Clinical trials: Progressive Aphasia
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease
Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes: Neuropsychology and Neural Networks
This study attempts to identify two types of AD by using clinical and cognitive tasks and brain imaging. The subtypes of AD are separated into a "typical" group (memory loss) and a "variant" group (language, visuospatial, and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- EOAD-Subtype (NCT03153371)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Identification of Graphic Markers of Neurocognitive Disorders (MG)
The diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as early Alzheimer's disease (AD) or primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is particularly difficult and constantly evolving, often leading to diagnostic erraticity.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Neurocognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- MG (NCT05537688)
- Testing
- Identification of Graphic Markers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Aphasia, Acquired, Language Disorders
Enhancing Language Function in Aphasia
Aphasia is an acquired impairment of language, that commonly results from damage to language areas in the brain (typically the left side of the brain).
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Language Disorders, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Stroke, Cerebrovascular
- Trial name
- NCT05443633
- Testing
- individualized speech-language training, standard language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Alzheimer Disease
Longitudinal Imaging of Microglial Activation in Different Clinical Variants of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine how inflammation is related to other changes in the brain that occur during the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- ADVISe (NCT04576793)
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, 18F-MK6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Better Living With Non-memory-led Dementia
This is a feasibility study on the effects of an online-based training and education programme for carers of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and behavioural-variant frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05525377
- Testing
- Better living with non-memory led dementia course
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Aphasia Primary Progressive
Characterisation of Primary Progressives Aphasias
Primary progressive aphasias (PPA) represent a challenging group of degenerative language diseases that has led to growing interest in the scientific and medical community.
- Trial name
- CAPP (NCT02297035)
- Testing
- Behavioural testing, Brain imaging, Genetic screening
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia
The current study aims to examine the benefits of an education/support group program for individuals with progressive aphasia (caused by various etiologies, diagnoses) and their carepartners.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06511752
- Testing
- Psychosocial educational, support group and implementation of strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
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
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 Study
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 study is a new study that will launch in 2017 and extends the previous cohorts of BioFINDER 1 study (www.biofinder.se). BioFINDER 1 is used e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- BioFINDER2 (NCT03174938)
- Testing
- Flutemetamol F18 Injection, [18F]-RO6958948, Elecsys (Roche) Abeta42, Ttau and Ptau
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital
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 Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Speech and Language Interventions for Italian People With PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is an umbrella term used to refer to several clinical variants that manifest as an insidious deterioration of speech/language skills, usually due to frontotemporal lobar degeneration and/or…
- Trial name
- PPA-rehab (NCT06739967)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI
tDCS Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is slowly progressive decline in a single domain of cognition (e.g.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI, FTD
- Trial name
- NCT02606422
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Repetitive Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation
rTMS for the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by a gradual, irreversible decline of language function (Mesulam, 2001). There are no known treatments for PPA so far.
- Trial name
- NCT03448133
- Testing
- Magstim rTMS
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Semantic Dementia
Memory and Social Interactions
Memory and social interaction are intimately linked. On the one hand, social interaction is a privileged context for learning, and on the other hand, appropriate social interactions involve remembering the partners encountered…
- Trial name
- MEM&SO (NCT05800028)
- Testing
- Learning new information
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
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
Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)
4-Repeat Tauopathy Neuroimaging Initiative - Cycle 2
The goal of this study is to identify the most reliable methods of analysis for tracking CBD, PSP, and o/vPSP over time. The results from this study may be used in the future to calculate statistical power for clinical drug…
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), Cortical-basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Trial name
- 4RTNI-2 (NCT02966145)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Repetitive Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation
rTMS Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease in which language function is gradually and progressively impaired.
- Trial name
- NCT04431401
- Testing
- Magstim rTMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
While many have strongly suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may represent a beneficial intervention for patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), this promising technology has not yet been…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT05386394
- Testing
- Active tDCS + Language Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University