Clinical trials: Pick's Disease With Dementia
ALS, FTD
Genetics and Environment iNtersection In the ALS-FTD Spectrum: an Italian Twins Cohort studY With a Multi-Omics Approach
The goal of this study is to learn from discordant twins affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and/or Frontotemporal Dementia the contribution of genetic background versus environmental exposure.
- Trial name
- GENIALITY (NCT06595212)
- Testing
- multiomic profile to assess genetic and environmental risk factiors
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers
Connectomics in Psychiatric Classification
Washington University Early Recognition Center is conducting a research study to examine brain functional connectivity and network patterns in participants with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers, Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick's Disease With Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03967535
- Testing
- MRI Brain Imaging, Mental Health Assessment and Computerized Cognitive Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Targeting Language-specific and Executive-control Networks With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Logopenic Variant PPA
AD afflicts over 5.5. million Americans and is one of the most expensive diseases worldwide. In AD the variant in which language functions are most affected are referred to as 'logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia'…
- Trial name
- NCT03887481
- Testing
- High-definition active tDCS (HD-tDCS) + "Repeat After Me" (RAM) Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia
The RHAPSODY-plus project consists of two parts. In a first step carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD; onset before the age of 65) have the opportunity to use the RHAPSODY online program (Kurz et al., 2016) to inform…
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY-plus (NCT03923517)
- Testing
- RHAPSODY online program and MEET online sessions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
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
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS
We are collecting blood samples, clinical and family information from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients and their families to identify causes of ALS and ALS/dementia.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS/FTD), Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Trial name
- ALS (NCT00821132)
- Testing
- Genetic study of ALS families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia
Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments (COPE) in Programs of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)
The protocol is organized into three Phases - In Phase I an online training program will be developed in "Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments" (COPE) -an evidence-based bio-behavioral dementia program -using…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT04165213
- Testing
- Care of Older Persons in their Environment (COPE) online module training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
[18F]ACI-19626 PET in TDP-43 Proteinopathies
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether we can reliably and safely measure the accumulation of pathological protein TDP-43 [involved in rare forms of dementia such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and in amyotrophic…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), TDP-43 Proteinopathies, Suspected Limbic Predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE)
- Trial name
- NCT06891716
- Testing
- [18F]ACI-19626
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AC Immune SA
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Retrospective Observational Study of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients With a Neurodegenerative Disease or Mental Disorder
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients with a neurodegenerative disease (ND) or mental disorder (MD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- Synapsing-BK (NCT07314190)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
Modelling Tau Distribution From DTI With Generative Adversarial Network for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
The most significant impact of this project is to propose for the first time a novel generative adversarial network (GAN), as one kind of deep learning architecture, to automatically generate synthetic PET images reflecting tau…
- Trial name
- NCT05020626
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Neurological Soft Signs in Neurodegenerative Dementias
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence of Neurological Soft Signs (NSS) in various categories of dementia patients compared to matched controls.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- DemeNSS (NCT06354933)
- Testing
- Neurological Soft Signs
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia
Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive Aphasia
Difficulties with speech and language are the first and most notable symptoms of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). While there is evidence that demonstrates positive effects of speech-language treatment for individuals with PPA…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Dementia, Frontotemporal, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05741853
- Testing
- Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Grasso
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's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Imaging Characteristics of Florbetapir 18F in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Controls.
Study 18F-AV-45-010 is designed to evaluate the cerebral uptake of florbetapir 18F as measured by PET imaging in frontotemporal disorder (FTD) in comparison to cognitively normal volunteers and subjects with Alzheimer's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT01890343
- Testing
- florbetapir 18F, 18F-FDG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Advancing Research and Treatment for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ARTFL)
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) is the neuropathological term for a collection of rare neurodegenerative diseases that correspond to four main overlapping clinical syndromes: frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary…
- Conditions
- FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
- Trial name
- ARTFL (NCT02365922)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
ALSFTD, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Effects of Probiotics in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum Disorder (ALS-FTDSD) Patients
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of a probiotic formulation on participants with ALS-FTDSD. It is hypothesized that participants given the probiotics will have different lipid profiles compared to participants…
- Conditions
- ALSFTD, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- PROBIOTIC (NCT06051123)
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Schizophenia Disorder
Prospective Observational Study of the Relationship Between Sociodemographic Factors, Blood-based Biomarkers and Psychiatric Symptoms in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Mental Disorders
This is a prospective observational study to identify sociodemographic factors that predict mental health outcomes in the European population and provide evidence linking common, modifiable sociodemographic risk factors for…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Schizophenia Disorder, Bipolar 1 Disorder, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- Synapsing-SD (NCT07239843)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Apathy, Behavior
Quantitative Evaluation of Apathy Close to Real Life Situation by Means of a Multimodal Sensor System Integrated.
The purpose of this study is to provide relevant quantitative evaluation of apathy close to real life situation by means of a multimodal sensor system integrated.
- Conditions
- Apathy, Behavior, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- ECOCAPTURE (NCT02496312)
- Testing
- Evaluation of Apathy Close to Real Life Situation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France