Clinical trials: Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Alzheimer Disease
Florbetaben PET Imaging in PPA
The purpose of this research is to better understand how dementia affects activity in different parts of the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04720001
- Testing
- Florbetaben F18, PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Alzheimer Disease
Clinical Evaluation of Florbetapir in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The purpose of this research is to better understand how dementia affects activity in different parts of the brain.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
- Trial name
- PPA (NCT04726527)
- Testing
- Florbetapir F 18, Positron Emission Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
CB3 Pilot (Communication Bridge: A Person-centered Internet-based Intervention for Individuals With Primary Progressive Aphasia)
This study will evaluate evidence-based treatments for adults with mild Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). The aim of the study is to help identify efficacious communication and quality of life interventions for those with PPA…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Communication
- Trial name
- CB3 Pilot (NCT05697380)
- Testing
- Communication Bridge™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Primary Progressive Aphasia
The Effects of a Multimodal Approach for the Treatment of PPA
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is an untreatable neurodegenerative disorder that disrupts language functions. Available therapies are mainly symptomatic and recently attention has been gained by new techniques that allow for…
- Trial name
- ACROSS (NCT04187391)
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Language training, Unstructured cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Anomia
Rehabilitation and Prophylaxis of Anomia in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The goal of this study is to remediate word-finding problems in patients who have Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) or Alzheimer's Disease and to delay the further progression of word-finding impairment.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Anomia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02675270
- Testing
- Phonological, Orthographic, Semantic
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study
This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.
- Trial name
- CB (NCT02439853)
- Testing
- Monthly Check-in Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of a program of remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS) paired with language skills practice for people living with the semantic or logopenic…
- Trial name
- NCT05615922
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Word-Naming Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Primary Progressive Aphasia
A Multimodal Approach for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia, MAINSTREAM ID:3430931
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a syndrome due to different neurodegenerative disorders selectively disrupting language functions. PPA specialist care is underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- MAINSTREAM (NCT05730023)
- Testing
- Active tDCS, individualized language training
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Primary Progressive Aphasia
HDtDCS in Logopenic Variant PPA: Effects on Language and Neural Mechanisms
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a therapy called High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for the treatment of the language deficits experienced by people with a type of Primary…
- Trial name
- NCT03805659
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Caregiver Burnout
PPA Tele-Savvy: A Pilot Study of an Online Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With PPA
The primary goal of this pilot project is to adapt an evidence-informed on-line psychoeducation program (Tele-Savvy) to address the unique challenges facing informal caregivers of those living with PPA and geared toward achieving…
- Trial name
- NCT04412083
- Testing
- PPA Tele-Savvy Pilot Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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, PPA
Rehabilitating and Decelerating Language Loss in Primary Progressive Aphasia With tDCS Plus Language Therapy
People with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) are is a debilitating disorder characterized by the gradual loss of language functioning, even though cognitive functioning is relatively well preserved until the advanced stages of…
- Trial name
- NCT03728582
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins 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, Acquired, Aphasia Primary Progressive
Spaced Retrieval as Treatment for Aphasia
Spaced Repetition training has been found to be more effective than massed repetition for individuals with aphasia. This study seeks to examine the relative efficiency of three kinds of spacing for picture-naming training…
- Trial name
- NCT04623125
- Testing
- Spaced Retrieval Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Clinical Feasibility of Speech Phenotyping for Remote Assessment of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of eliciting continuous narrative speech in different neurodegenerative and psychiatric indications, using remote, self-administered speech tasks, as measured by…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY (NCT04939818)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novoic Limited
Nonfluent Aphasia, Progressive, Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia
tDCS and Speech Therapy for Motor Speech Disorders Caused by FTLD Syndromes: a Feasibility Study
The investigators will test the feasibility of using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and speech therapy to treat participants with motor speech disorders caused by Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Pathology…
- Conditions
- Nonfluent Aphasia, Progressive, Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia, Primary Progressive Non Fluent Aphasia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT04883229
- Testing
- Halo Neuroscience Neurostimulator
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
rTMS as a Treatment for PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) includes three variants. Two such variants, the non-fluent/agrammatic variant (nfvPPA) and the logopenic variant (lvPPA), are characterized by progressive word-finding difficulties and effortful…
- Trial name
- NCT03406429
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Network Modulation in Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory and language ability in patients with two phenotypic variations of underlying Alzheimer disease pathology: amnestic mild cognitive…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04045990
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital