Clinical trials: White Matter Hyperintensities
Alzheimer's Dementia
Cilostazol Augmentation Study in Dementia
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of cilostazol augmentation in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease patients with subcortical white matter hyperintensities (WMHI) treated by donepezil.
- Trial name
- NCT01409564
- Testing
- Cilostazol
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
A Longitudinal Examination of Aging With a Spinal Cord Injury: Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular and Cognitive Consequences
The general population is aging, today 12% of the United States population is older than 65 and it is estimated that by 2020 the number of people in the United States older than 65 will outnumber children younger than 5.
- Trial name
- NCT03023163
- Testing
- Longitudinal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
TIA, Stroke
Relation of Carotid Artery Plaque Inflammation, Covert Stroke and White Matter Disease
The investigators hypothesize that inflammation in carotid plaque is predictive of the extent of ischemic lesion burden on the brain and will add to risk stratification for individuals with carotid disease.
- Conditions
- TIA, Stroke, Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Trial name
- NCT01236508
- Testing
- PET/CT imaging with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Computer-based Cognitive Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment With White Matter Hyperintensities
This is a non-pharmacological study evaluating the impact of a computerized cognitive stimulation program on verbal learning and on the progression white matter hyperintensities in elderly with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT03195816
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive training
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Leila DJABELKHIR
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Associations Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease - a Study of Patients With Late Onset Depression
Studies show that depression is a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Furthermore there is an increased occurrence of depression in patients with CAD.
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00818506
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Encephalopathy, White Matter Hyperintensities
Effect of HBO on Functional Connectivity of Resting State Networks in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
The purpose of this study is to extend our previous work, in which we demonstrated an increase in the internal and cross network connectivity of resting state neural networks in patients with cerebral small vessel disease by…
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, White Matter Hyperintensities, Impaired Oxygen Delivery
- Trial name
- HBO (NCT02232958)
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri
White Matter Hyperintensity
Measuring Brain Health Using Low-Field Portable MRI
The purpose of this study is to develop a new grading scale and utilize automated segmentation for measurement of White Matter Hyperintensity (WMH) volume using a low field MRI.
- Trial name
- MR SCREEN (NCT06533631)
- Testing
- Portable low-field MRI (pMRI), 3T MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
Assessment of the Possible Association Between Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Carotid Atherosclerosis and Brain White Matter Damage
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is caused by impaired relaxation and increased left ventricular stiffness with a consequent increase in filling pressures.
- Trial name
- NCT04549298
- Testing
- No interventions
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Postmenopausal Symptoms
Effect of Menopause Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Women With CSVD And MCI
The objective of this clinical trial is to explore the efficacy of menopausal hormone therapy in early menopausal women with CSVD and MCI.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Mild Cognitive Impairment, White Matter Hyperintensity
- Trial name
- MIRACLE (NCT05982470)
- Testing
- Estradiol Gel, Progesterone Soft Capsule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Blood Brain Flow and Exercise
Cerebral vasodilator responses to CO2 will be measured in young healthy adults, healthy sedentary older adults, and healthy exercise trained older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02653638
- Testing
- Control, Indomethacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cerebrovascular Circulation
MRI Biomarkers and Exercise
The overall goal of observational study is to examine the age-related and habitual exercise training status-related differences in structural and functional changes in the human brain, detected by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT02729428
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Remote Ischemic Conditioning for Cognitive Impairment in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) on cognitive function in patients with cerebral small vessel disease-related mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- RIC-CSVD (NCT07317557)
- Testing
- Remote ischemic conditioning using IPC-906 device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Province Nanjing Brain Hospital
White Matter Hyperintensity, Multiple Sclerosis
Evaluation of the Reproducibility of the Measurement of the QSM Signal (Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping)
Many central nervous system pathologies have an inflammatory component, often associated with an accumulation of disability and more severe tissue damage.
- Trial name
- ERESI (NCT04465448)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Alzheimer Disease, White Matter Hyperintensities
Brain Vascular Disease in Aging and Dementia
This study examines the factors that may drive the relationship between vascular disease and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in a large, longitudinal, multi-ethnic community-based cohort study of older adults in northern Manhattan, New…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, White Matter Hyperintensities, Dementia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03075007
- Testing
- Florbetaben F18, Transcranial Doppler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University