Clinical trials: Old Age; Dementia
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control
Nursing Home Prevention of Injury in Dementia (NH PRIDE)
The purpose of this study is to develop a consistent approach to prevent falls with injury in nursing home (NH) residents. A centralized Injury Liaison Service (ILS) will be developed and tested in four nursing home facilities…
- Trial name
- NH PRIDE (NCT04242186)
- Testing
- Injury Liaison Service
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Healthy Subjects
Clinical Trial In Healthy Volunteers And Health Elderly Volunteers To Evaluate The Safety, Tolerability And Blood Concentration After Single And Multiple Escalating Oral Doses Of PF-06751979.
This study will test the safety, tolerability and blood concentrations of single and multiple oral doses of PF-06751979 in health subjects and healthy elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02793232
- Testing
- PF-06751979 single dose, PF-06751979 multiple ascending dose, PF-06751979 multiple dose
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Alzheimer Disease
A Preliminary Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Elderly Volunteers
A preliminary study to test how florbetapir F 18 (18F-AV-45) acts in the brains and bodies of healthy elderly people and patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner.
- Trial name
- NCT01565291
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder
Memantine Plus Es-citalopram in Elderly Depressed Patients With Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common dementing disorder of later life, is a major cause of disability and death in the elderly. Although a number of theoretical causes exist, the etiology of AD is still unknown.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01876823
- Testing
- es-citalopram, Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Chronic Low Back Pain, Hip Ostearthritis
Making Better Lives: Patient-Focused Care for Low Back Pain (LBP)
Back pain is a huge problem for millions of Americans, including nearly 11 million Veterans. Our older Veterans suffer the most. Citizens spend billions of dollars, yet consistently get poor results.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain, Hip Ostearthritis, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- NCT02697435
- Testing
- Patient-Centered Care, Imaging-Directed Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer's Disease
[18F]MK-3328 as a Possible Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer for the Detection of Brain Amyloid Plaques (MK-3328-002)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate radiolabeled [18F]MK-3328 as a PET tracer for estimating the regional distribution and extent of amyloid plaques in participants suffering from amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI)…
- Trial name
- NCT01385033
- Testing
- [18F]MK-3328
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Dementia
Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Elderly
This is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 248 (anticipated) elderly people aged ≥65 years with a mild to moderate dementia will be recruited from local nursing and care homes.
- Trial name
- NCT04305951
- Testing
- Comprehensive acupuncture therapy (CAT), Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly (CAE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cognitive Ability, General, High Blood Pressure
Assessing the Impact of Calcium Channel Blockers on COGnitive Function in the Very Elderly (AI-COG)
Older adults are at increased risk of high blood pressure and cognitive decline. High blood pressure itself also increases risk of cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01868165
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Alzheimer Disease
A Program to Reduce Inappropriate Medications Among Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease
Potentially inappropriate prescribing includes the use of medications that may no longer be necessary or that may increase the risk of harm.
- Trial name
- D-PRESCRIBE-AD (NCT05147428)
- Testing
- Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,442 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Alzheimer's Disease
Valproic Acid in Subjects With Intact Cognition - Proof of Concept Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of administration and effects of valproic acid on clusterin expression in cognitively-intact, healthy, elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- VPA (NCT01729598)
- Testing
- Valproic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gregory Jicha, 323-5550
Depression, Dementia
Prognosis of Depression in the Elderly (PRODE). A Multicentre, Longitudinal Study of Elderly Depressed Patients.
PRODE is a Norwegian multicentre study investigating the prognosis of depression in the elderly. The study has included 169 patients who will be followed with assessments after one and three years.
- Trial name
- PRODE (NCT01952366)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Various Anti-inflammatory Agents in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this platform study was to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04795466
- Testing
- Canakinumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Diabetes, Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
A Study of Mobile Medical Supportive Care Program for Family Caregivers With Dementia Combined With Diabetes
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical application of a mHealth supportive care program for family caregivers with dementia combined with diabetes based on the supportive care framework.
- Trial name
- NCT06785857
- Testing
- mHealth Supportive Care Program, Offline supportive care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuanjiao Yan
Alzheimer's Disease
Ability Of ([18F]-AV-45) PET Scan to Distinguish Alzheimer's Disease Subjects From Cognitively Normal Individuals
This study will evaluate the performance characteristics of a novel [18F] amyloid detection ligand (18F]-AV-45) with respect to its ability to distinguish patients with clinically-diagnosed probable Alzheimer's disease from…
- Trial name
- NCT00855868
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18, [11C]-PIB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease With Vascular Pathology
A Study of the Effects of CY6463 in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease With Vascular Pathology
This study is being conducted to test the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of the investigational drug CY6463 compared with placebo in individuals who are aged 60 years or older and have Alzheimer's disease (AD) along…
- Trial name
- NCT04798989
- Testing
- CY6463
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Tisento Therapeutics
Alzheimers Disease
A Study of CAD106 and CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study was to test whether two investigational drugs called CAD106 and CNP520, administered separately, could slow down the onset and progression of clinical symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in…
- Trial name
- GS1 (NCT02565511)
- Testing
- CAD106 Immunotherapy, CNP520, Alum
- Where
- 129 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Dementia
IDEA Study Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Trial in Tanzania
This trials of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) in Tanzania is part of the larger Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study.
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT02229474)
- Testing
- CST Intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- William Keith Gray
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Olfactory Deficits and Donepezil Treatment in Cognitively Impaired Elderly
Olfactory identification deficits occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), are associated with disease severity, predict conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to AD and are associated with healthy elderly…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01951118
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Dementia
IDEA Study Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Trial in Nigeria
This trials of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) in Tanzania is part of the larger Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study.
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT02233530)
- Testing
- CST intervention
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- William Keith Gray