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- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study to Investigate the Effect of AZD6793 in Participants With Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Testing two doses of a medicine versus placebo for COPD symptoms
📍 Research Site · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This Phase IIb dose-ranging study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2 different doses of AZD6793 compared with placebo tablets in participants with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Kidney disease
Oral Intradialytic Amino Acid Supplementation to Vitalize End-stage Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis
Testing amino acid supplements during hemodialysis for fatigue and thinking in end-stage kidney
📍 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
The study will test and compare the efficacy of a single essential amino acid valine with a combination of essential amino acids (EAA) supplement on fatigue, frailty, and cognitive function in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) treatment.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Therapeutic Activity of GI-102 As a Single Agent and in Combination with Conventional Anti-cancer Drugs, Pembrolizumab or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan(T-DXd) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors (KEYNOTE-G08)
Testing the safety and tumor effects of GI-102 alone and with cancer drugs in people with advanced
📍 Mayo Clinic in Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic activity of GI-102 as a single agent and in combination with conventional anti-cancer drugs, pembrolizumab or trastuzumab deruxtecan(T-DXd) over a range of advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors.
- Kidney disease
Neurovascular Regulation During Exercise in Humans With Chronic Kidney Disease: Sympatholysis in CKD
Studying how blood vessel and nerve control during exercise works in people with chronic kidney
📍 Emory Clinic · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goals of this project are to investigate the mechanisms and potential therapies related to exercise capacity in persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Genetic Variation in IgG in Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Testing how a genetic change in alpha-1 antitrypsin affects immune and lung responses to a pneumonia
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to learn whether patients who have a genetic mutation in the genes that cause alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency also have genetic variation in nearby genes that can increase risk for reduced immune function and respiratory infections. To investigate this hypothesis, we will compare immune responses to the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20, Pfizer) between participants who have one abnormal copy of the SERPINA1 gene and either no COPD exacerbations, vs those with 2 or more COPD exacerbations in the past year.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Nabilone for Agitation in Frontotemporal Dementia
Testing whether taking nabilone by mouth reduces agitation in dementia
📍 University of British Columbia, St Paul's Hospital · Vancouver, British Columbia · Get directions →
The primary goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that oral nabilone treatment will reduce agitation compared with placebo in patients with Frontotemporal Dementia (both behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia). The study population is defined as patients with probable Frontotemporal Dementia that meet the International Psychogeriatric Association criteria for agitation in cognitive disorders.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
Phase 2 Trial of Tributyrin in People With Parkinson's Disease and Cognitive Impairments
Testing whether a tributyrin supplement helps memory, thinking, and balance in adults with Parkinson
📍 Domino's Farms · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if taking a tributyrin supplement works to improve memory and thinking and walking and balance in adults with Parkinson disease Parkinson disease dementia. It will also learn about the safety of tributyrin supplementation.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate ALN-5288 in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Testing the safety and how a drug works in people with Alzheimer’s
📍 Clinical Trial Site · Montreal, · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to: * Evaluate the safety and tolerability of intrathecal (IT) ALN-5288 in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) * Evaluate the pharmacodynamic (PD) and pharmacokinetic (PK) effects of ALN-5288 after dose administration
- High blood pressureKidney disease
A Phase IIb Study to Evaluate the Effect of Dapagliflozin in Combination With Baxdrostat Compared With Baxdrostat on Albuminuria in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure.
Testing how adding a diabetes medicine to baxdrostat affects urine protein in people with chronic
📍 Research Site · Surprise, AZ · +17 more US sites · Get directions →
International, Multicenter and Double-Blind study. The purpose is to measure the effect of baxdrostat in combination with dapagliflozin compared with baxdrostat/placebo on albuminuria, as well as safety, in participants with chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's💵 May compensate
Study of LHP588 in Subjects With P. Gingivalis-Positive Alzheimer's Disease
Testing an Alzheimer’s treatment in people with dementia and gum infection
📍 Banner Alzheimer's Institute · Phoenix, AZ · +38 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is to test LHP588 in persons who have mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who have shown progressive mental decline in the last year and who have P. gingivalis (Pg) infection.
- Kidney disease
The Efficacy, Mechanism & Safety of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitor & Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Combination Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Testing a 12-week diabetes medicine combination in kidney transplant patients with kidney disease
📍 Toronto General Hospital · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
The study aims to determine the short-term efficacy, mechanisms and safety of 12 weeks of dapagliflozin and semaglutide combination therapy in 20 KTR, with and without T2D.
- Kidney disease
Effect of Empagliflozin on Podocyte Specific Proteins in African American Veterans With NDKD
Testing whether empagliflozin changes kidney filter injury proteins in African American Veterans
📍 Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (688) · Washington D.C., DC · Get directions →
Primary Objective:To study podocyte specific injury markers in African American Veterans with non-diabetic kidney disease(NDKD), on empagliflozin therapy. Primary Endpoint: Assess the effect of Empagliflozin on podocyte-specific proteins in exosomes isolated from subjects' urine, such as nephrin, podocalyxin and Wilms'Tumor (WT-1) protein.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Safety and Efficacy of EXV-802 and EXV-801 in the Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease Dementia
Testing the safety and effects of two drugs for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Esperanza Clinical · Murrieta, CA · +8 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EXV-802 and EXV-801 in treatment of agitation in participants with Alzheimer's Disease dementia.
- Kidney disease
Acute Equol Supplementation and Vascular Function in Women With and Without CKD
Testing whether taking equol affects blood vessel function in women with or without CKD
📍 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO · Get directions →
The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is significantly elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Notably, women with CKD commonly experience menstrual disturbances induced by CKD, which may contribute to impaired vascular function and elevated CVD risk.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
PET Imaging Evaluation of [11C]SY08
Testing a PET scan tracer to detect alpha-synuclein protein clumps in dementia and Parkinson’s
📍 MGH · Charlestown, MA · Get directions →
The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the use of \[11C\]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for aggregated alpha synuclein (αS) in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), Multiple system atrophy (MSA), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and healthy controls. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of \[11C\]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for αS fibrils in individuals with PD, MSA, DLB and healthy controls.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Rifaximin SSD in Dementia Trial
Testing a new form of rifaximin to change gut microbes in people with dementia
📍 Richmond VA Medical Center · Richmond, VA · Get directions →
Using a new formulation of rifaximin, a non-absorbable antibiotic, to test if it can affect microbes in the gut of patients with dementia favorably.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Cannabidiol Medication Intervention Trial
Testing CBD capsules to see if they help agitation in people with dementia
📍 University of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →
CALM-IT is a Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over clinical trial. Safety and efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) capsules assessed for managing agitation in patients with AD and to identify novel biomarkers of agitation severity and treatment response.
- Kidney disease
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy With AION-301 Administered by Intravenous Infusion Compared With Placebo Administered by Intravenous Infusion Investigational Intervention in Participants Aged 35 to 75 Years of Age With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Testing the safety of an intravenous medicine in adults with chronic kidney disease
📍 SouthCoast Research Center, Inc. · Miami, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety (good or bad) of giving two AION-301 intravenous (IV) infusions, in adults with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). It will also help to learn if AION-301 reduces the symptoms of CKD and/or progression.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect of AVB-101, a Gene Therapy Product, in Subjects With a Genetic Sub-type of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD-GRN)
Testing a gene therapy in people with a genetic form of frontotemporal dementia
📍 The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, OH · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical study is to learn about an investigational gene therapy product called AVB-101, which is designed to treat a disease called Frontotemporal Dementia with Progranulin Mutations (FTD-GRN). FTD-GRN is an early-onset form of dementia, a progressive brain disorder that affects behavior, language and movement.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Sleep Healthy Using the Internet Mitigating Insomnia to Address Neurocognitive Difficulties (SHUTi MIND)
Testing an online insomnia program to improve sleep and thinking in people with mild cognitive
📍 University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · Get directions →
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the impact of an Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) intervention on sleep and the extent to which it contributes to cognitive health in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. Participants with insomnia who meet the study criteria for mild cognitive impairment will be recruited to determine the effects of the CBT-I intervention compared to a patient education condition on sleep and cognition.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma
The Effects of Positive Airway Pressure on the Mucolytic Effects of NAC (TEAM)
Testing whether positive airway pressure helps a lung medicine (NAC) reach mucus plugs in asthma or
📍 UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if positive pressure during inspiration will improve penetration of aerosolized N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) into airway mucus plugs in the lungs of patients with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does delivery of aerosolized NAC with positive inspiratory pressure have a greater effect on mucus plug burden in the lungs than delivery of NAC without positive pressure.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
SV2A & TSPO PET Imaging Measures to Reveal Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis During Antiretroviral Therapy
Using brain scans to study how HIV affects the brain during treatment
📍 Yale School of Medicne, Neuro ID Research Program · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to longitudinally characterize and evaluate changes in synaptic density in the brain using novel positron-emission tomography (PET) scans; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical laboratory markers associated with HIV-related injury in the central nervous system. This study will test hypotheses relating to the presence and mechanisms of aberrant brain structure at the synaptic level in living humans with virologically controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Bumetanide in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Testing bumetanide in people with biologically confirmed Alzheimer’s disease
📍 Stanford University · Stanford, CA · Get directions →
This study aims to investigate bumetanide in patients with biologically confirmed Alzheimer's disease (AD). Bumetanide is a potent diuretic administered orally and is FDA approved for the treatment of edema and hypertension.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Exploration of an Online Education Program to Support Caregivers' Knowledge Transfer
Testing an online program to help dementia caregivers share what they learn
📍 Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The overarching goal of this work is to determine methods that improve caregiver education about the behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia. The specific goal of this project is to extend our prior work to evaluate the impact of our educational intervention on caregivers' ability to transfer knowledge about the management of ADRD to real-world applied examples.
- Kidney disease
Intradialytic Exercise Combined With Creatine Monohydrate in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis.
Testing whether exercise during dialysis and creatine help people with chronic kidney disease
📍 IMSS-Bienestar State Haemodialysis Centre · Colima, Coliima · Get directions →
This study aims to evaluate the effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation and an intradialytic exercise program on body composition, biochemical parameters, and functional capacity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. The study will compare the independent and combined effects of these interventions over an 8-week period to determine their potential benefits in this patient population.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
To Evaluate the Effect of EXPD-101/FXS7553 Compared With Placebo in Patients With COPD Over 52 Weeks of Treatment
Testing two doses of a daily medicine versus placebo in people with COPD over 52 weeks
📍 DM Clinical Research - Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · +11 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a Phase 2 study of the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of two doses of EXPD-101 in participants with COPD. Study participants will be randomized to receive either study drug or placebo administered once daily for 52 weeks.
- Kidney disease💵 May compensate
Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adolescents With Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing kidney disease drug effects and safety in teens with early CKD
📍 Instituto de atención Integral de Enfermedades Renales del Estado de Aguascalientes · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes · Get directions →
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Epidemiologic and histologic studies suggest that this burden is largely driven by reduced nephron endowment of prenatal origin, leading to compensatory glomerular hyperfiltration, adaptive podocytopathy, and persistent albuminuria at early stages of disease.
- Kidney disease
Randomised Evaluation of Sodium Dialysate Levels on Vascular Events
Testing whether two dialysate salt levels affect heart events and death
📍 Royal Adelaide Hospital · Adelaide, · Get directions →
This global study will assess the effect of randomising dialysis sites to one of two default dialysate sodium concentrations in current practice, 140mmol/l and 137mmol/l, on major cardiovascular events and death in patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
DORA and LP in Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers
Testing whether a sleep aid can lower Alzheimer's blood proteins in people with dementia
📍 Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine · St Louis, MO · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to see if the sleep aid, lemborexant, can decrease the amount of amyloid-beta and tau in the blood. Amyloid-beta and tau are proteins involved in the disease process leading to Alzheimer's disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Ferritin and Iron Burden in SAH sIRB
Testing how iron and ferritin levels relate to brain injury after ruptured aneurysms with dementia
📍 Univesity of Iowa Hospital and Clinics · Iowa City, IA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Ruptured cerebral aneurysms lead to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH),that has a high morbidity and mortality rate, the severity of which is predicted by the "Hunt-Hess grade" (HHG). SAH leads to iron (Fe) and hemoglobin (Hb) accumulation in the brain, which is toxic for neurons.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Sex-Specific Effects of Endocrine Disruption on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Studying whether ovarian hormones are linked to aging and Alzheimer’s risk in women
📍 Mayo Clinic · Jacksonville, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The researchers are trying to determine whether ovarian hormones are associated with aging processes and with the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in women.
- Type 2 diabetesKidney disease💵 May compensate
Mechanism of SGLT2 Inhibition in the Kidney
Testing how SGLT2 medicines affect kidney function in type 2 diabetes
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
The goal of this open-label, non-randomized clinical trial is to determine what effects, if any, an FDA-approved drug class known as SGLT2 inhibitors (Canagliflozin or INVOKANA) has any protective effects on kidney function in Type 2 diabetes. We are looking for participants 18-80 years of age, who have had a clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for ≥ 3 years.
- Kidney disease
A Study of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Renal Impairment and in Participants With Normal Renal Function
Testing how a diabetes medicine in the bloodstream changes in kidney disease
📍 Floridian Clinical Research, LLC · Miami Lakes, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of the study is to assess the amount of Eloralintide (LY3841136) that reaches the bloodstream and the time it takes for the body to get rid of it when given to participants with renal (kidney) impairment and to healthy participants. The study drug will be administered subcutaneously (SC) (under the skin).
- Kidney disease
A Phase 2 Study of MZE829 in Adults With APOL1 Kidney Disease
Testing safety and effects on urine protein in adults with APOL1 kidney disease
📍 Research Site · Decatur, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effect on Albuminuria of MZE829 in Adults with APOL1 Kidney Disease
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Mindful Walking Neural Correlates of Executive Function in SC Older Adults at Risk of Dementias
Testing how mindful walking affects thinking skills in older adults at risk of dementia
📍 University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · Get directions →
Mindful walking is a promising and practical strategy because it combines two activities known to support healthy aging: walking and mindfulness. Unlike many structured exercise programs, mindful walking is low intensity, accessible, and easier to sustain in daily life.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
An Open-Label Study of ML-007C-MA in Adults With Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis
Testing long-term safety and tolerability of a treatment for Alzheimer’s psychosis in adults
📍 Clinical Site · Doral, FL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
ML-007C-MA-222 is a 52-week, flexible-dose, open-label extension study designed to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of ML007C-MA in participants with ADP who have completed the antecedent study (ie, Study ML-007C-MA-221).
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Trial Evaluating the Effect of NIO752 on Tau Synthesis Measured by a Process Known as SILK
Testing a medicine in people with dementia to lower brain tau protein
📍 Washington University in St. Louis · St Louis, MO · Get directions →
This study will assess if drug (NIO752) reduces production of a protein, tau, by the brain. Normally tau maintains the internal skeleton of nerve cells.
- Kidney disease
Anti-Inflammatory Treatment of Uremic Cardiomyopathy With Colchicine
Testing colchicine for safety and effects in people with chronic kidney disease
📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
This study is designed to determine the efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Clinical Study of SNK01 in Participants With Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
Testing a treatment called SNK01 in people with moderate Alzheimer’s disease
📍 Behavioral Research Specialists, LLC · Glendale, CA · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to test SNK01 in participants with moderate Alzheimer's Disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Longitudinal Imaging of Microglial Activation in Different Clinical Variants of Alzheimer's Disease
Tracking brain inflammation over time in different types of Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
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. The investigators are also studying how inflammation is related to the symptoms that first occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Kidney disease
Concomitant Renal and Urinary Bladder Allograft Transplantation
Testing whether transplanting a new kidney and bladder at the same time is possible for people with
📍 Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to establish if concomitant renal and vascularized urinary bladder allograft transplantation is feasible.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Levetiracetam for Persons at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Testing whether low doses of levetiracetam change brain signals in people at risk for Alzheimer’s
📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether very small doses of a drug called levetiracetam (LEV) may reduce abnormal brain signaling in individuals who are at an increased risk for developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The study is looking for individuals who have a parent or sibling with Alzheimer's disease (dementia), and who have memory complaints but are currently performing within normal limits on cognitive testing.
- High blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)
Breathe Easier With Tadalafil Therapy for Dyspnea in COPD-PH
Testing tadalafil to see if it improves shortness of breath in COPD with high blood pressure in the
📍 Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO · Aurora, CO · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
The investigators will study whether the drug tadalafil improves shortness of breath in 126 Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and high blood pressure in the lungs. The investigators will also assess whether tadalafil improves quality of life, home daily physical activity, exercise endurance, the frequency of acute flares of COPD, blood pressure in the lungs, and lung function.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ML-007C-MA for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis
Testing a treatment for hallucinations and delusions in Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Clinical Site · Phoenix, AZ · +25 more US sites · Get directions →
ML-007C-MA-221 is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ML-007C-MA in male and female participants aged 55 to 90 years with hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis (ADP). The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of ML-007C-MA compared with placebo for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with ADP as measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Clinician (NPI-C): Hallucinations and Delusions (H+D) score.
- Kidney disease
Inflammation REduction to Prevent cArdiovascular Injury in Renal Disease (REPAIR)
Testing a daily anti-inflammatory medicine to reduce heart and blood vessel injury in people with
📍 University of Alberta Hospital · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Phase 1 basket trial including 2 open-label single-arm cohorts: REPAIR CKD cohort and REPAIR Dialysis cohort. Open label colchicine 0.3 mg daily for 8 weeks followed, in patients who tolerated the 0.3 mg dose, by forced titration to 0.6 mg daily for 8 weeks.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Brain Effects of Gamma Frequency Sensory Stimulation (40Hz Light, Sound and Other Devices)
Testing 40Hz light and sound stimulation to study brain changes in dementia
📍 MIT · Cambridge, MA · Get directions →
Despite the huge healthcare and economic impact of AD, there is still no disease modifying therapeutics available. In fact, the available therapeutics show low efficacy at best in the treatment of cognitive impairment in dementia.
- Kidney disease
Feasibility Trial of Sodium-GLucose coTransporter 2 INhibitors in Pediatric Chronic KIDney DiSease
Testing whether a trial of SGLT2 inhibitors in youth with chronic kidney disease is feasible
📍 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to learn if a clinical trial of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is possible in youth with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The investigators also plan to explore whether treatment with SGLT2i (Empagliflozin) helps improve risk factors for worsening kidney and heart disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Daridorexant for Alzheimer Disease Prevention
Testing whether a sleep medicine can help prevent Alzheimer disease
📍 Centre StoP-Alzheimer (Douglas Mental Health University Institute - Research Centre) · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →
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. The trial is preventive and is open to participants who do not have Alzheimer's disease dementia, regardless of whether or not they experience sleep problems.
- Kidney disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the 10 GE Xenokidney in Patients With ESRD
Testing a GE xenokidney transplant in people with ESRD for safety and effectiveness
📍 Northwestern Memorial Hospital · Chicago, IL · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the 10 GE Xenokidney in patients with ESRD who are either not eligible for conventional allogeneic kidney transplantation (Group 1) or are on an Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) kidney transplant waitlist, but are more likely to die or go untransplanted within 5 years than receive a kidney transplant (Group 2). The study consists of xenotransplantation followed by a 24-week Post-transplant Follow up Period (Part A) to evaluate the efficacy and safety objectives followed by a Long-term Follow-up Period (Part B) to evaluate participant survival, 10 GE Xenokidney survival, and screening for zoonotic infections.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sMultiple sclerosis (MS)
Exploring the Utility of [18F]3F4AP for Demyelination Imaging
Testing how an imaging tracer works in people with memory loss and multiple sclerosis
📍 Yale University PET Center · New Haven, CT · Get directions →
The overall objective is to obtain an assessment of the pharmacokinetics of \[18F\]3F4AP in healthy volunteers and subjects with demyelinating diseases such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Spinal radiculopathy (SR).
- Kidney disease
Bone in CKD Alkali Response (BICARb Pilot Trial)
Testing whether potassium citrate improves bone health in people with chronic kidney disease
📍 Albert Einstein College of Medicine · The Bronx, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether potassium citrate improves skeletal health in adults and children with chronic kidney disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To evaluate effects of potassium citrate treatment on bone quality and strength.
- DepressionDementia / Alzheimer's
Aβ Dynamics in LLMD
Testing how treating depression may change brain markers linked to Alzheimer’s
📍 NYU Langone Health · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This study will examine the biological factors that may modulate the relationship between depression and the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since the direction of causation between depression and the biological factors associated with AD is unknown, the only way to understand cause and associated risk is to treat the depressive symptoms and examine the effects on AD biomarkers.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Testing the Pain Clinical Practice Guideline
Testing a clinical guideline for assessing and treating pain in people with dementia
📍 Future Care Coldspring · Baltimore, MD · +10 more US sites · Get directions →
There are evidence based processes for assessment and management of pain using pharmacologic and nonpharmacological approaches. These were reviewed and included within the Pain Management Clinical Practice Guideline (Pain Management CPG) recently developed by AMDA: The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Study of ARO-MAPT-SC in Healthy Participants and Participants With Early Alzheimer's Disease
Testing how a new medicine works in healthy adults and early Alzheimer’s disease
📍 Research Site 3 · East York, Ontario · Get directions →
Study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics of ARO-MAPT-SC compared to placebo in adult healthy volunteers and in participants with early Alzheimer's disease (AD), defined as mild cognitive impairment due to AD and mild AD dementia.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Rademikibart Add-on Treatment of an Acute COPD Exacerbation (Seabreeze STAT COPD)
Testing an add-on treatment for adults having a COPD flare with type 2 inflammation
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +21 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a Phase 2, multicenter study in adult participants with an acute COPD exacerbation and type 2 inflammation
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells & Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early Alzheimer's Disease.
Testing stem cell infusion added to standard antibody treatment for early Alzheimer’s
📍 University of Miami Department of Neurology · Miami, FL · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to test if adding one infusion of (Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells) hMSCs to the treatment with standard of care (SOC) monoclonal antibodies (mAb) will stabilize the rate of cognitive and functional decline associated with mild Alzheimer's Disease.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
A Study of BBT002 in Healthy Volunteers (HVs) and in Adult Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Chronic Rhiosininusitis With Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
Testing different doses of BBT002 in people with COPD and in healthy adults
📍 Equity Medical Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
Randomized study of single and multiple doses of BBT002 in healthy volunteers and in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
- Type 2 diabetesKidney disease
Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism in Diabetes At-Risk for Kidney Disease
Testing whether people with type 2 diabetes have early hormone-related kidney risk
📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
The aim of this protocol is to assess the presence and severity of primary aldosteronism pathophysiology in patients with type 2 diabetes who have, or are at-risk for developing, chronic kidney disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Senicapoc in Alzheimer's Disease
Testing a new medicine to slow Alzheimer’s disease in early dementia
📍 University of California, Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center · Sacramento, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Development of novel disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains of paramount importance. This study will be a Phase II randomized clinical trial testing Senicapoc in patients with mild or prodromal AD.
- Kidney disease
Testosterone Treatment in Men With Chronic Kidney Disease
Testing an oral testosterone medicine to raise testosterone in men with chronic kidney disease
📍 Saint Louis Univeristy · St Louis, MO · Get directions →
This study in being conducted in men who have low testosterone and chronic kidney disease. The investigators will evaluate the effects of an oral testosterone preparation, JATENZO, on testosterone levels and hemoglobin (red blood cells).
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