Clinical trials: Frontotemporal Dementia
Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia Frontotemporal
Multifactorial Approach to Dementia, Multicentric Study
The goal of this observational study is to assess the role of narcisistic personality disorder and life stressful events in conversion rate to dementia, using a three tier approach along three research lines employing subjects…
- Conditions
- Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia Frontotemporal, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05923307
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniel Serrani Azcurra
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
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease
Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes: Neuropsychology and Neural Networks
This study attempts to identify two types of AD by using clinical and cognitive tasks and brain imaging. The subtypes of AD are separated into a "typical" group (memory loss) and a "variant" group (language, visuospatial, and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- EOAD-Subtype (NCT03153371)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension
Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau…
- Conditions
- Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Family History of Dementia
- Trial name
- IPAT (NCT05331144)
- Testing
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs, losartan) and Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, amlodipine), PCP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Rong Zhang
Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
Social Cognition and Personality Changes in Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease & Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The aim of this study is to compare personality and social cognition changes, including emotion detection and self-awareness, and neuroanatomical correlates in patients, and how that affects the caregiver-patient relationship.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT02964611
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
POCD - Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Mechanical Bowel Preparation
Investigation of the Effect of Preoperative Bowel Cleansing on Postoperative Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive impairment has been reported up to 54 % after colorectal surgeries. Mechanical bowel cleansing means that a system called the second brain in the body, which includes a wide variety of genetic and neuronal structures…
- Trial name
- NCT05942404
- Testing
- mechanical bowel preparation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Dementias and Microbiota Composition: Is Possible to Revert the Dementia Symptoms Reverting the Microbiota Composition?
Dementia is the major cause of disability and dependency among older adults worldwide affecting memory, cognitive abilities and behavior, interfering with one's ability to perform daily lives activities.
- Conditions
- Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Dementia Frontotemporal
- Trial name
- DEM-BIOTA (NCT05943925)
- Testing
- No intervention, Probiotic supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Daridorexant for Alzheimer Disease Prevention
This study will evaluate whether daridorexant, a DORA sleep medication, can support brain health by promoting the clearance of proteins linked to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- PAD-DORA (NCT07213349)
- Testing
- Daridorexant 50 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Effects of Tolcapone on Frontotemporal Dementia
This study will test the effects of a medication called tolcapone on cognitive, behavioral, and language problems seen in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- Trial name
- NCT00604591
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Frontotemporal Dementia
Molecular Neuroimaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Dementias
Neuroinflammation is increasingly implicated as a potential critical pathogenic mechanism in a variety of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02945774
- Testing
- (18F)-FEPPA
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Stimulating the Aging Brain Using Brain and Sensory Stimulation
The goal of this project is to investigate whether transcranial electrical stimulation and sensory stimulation affect language outcomes in individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
- Trial name
- StAB (NCT07650188)
- Testing
- tACS or multisensory stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Biochemical Lesions Head Region
Role of Brain Specific Biomarkers in Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a neurodegenerative disease of unclear etiology characterized by a clinical trias named after the neurosurgeon Hakim.
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Biochemical Lesions Head Region, Brain Damage
- Trial name
- NCT06083233
- Testing
- Lumbar puncture, External lumbar drainage, Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Hradec Kralove
Alzheimer's Disease
24 Months Safety and Efficacy Study of AADvac1 in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of AADvac1 in the treatment of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. 60% of participants will receive AADvac1 and 40% of participants will receive placebo.
- Trial name
- ADAMANT (NCT02579252)
- Testing
- AADvac1
- Where
- 42 sites in Austria, Czechia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Axon Neuroscience SE
Alzheimer's Disease
Memantine and Changes of Biological Markers and Brain PET Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease
In AD, tau protein is abnormally hyperphosphorylated. Significant changes of hyperphosphorylated tau levels in CSF are found in AD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00800709
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
Non-invasive Stimulation of Brain Networks and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia
This pilot study aims to test clinical and connectivity changes following non-invasive stimulation of disease-specific networks in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- Trial name
- NetCogBs (NCT03422250)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
Low-Dose Lithium for the Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative illness that affects the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain.
- Trial name
- Lithium (NCT02862210)
- Testing
- Lithium Carbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pick Disease of the Brain
Far Infrared Irradiation for the Management, Control and Treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia
Pick's disease, also known as Pick disease,or FTD is a rare fronto-temporal neurodegenerative disease. This study will investigate the use of far infrared radiation for the control, management and treatment of Pick's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00674960
- Testing
- Radiation: Far Infrared Radiation (5μm to 20μm wavelength)
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.
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
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and semantic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and svPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04566731
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Modified Contraint-Induced Language Therapy (mCILT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania