Clinical trials: Dementia Frontotemporal
Frontotemporal Dementia, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Investigating Complex Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia
Background: Neurodegenerative disorders can lead to problems in movement or memory. Some can cause abnormal proteins to build up in brain cells.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT03225144
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Caregiver Stress, Dementia
A Study of Caregiver Connections Via Technology in Dementia
This research is being done to develop a unique matching process for caregivers of persons living with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal degeneration, or other dementia syndromes.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Stress, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05779839
- Testing
- Algorithm, Random Match
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
A Wearable Sensor Platform for Remote Monitoring of Individuals on the Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum
The primary objective of this clinical study is to provide the initial validation for monitoring biomarkers of symptoms and functioning for individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) syndromes.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Corticobasal Degeneration, Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)
- Trial name
- ReMoTe (NCT07569367)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- BioSensics
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT04363684
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Non-invasive Neurostimulation as a Tool for Diagnostics and Management for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Double blinded, sham-controlled, randomized trial on repeated transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) in neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT05326750
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the superior parietal cortex
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease
Acamprosate in C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ACALS)
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disorder that damages nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, and loss of movement. The symptoms grow worse over time.
- Trial name
- NCT07204977
- Testing
- Acamprosate calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Biological Activity of LAM-002A in C9ORF72-Associated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This is a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and biological effect of LAM-002A in adults with C9ORF72-associated ALS (C9ALS).
- Trial name
- NCT05163886
- Testing
- LAM-002A
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- IRulya Therapeutics Inc.
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Frontotemporal Dementia
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, clinical and biological efficacy, and predictors of efficacy of an intervention consisting of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in patients with…
- Trial name
- BetaTACSFTD (NCT07505784)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Natural History and Biomarkers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Caused by the C9ORF72 Gene Mutation
Background: Some people have a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The mutation causes a small piece of DNA to repeat itself thousands of times.
- Trial name
- NCT01925196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Frontotemporal Dementia
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of AL001 in Frontotemporal Dementia (INFRONT-3)
A phase 3 double blind, placebo controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of AL001 in participants at risk for or with frontotemporal dementia due to heterozygous mutations in the progranulin gene.
- Trial name
- NCT04374136
- Testing
- Part 1 Blinded - AL001, Part 2 (OLE Treatment) - AL001
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Alector Inc.
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Promoting Goals-of-Care Discussions for Patients With Memory Problems and Their Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve communication among clinicians, patients with memory problems, and their family members.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Mixed Dementias, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- PICSI-M (NCT05596760)
- Testing
- Jumpstart Guide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,802 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant, Alzheimer Disease
ECOCAPTURE for the Assessment of Apathy Under Real-life Conditions
ECOCAPTURE@HOME is a study which is currently being developed with the objective to capture the behavioral signature of apathy in everyday life context through remote monitoring of participants' behavior for about one month.
- Trial name
- @HOME (NCT04865172)
- Testing
- Remote collection of passive and active data for 28 consecutive days
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
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)
Dementia
Efficacy and Tolerability of Memantine in Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Patients
The purpose of this trial is to assess the efficacy and tolerability of memantine (anti-excitotoxic, neuroprotective treatment currently used in Alzheimer's disease [AD]) in frontotemporal dementia patients after a one-year…
- Trial name
- NCT00200538
- Testing
- memantine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Open-label Extension (OLE) Study of WVE-004 in Patients With C9orf72-associated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and/or Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
This is an OLE study conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and clinical effects of WVE-004 in adult participants with ALS, FTD, or mixed ALS/FTD phenotype with a documented…
- Trial name
- NCT05683860
- Testing
- WVE-004 10 mg Q12W
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression Markers (MARKERS-NDD)
MARKERS-NDD is a prospective, observational, longitudinal study, which aims to collect data from patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) followed longitudinally for routine examinations performed as part of normal…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease, Synucleinopathies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MARKERS-NDD (NCT06596746)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Speech-Based Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dementia in Danish Patients (DetectAI)
The goal of this observational study is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech analysis tool can identify which patients with memory problems need specialist evaluation at a memory clinic.
- Conditions
- Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Vascular Dementia (VaD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
- Trial name
- DetectAI (NCT07200739)
- Testing
- Mini-mental State Examination, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Speech Task - Picture Description
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand 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
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), FTD
Disease Biosignatures in ALS/FTD Spectrum: New Impactful Biological Perspectives Beyond Clinical Approaches
Diagnosis of ALS/FTD disease spectrum is challenging because it largely relies on clinical symptoms. Identifying novel biomarkers is essential for a paradigm shift towards a more precise biological-based diagnosis.
- Conditions
- ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), FTD, Neuropathic, Psychiatric Disorders
- Trial name
- SPECTRALS (NCT06856850)
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta