Somnomat - rocking bed providing vestibular stimulation during sleep
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cereneo AG
Cortico Basal Degeneration, Corticobasal Syndrome
Imaging Studies in Corticobasal Syndrome
The primary goal of this study is to investigate inflammation and white matter damage in corticobasal syndrome and determine whether these processes are related to each other.
- Conditions
- Cortico Basal Degeneration, Corticobasal Syndrome, Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS), Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- I-CAN (NCT07000851)
- Testing
- C-11 ER176 Radiotracer, C-11 PiB, AV1451 Tau
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Whitwell
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Flupirtine as Oral Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis
Flupirtine, a non-opioid analgesic drug, that has been shown to have additional neuroprotective functions, is given twice daily as an oral medication in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis over a period of 12…
- Trial name
- FLORIMS (NCT00623415)
- Testing
- Flupirtine
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Corticobasal Syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Diagnosing Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
To establish diagnostic tools to make an accurate clinical and pathological diagnosis of patients with clinical FTLD syndromes
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT02964637
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Elderly, Alzheimer Disease
Effects of 3-Month Melatonin Treatment on Regional Cerebellar Structure and Blood Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease Spectrum
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore and verify the preventive effects of melatonin on the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Alzheimer Disease, Melatonin, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06756828
- Testing
- Melatonin, Cognitive behavioral therapy group for insomnia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Vincent's Hospital, Korea
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Alpha-lipoic Acid/L-acetyl Carnitine for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Studies have shown that alpha-lipoic acid and L-acetyl carnitine may have some neuroprotective activities and it is hoped that they could be helpful for people with neurodegenerative illnesses such as progressive supranuclear…
- Trial name
- NCT01537549
- Testing
- alpha-lipoic acid and L-acetyl carnitine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester