Clinical trials: Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
Targeting Language-specific and Executive-control Networks With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Logopenic Variant PPA
AD afflicts over 5.5. million Americans and is one of the most expensive diseases worldwide. In AD the variant in which language functions are most affected are referred to as 'logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia'…
- Trial name
- NCT03887481
- Testing
- High-definition active tDCS (HD-tDCS) + "Repeat After Me" (RAM) Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
In this research study we want to learn more about the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory and brain-network function in cognitively unimpaired older adults and in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Amnestic Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06538311
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Influence of Age on Amyloid Load in Alzheimer's Disease and in Atypical Focal Cortical Alzheimer's Disease
The first objective is to asses influence of age on amyloid load measured by PET imaging using Pittsburgh B compound (PiB) radio-tracer, in Alzheimer's disease(AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- BIOMAGE (NCT01095744)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Speech-Language Treatment With Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a disorder characterized by gradual decline in speech-language ability caused by underlying neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05901233
- Testing
- Remotely supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (RS-tDCS), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Alzheimer Disease
Longitudinal Imaging of Microglial Activation in Different Clinical Variants of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine how inflammation is related to other changes in the brain that occur during the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- ADVISe (NCT04576793)
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, 18F-MK6240, 18F-Florbetaben
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
While many have strongly suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may represent a beneficial intervention for patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), this promising technology has not yet been…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT05386394
- Testing
- Active tDCS + Language Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Verbal Learning in Typical and Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading neurodegenerative disease of aging characterized by multiple cognitive impairments. Given the recent failures of disease-modifying drugs, the current focus is on preventing or mitigating…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04122001
- Testing
- Active, in-person HD-tDCS or active remote tDCS, Word List Learning Intervention (WordLLI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University