Clinical trials: Semantic Dementia, open to volunteers
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
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
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS-Frontotemporal Dementia
Clinical Procedures to Support Research in ALS
The purpose of the Clinical Procedures To Support Research (CAPTURE) study is to utilize information collected in the medical record to learn more about a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related disorders.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS-Frontotemporal Dementia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- CAPTURE-ALS (NCT03489278)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Clinical Trial Platform - Regimen A: AADvac1
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Clinical Trial Platform (PTP) is a multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of PSP.
- Trial name
- NCT07217665
- Testing
- AADvac1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Adam Boxer
Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Discovery and Validation of Protein Structural Complexes in Circulating Biofluids As Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Management of Patients Affected by Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), such as Parkinson¿s disease (PD), Alzheimer¿s disease (AD), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are characterized by aggregation and intracellular accumulation…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
- Trial name
- NCT06803784
- Testing
- Genetic: whole genome sequencing, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Alzheimer Disease
Learning Amyloid and Tau Results
This is a prospective, single-cohort, single-center, observational study to assess if learning one's Alzheimer's disease biomarker test result impacts longitudinal psychosocial, behavioral, and neuropsychological outcomes, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT07222930
- Testing
- Disclose amyloid, tau results, Follow-up Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Neurologic Disorders, Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Stem Cell Treatment Study
This is a human clinical study involving the isolation of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) and transfer to the vascular system and inferior 1/3 of the nasal passages in order to determine if such a treatment will…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological Disorders
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT02795052)
- Testing
- Intravenous and Intranasal BMSC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
Automated Language Analysis in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Application of Artificial Intelligence Models
This multicenter study aims to characterize the language profiles of patients with various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), behavioral variant Frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Parkinsons Disease (PD), Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- AILAN (NCT07906769)
- Testing
- Speech and language Test to support clinical diagnosis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Inhibition and Brain Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a focal dementia characterized by primary impairment of language abilities and functional disturbances associated with language.
- Trial name
- Stim-APHA (NCT06473714)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Dementia, Frontotemporal, Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Investigating Genetic Status in Patients Presenting to Clinic
The causes of neurodegenerative dementias such as Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Disease and Alzheimer's disease are still largely unknown.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Frontotemporal, Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
- Trial name
- NCT05911932
- Testing
- Biosample collection.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Semantic Dementia
Intervention for Communication Quality of Life in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a personalized, multi-component, virtual speech language treatment program can improve communication and quality of life for adults with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Semantic Dementia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA), Nonfluent Aphasia, Progressive
- Trial name
- Multi-PA (NCT07219680)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Lexical Retrieval Cascade Training, Multicomponent Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Maya Henry
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Propranolol in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to find out how the language of people with Primary Progressive Aphasia is affected by Propranolol. Propranolol is not FDA approved for the treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT06066710
- Testing
- Propranolol, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
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
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
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 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
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacodynamics of NIO752 in Primary Tauopathies
This is a phase II study intended to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamics of NIO752 in participants with primary tauopathies.
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Tauopathies
- Trial name
- NCT07868328
- Testing
- NIO752
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Enhancing Language Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia
This study's goal is to use non-invasive brain stimulation (NBS) techniques to treat language impairment associated with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA).
- Trial name
- PPA (NCT04920318)
- Testing
- tDCS + language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism
Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP)
We are trying to identify factors associated with improved quality of life and fewer PD symptoms. We are attempting to identify practices, beliefs, and therapies used by individuals who report excellent quality of life, few PD…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT02194816
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Bastyr University