Clinical trials: Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
In-Home Technology for Dementia Caregivers
This study aims to develop and evaluate in-home assistive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03828383
- Testing
- In-home technology, Limited in-home technology
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers
Connectomics in Psychiatric Classification
Washington University Early Recognition Center is conducting a research study to examine brain functional connectivity and network patterns in participants with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers, Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick's Disease With Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03967535
- Testing
- MRI Brain Imaging, Mental Health Assessment and Computerized Cognitive Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Composite MR Neuroimaging Marker for Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to use a functional MRI (fMRI) index to compare the brain activity of healthy volunteers to that of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT01615666
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia
The RHAPSODY-plus project consists of two parts. In a first step carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD; onset before the age of 65) have the opportunity to use the RHAPSODY online program (Kurz et al., 2016) to inform…
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY-plus (NCT03923517)
- Testing
- RHAPSODY online program and MEET online sessions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson-Dementia Syndrome
Predictive and Diagnostic Value of Tau and Beta-amyloid Markers in the Dementia of Parkinson's Disease
The PET tracer Fluoro-ethyl-methyl-amino-naphthyl-ethylidene-malononitrile ([F18]-FDDNP) has a specific affinity for lesions containing tau protein and beta-amyloid The study consists of two phases In a first transversal phase, 8…
- Trial name
- NCT02243982
- Testing
- [F18]-FDDNP
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica
Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
Longitudinal Evaluation of Familial Frontotemporal Dementia Subjects
This study is being done to learn more about normal thinking and behavior, mild thinking and behavior problems, Frontotemporal Dementia and other forms of dementia in families in which one or more relatives have a mutation…
- Trial name
- LEFFTDS (NCT02372773)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia
Language Treatment for Progressive Aphasia
Progressive aphasia is characterized by a steady and progressive loss of language skills in the presence of relatively preserved memory, attention, and thinking.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00957710
- Testing
- Errorless learning
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Investigation and Neuroimage Studies Including 18F-PM-PBB3 and 18F-florbetapir (AV-45) PET Examination
Dementia is a common neurodegenerative syndrome in aged population. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common disease. The main pathological findings in AD include senile plaques (SP) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT).
- Trial name
- PMPBB3/AV45 (NCT04305210)
- Testing
- F-18 PMPBB3, 18F-florbetapir
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease
A Biomarker-chip Assay in Preserved Red Blood Cells for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
The ADCHIP study (ST0067) is a non-interventional, monocentric, prospective study conducted by Amoneta Diagnostics and the Leenaards Memory Center (Lausanne, Switzerland).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease, Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- ADCHIP (NCT07307872)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amoneta Diagnostics SAS
Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration
Study of Social Behavior and Emotion in Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Controls
This study is designed to document the loss of sociomoral emotions (like empathy, guilt, and embarrassment) in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01147679
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes a gradual decline in communication ability as a result of selective neurodegeneration of speech and language networks in the brain.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, Semantic Memory Disorder, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04881617
- Testing
- Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis
Digital Smartwatch Measurements as Potential Biomarkers for Remote Disease Tracking in ALS
This observational study will use new smartwatch technology to continuously and remotely monitor the health of ALS patients and healthy controls over time. This information will be used to develop digital biomarkers for ALS.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular Atrophy, Progressive, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05830214
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Phenotype, Genotype and Biomarkers 2
The purpose of this study is to learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other related neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), hereditary spastic…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- PGB2 (NCT04875416)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia
Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments (COPE) in Programs of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)
The protocol is organized into three Phases - In Phase I an online training program will be developed in "Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments" (COPE) -an evidence-based bio-behavioral dementia program -using…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT04165213
- Testing
- Care of Older Persons in their Environment (COPE) online module training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's PET Imaging in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults
The study employs tau positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in a well-characterized multi-racial/ethnic cohort to examine the extent to which tau pathology is associated with cognition, differences in tau pathology across…
- Trial name
- NCT03706261
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adam Brickman
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
Healthy Volunteers, Tauopathies
A First-in-Human Study to Assess Single Doses of APNmAb005 in Healthy Participants
This is a Phase 1, first-in-human (FIH), double-blinded, placebo-controlled study where healthy subjects are randomly allocated to receive APNmAb005 or placebo.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Tauopathies, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05344989
- Testing
- APNmAb005
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- APRINOIA Therapeutics, LLC