Clinical trials: Dementia Frontotemporal
Dementia-related Psychosis
Relapse Prevention Study of Pimavanserin in Dementia-related Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pimavanserin compared to placebo in preventing relapse of psychotic symptoms in subjects with dementia-related psychosis who responded to 12 weeks of open label…
- Trial name
- NCT03325556
- Testing
- Pimavanserin 34 mg, Pimavanserin 20 mg
- Where
- 83 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Open-label Study of VTS-270 in Participants With Neurologic Manifestations of Niemann-Pick Type C1
This is a multicenter, multinational, open-label study of VTS-270 to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of VTS-270 (2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin) in participants transitioning from Study VTS301 (Parts A/B…
- Trial name
- NCT03879655
- Testing
- VTS-270
- Where
- Costa Rica
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Mandos LLC
Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Improving Self-Care of Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Caregivers
The research study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual support intervention to reduce stress and poor self-care for caregivers of persons with behavioral variant Frontotemporal Degeneration (bvFTD) compared…
- Trial name
- ViCCY (NCT04686266)
- Testing
- Health Information + Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Tau Imaging of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative brain disease with symptoms that include memory loss, problems with impulse control, and depression that can lead to suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT02191267
- Testing
- [F18]-T807, [F18]-Florbetapir, MRI/MRS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Frontotemporal Dementia, Right Sided Cerebral Hemisphere Cerebrovascular Accident
Efficacy of Web-Based Social-Cognitive Interventions in Right Hemisphere Stroke and Frontotemporal Dementia
This study is being done to test the feasibility and effectiveness of web-based social-cognitive training exercises in treating social-emotional deficits in patients with stroke or frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- Trial name
- NCT02506036
- Testing
- Brain HQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Arimoclomol Prospective Study in Participants Diagnosed With Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled therapeutic study in participants with confirmed diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC).
- Trial name
- NCT02612129
- Testing
- arimoclomol
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Denmark and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- ZevraDenmark
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hurler's Syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the ability to achieve and sustain donor engraftment in patients with lysosomal and peroxisomal inborn errors of metabolism undergoing hematopoietic stem cell…
- Conditions
- Hurler's Syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome, Sly Syndrome, Alpha Mannosidosis
- Trial name
- NCT00668564
- Testing
- Stem Cell Transplantation, Cyclophosphamide, Campath-1H
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
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
Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
TMS for the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a progressive syndrome in the family of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders involving devastating language impairments caused by selective neurodegeneration of the brain's language…
- Conditions
- Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Non-fluent Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04188067
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
Tau PET Imaging With 18F-AV-1451 in Subjects With MAPT Mutations
The study will investigate the ability of a new PET tracer, 18F-AV-1451, to detect depositions of a protein, called tau, in the brains of people with a mutation in the tau gene that causes deposition of the protein, and in people…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Tauopathies
- Trial name
- NCT02676843
- Testing
- 18F-AV-1451
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
A Pilot Trial of Lithium in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy or Corticobasal Degeneration
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lithium in people with progressive supranuclear palsy or corticobasal degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT00703677
- Testing
- Lithium
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Westat
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Transmagnetic Stimulation Pilot in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a non-Alzheimer's dementia that is the 2nd most common cause of dementia in the United States.
- Trial name
- TMS in PPA (NCT05860647)
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Frontal Lobe Dementia, Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia
Memantine (10mg BID) for the Frontal and Temporal Subtypes of Frontotemporal Dementia
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether memantine is effective in slowing the rate of behavioral decline in frontotemporal dementia.
- Conditions
- Frontal Lobe Dementia, Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00545974
- Testing
- memantine
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
VTS-270 to Treat Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease
Due to different study designs, the sponsor separated Part C into a separate registration (NCT04958642), leaving Parts A/B here in NCT02534844.
- Trial name
- NCT02534844
- Testing
- Parts A/B: Adrabetadex
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mandos LLC
C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal Dementia
Safety and Therapeutic Potential of the FDA-approved Drug Metformin for C9orf72 ALS/FTD
The primary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of Metformin in subjects with C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis administered for 24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04220021
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Lithium As a Treatment to Prevent Impairment of Cognition in Elders
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in adults 65 years and older. AD leads to a complete loss of memory and independent function, and presently there is no cure.
- Trial name
- LATTICE (NCT03185208)
- Testing
- Lithium Carbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Ariel Gildengers, MD
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1
Combined Intrathecal and Intravenous VTS-270 Therapy for Liver and Neurological Disease Associated With Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1
Background: For people who have Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1), cholesterol and other fats have trouble moving out of liver and other tissue cells. This makes the cells sick.
- Trial name
- NCT03887533
- Testing
- VTS-270
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Communication Bridge 2
This study will use a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the effect of two evidence-based treatments for adults with mild Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA).
- Trial name
- CB2 (NCT03371706)
- Testing
- Communication Bridge™, Evidence-Based Impairment Focused
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago