Clinical trials: Optic Nerve Atrophy
Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarkers in Neural Disorders
This study seeks to establish the sensitivity and specificity of what appears to be a unique brainstem biomarker of Parkinson's Disease (PD) - an electrically induced olygosynaptic nasotrigeminal reflex response - in…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02761707
- Testing
- Electrical Brainstem Responses, Olfactory Tests, Visual Deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Vision Disorders
Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements in Eyes With Band Atrophy
The study is designed to evaluate the ability of optical coherence tomography and VCC scanning laser polarimetry to measure and identify the pattern of band atrophy of the optic nerve in patients with long standing chiasmal…
- Trial name
- NCT00395122
- Testing
- Retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness measurements
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Healthy Subjects, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Metabolomics Analysis According to the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Patients With NOHL Mutations (MétabOCT)
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), due to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, is responsible for profound visual impairment. However, there is evidence that optic nerve damage begins before vision declines.
- Trial name
- MétabOCT (NCT06682819)
- Testing
- Optical coherent tomography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Research of Biomarkers in Parkinson Disease
The main goal of the GENEPARK consortium is to employ innovative haemogenomic approaches to determine gene expression profiles specific for genetic and idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Huntington Disease
- Trial name
- Genepark (NCT00465790)
- Where
- 5 sites in Croatia, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Near-infrared Light-emitting Diode (NIR-LED) Therapy for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
The overall objective of the proposed research is to test the hypothesis that Near-infrared Light-emitting Diode (NIR-LED) therapy will stimulate mitochondrial function, attenuate oxidative stress, and improve cell survival and…
- Trial name
- LHON (NCT01389817)
- Testing
- Near-infrared light-emitting diode (NIR-LED) therapy (Med Light 630 PRO (Medical Devices Inc.))
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion
Computer Aided Diagnosis of Multiple Eye Fundus Diseases From Color Fundus Photograph
Blindness can be caused by many ocular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration, pathologic myopia and glaucoma.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04723160
- Testing
- Software assisted imaging diagnosis
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 748 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Visionary Intelligence Ltd.
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Complex Eye Movements in Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders
Diagnosing Parkinson's disease (PD) depends on the clinical history of the patient and the patient's response to specific treatments such as levodopa.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT04925622
- Testing
- Complex eye movement exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saccadous, Inc.
Parkinson Disease Dementia, Parkinson Disease
Community Outreach for Palliative Engagement -- Parkinson Disease
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effectiveness of palliative care training for community physicians and telemedicine support services for patients and carepartners with Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease Dementia, Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Lewy Body Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- COPE-PD (NCT05222386)
- Testing
- Parkinson Disease Standard Care, Online Community-Supported Palliative Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 632 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
PSP, PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The CurePSP Genetics Program
This study is an observational, prospective genetic study. It aims to obtain DNA for research and testing from patients with PSP, CBS, MSA, and related neurological conditions and their families.
- Conditions
- PSP, PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Syndrome, Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS)
- Trial name
- NCT06647641
- Testing
- Whole genome sequencing will be performed at the NIH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Curcumin in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Background Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited ocular disorder associated with a mutation in mtDNA .
- Trial name
- NCT00528151
- Testing
- curcumin
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Parkinson's Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Parkinsonian Syndromes
Parkinsonian syndrome is clinically characterized by the presence of resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Vascular Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- PARKIMAGE (NCT02445469)
- Testing
- MRI exam of the brain
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease
Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease Registry
The My Retina Tracker® Registry is sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is for people affected by one of the rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases studied by the Foundation.
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease, Achromatopsia, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
- Trial name
- MRTR (NCT02435940)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Biofluid Research on Age-Related or Inherited Neurodegeneration
The aim of this study is to contribute to and continue to sustain a repository of blood samples, nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) samples, family history information, and other demographic information from individuals with…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD)
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT07798700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Primary Parkinsonism, Secondary Vascular Parkinson Disease
Application of Machine Learning Method in Validation of Screening Cognitive Test for Parkinsonisms
Based on a prospectively collected data analysis, a new tool, namely CoMDA (Cognition in Movement Disorders Assessment) is developed by merging each item of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment…
- Conditions
- Primary Parkinsonism, Secondary Vascular Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- Trial name
- CoMDA-ML-P (NCT04858893)
- Testing
- CoMDA associated with Neural Net 91 classificator
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Optical Coherence Tomography, Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Relationship Between Alzheimer Disease and Diminution of the Three Macular Nervous Retinal Layers
Alzheimer disease is hard, long and expensive to diagnose. In order to help the clinician, a new biomarker in Alzheimer disease seems to be very useful.
- Conditions
- Optical Coherence Tomography, Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, Retinal Thickening, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- RETEVAL (NCT04794634)
- Testing
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT), Optical coherence tomograpohy angiography (OCTA)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration
PROgressive Supranuclear Palsy CorTico-Basal Syndrome Multiple System Atrophy Longitudinal Study UK
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Cortico-Basal Degeneration (CBD) and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) are degenerative brain conditions for which there are currently no curative treatments.
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- Trial name
- PROSPECT-M (NCT02778607)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism
Misfolded Proteins in the Skin of People With Parkinson's Disease and Other Parkinsonism
The purpose of this study is to determine whether identification of misfolded proteins in the skin will help to determine what sort of parkinsonism someone has.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04518059
- Testing
- punch skin biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Facilitating Diagnostics and Prognostics of Parkinsonian Syndromes Using Neuroimaging
The goals of this study are: 1) to identify biomarkers using neuroimaging that are associated with progression rate using statistical methods, and 2) to identify biomarkers that are associated with the differential diagnosis of…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT03872102
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
UPenn Observational Research Repository on Neurodegenerative Disease
The aim of this study is to create a repository of both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, including cognitive, linguistic, imaging and biofluid biological specimens, for neurodegenerative disease research and treatment.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)
- Trial name
- UNICORN (NCT04715399)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania