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  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 45+Learn more →
  • 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

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 40–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 65+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 30–75Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–75Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 21–80Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 40–85Learn more →
  • 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–90Learn more →
  • 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.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    📍 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).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    TREAD: Time Restricted Eating Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing time-limited eating to see if it improves sleep and brain changes in early Alzheimer’s or

    📍 Shiley Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Center · San Diego, CA · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if restricting the time of eating to allow for prolonged fasting at night may reduce sleep disturbances, cognitive decay, and pathology in patients diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or early to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). It will also learn about the feasibility of practicing 14 h of nightly fasting in this group of older adults.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Study to Assess the Effects of ACI-24.060 in Alzheimer's Disease and in Down Syndrome (ABATE Study)

    Testing the safety and effects of ACI-24.060 in Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome

    📍 Barrow Neurological Institute · Phoenix, AZ · +12 more US sites · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity and pharmacodynamic effects of ACI-24.060 in subjects with prodromal Alzheimer's disease and in non-demented adults with Down syndrome.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 35–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Nicotinic Acid for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing how well extended-release niacin reaches spinal fluid in dementia

    📍 IU Health Neuroscience Center · Indianapolis, IN · Get directions →

    Increased dietary intake of niacin is correlated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's Disease and age-associated cognitive decline. The goal of this study is to collect data on the penetration of commercially available, FDA approved, extended-release niacin into the spinal fluid.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A First-In-Human Study of LY3954068 in Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing whether a new drug is safe in people with early Alzheimer’s

    📍 K2 Medical Research, LLC · Maitland, FL · +5 more US sites · Get directions →

    The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of LY3954068 in participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The study will also investigate how much LY3954068 gets into the bloodstream and will test the effects of LY3954068 on markers of AD.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the Precuneus for Alzheimer Disease (AD)

    Testing deep rTMS on a brain area for people with probable Alzheimer dementia to see if it is safe

    📍 UCLA TMS Clinical and Research Service · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the precuneus is feasible, tolerable, and potentially efficacious for memory in Probable Alzheimer's Dementia. Previous work studying rTMS in Alzheimer's is mixed, but recent work studying rTMS of the precuneus is encouraging for both its short-term and long-term effects.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60–100Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    A Study to Test the Safety and Effects of Inhaled GDC-6988 in Participants With Muco-obstructive Disease

    Testing the safety and effects of an inhaled medicine for COPD

    📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

    This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and activity of inhaled GDC-6988 in participants with muco-obstructive disease.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)

    Feasibility of Semaglutide in Advanced Lung Disease

    Testing whether semaglutide can be given safely to people with advanced lung disease

    📍 University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →

    The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether semaglutide, an FDA-approved treatment for diabetes and obesity, is feasible and tolerable in patients with advanced lung disease. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Study to Assess the Safety and Effects of ABBV-1758 Following Subcutaneous or Intravenous Injections in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing the safety and effects of ABBV-1758 in people with Alzheimer’s disease given as injections

    📍 Irvine Center for Clinical Research /ID# 277752 · Irvine, CA · +10 more US sites · Get directions →

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible neurological disorder and is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly population. Clinical symptoms of the disease may begin with occasional forgetfulness such as misplacement of items, forgetting important dates or events, and may progress to noticeable memory loss, increased confusion and agitation, and eventually, loss of independence and non-responsiveness.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–90Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Door-Through-Door Companion Rideshare Technology for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)

    Testing a rideshare with a trained driver to help people with dementia get to medical visits

    📍 Onward Health HQ · San Leandro, CA · Get directions →

    The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of D2D rideshare services with a trained companion driver on the rate of medical appointments for older adults and individuals with AD/ADRD. Participants will be assigned either door-through-door (D2D) rideshare or curb-to-curb (C2C) rideshare services.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    AV-1980R (Tau Vaccine) in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease (TAURUS-1980)

    Testing a vaccine for early Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers for safety

    📍 Comprehensive Center for Brain Health · Boca Raton, FL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

    This is a Phase 1, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple dose-escalating trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immune response of AV-1980R, an investigational vaccine targeting tau protein, in participants with preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Up to 48 cognitively unimpaired adults aged 65-80 with biomarker evidence of early Alzheimer's disease will be enrolled into three ascending dose cohorts.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 65–80Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    📍 Montreal Neurological Institute Clinical Research Unit · Montreal, Quebec · Get directions →

    This study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics following administration of RO7812653 in participants with eAD.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–75Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    PET Imaging of Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) in Volunteers With Alzheimer Disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

    Testing brain scans that measure PDE4 in people with dementia

    📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

    Background: About 5 million adults in the United States have age-related brain disorders. These include Alzheimer disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and other dementias.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–100Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Interleukine-2 (IL-2) Plus Semaglutide in Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing a treatment with IL-2 and semaglutide in people with Alzheimer's

    📍 Houston Methodist Research Institute · Houston, TX · Get directions →

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Despite major research efforts, effective treatments that slow or stop disease progression remain limited.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–86Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing low-dose whole-brain radiation safety in people with Alzheimer’s or dementia

    📍 Renaissance Institute of Precision Oncology & Radiosurgery · Winter Park, FL · Get directions →

    To evaluate the safety and tolerability of low-dose whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) delivered as an induction course of 0.3 Gy × 10 fractions (3.0 Gy total) followed by 12 months of monthly maintenance LDRT (0.3 Gy × 10 fractions; 3.0 Gy total) in patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia with inflammatory components

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Tau Imaging Substudy

    Studying brain tau in people with dementia using a PET scan

    📍 UAB · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →

    The primary objective of this study is to measure the concentration and the regional brain distribution of pathologic tau deposition using the PET tracer AV-1451 in participants in the UAB-ADC cohort. The amount and distribution of AV-1451 in the brain will be correlated to demographic, clinical, genetic, and biospecimen data acquired through the separate ongoing UAB-ADC study.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease

    [18F]F-DOPA Imaging in Patients With Autonomic Failure

    Testing [18F]F-DOPA brain scans in people with autonomic failure

    📍 Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Get directions →

    Alpha-synucleinopathies refer to age-related neurodegenerative and dementing disorders, characterized by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein in neurons and/or glia. The anatomical location of alpha-synuclein inclusions (Lewy Bodies) and the pattern of progressive neuronal death (e.g.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Study of LY4006895 in Healthy Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

    Testing the safety and side effects of a medicine in early Alzheimer’s

    📍 Collaborative Neuroscience Network - CNS · Los Alamitos, CA · +10 more US sites · Get directions →

    The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the study drug known as LY4006895. Part A will administer a single-ascending dose in healthy participants or Part B will administer multiple-ascending doses in participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 45–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Trial to Test Intermittent Deep Brain Stimulation of Nucleus Basalis of Meynert to Treat Alzheimers.

    Testing an implanted brain stimulation procedure to treat dementia from Alzheimer’s

    📍 Wellstar MCG Hospital, Neurology Memory Clinic · Augusta, GA · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to test a new procedure to treat Alzheimer's disease. The procedure is called intermittent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus basalis of Meynert.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 65–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of ALN-APP in Patients With EOAD

    Testing the safety and side effects of a medicine given into the spinal fluid for early-onset

    📍 Clinical Trial Site · La Jolla, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics (PD) and pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single dose and multiple doses of ALN-APP administered by intrathecal (IT) injection in adult patients with early-onset Alzheimer's Disease (EOAD). Maximum treatment duration for Part A: single dose.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's diseaseMultiple sclerosis (MS)

    Safety, PK and Biodistribution of 18F-OP-801 in Patients With ALS, AD, MS, PD and Healthy Volunteers

    Testing safety of a PET imaging tracer in people with ALS, AD, MS, PD

    📍 UCSF · San Francisco, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

    This is a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 18F-OP-801 in subjects with ALS, AD, MS, PD and age-matched HVs. 18F-OP-801 is intended as a biomarker for PET imaging of activated microglia and macrophages in regions of neuroinflammation.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–80Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Innate Immunity Stimulation Via TLR9 in Early AD

    Testing a treatment that boosts the body’s immune response in early Alzheimer’s

    📍 NYU Langone Health · New York, NY · Get directions →

    This single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will recruit in total 39 participants with either Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (MCI) or Mild Alzheimer's disease dementia (mild AD). There will be 3 Dose levels.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer'sMultiple sclerosis (MS)

    PET Brain Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases

    Testing PET brain scans to measure immune cell activity in dementia

    📍 Brigham MS Center, 60 Fenwood Road · Boston, MA · Get directions →

    The specific aims of the study are: Primary: To determine the presence and regional distribution of microglial activation, as assessed by Fluorine-18 (18F) labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 06" (PBR06) -PET, in subjects with active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) as compared to healthy controls Secondary: 1. To assess the relationship between microglial activation and clinical variables including disease severity and comorbidities (such as pain, fatigue and/or depression), as well as clinical MRI findings (such as lesions and atrophy) 2.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–85Learn more →
  • Heart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)

    : Vascular Function in Health and Disease

    Studying how blood vessel function works in health and diseases like heart problems, high blood

    📍 George E Wahlen VA Medical Center · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →

    Many control mechanisms exist which successfully match the supply of blood with the metabolic demand of various tissues under wide-ranging conditions. One primary regulator of vasomotion and thus perfusion to the muscle tissue is the host of chemical factors originating from the vascular endothelium and the muscle tissue, which collectively sets the level of vascular tone.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    Hyper Polarized Xenon-129 MRI vs Xenon-133 Scintigraphy

    Comparing a lung scan that uses xenon MRI with a radioactive scan for COPD

    📍 University of Virginia Health System · Charlottesville, VA · Get directions →

    Hyper polarized Xenon-129 MRI will be directly compared to a radioactive Xe-133 scintigraphy to detect defects in lung ventilation from airflow limitation. This study is conducted as a pilot study with intention to conduct a larger clinical trial.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18+Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)

    Lung and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Lung and Bone Marrow Failure

    Testing whether lung transplant first can improve lung function before bone marrow transplant for

    📍 UPMC Presbyterian · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to determine whether a lung transplantation prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) would allow for restoration of pulmonary function prior to BMT, allowing to proceed to BMT, to restore hematologic function.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–60Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease

    PET Imaging of Cyclooxygenases in Neurodegenerative Brain Disease

    Testing brain scans to see inflammation enzymes in dementia and Parkinson’s

    📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

    Background: About 5 million adults in the U.S. have Alzheimer s disease or another adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 18–99Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Repurposing Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for Treatment of AD

    Testing whether a daily emtricitabine pill affects Alzheimer’s dementia

    📍 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    This is a randomized, double-blind clinical trial of a daily oral dose of 200 mg emtricitabine vs. placebo in 35 participants with biomarker-confirmed MCI or mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–85Learn more →
  • High blood pressureCOPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma

    Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Imaging of Lung Function in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects With Pulmonary Disease

    Testing a lung scan method using hyperpolarized oxygen gas MRI in healthy and people with COPD or

    📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →

    The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the usefulness of hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe gas MRI for regional assessment of pulmonary function.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 3+Learn more →
  • High cholesterol

    Liver Adiposity Effects on Pediatric Statin

    Measuring how liver fat affects how children take and respond to statin

    📍 Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · Get directions →

    Single center, open-label, prospective investigation to quantify the effects hepatocellular fat has on hepatic statin transport and response in children and adolescents in obese and non-obese children and adolescents 8-21 years of age with normal, wild-type SLCO1B1 c.521TT genotype that are dosed rosuvastatin

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 8–21Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    A Clinical Trial of AAV2-BDNF Gene Therapy in Early Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Testing a gene therapy that makes BDNF in the brain for early Alzheimer’s

    📍 University of California - San Diego · La Jolla, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

    This is a first-in-human clinical trial to test whether a protein administered into the brain continuously by gene therapy, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), will slow or prevent cell loss in the brains of people affected by Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. The protein may also activate cells in the brain that have not yet deteriorated.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 50–80Learn more →
  • COPD (chronic lung disease)Asthma

    Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Pulmonary Diseases

    Testing the safety of an IV stem cell treatment for lung diseases like COPD and asthma

    📍 Medical Surgical Associates Center · St John's, · Get directions →

    This trial will study the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of cultured allogeneic adult umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of Pulmonary Diseases

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Assess Fibrin in Brains With AD/ADRD

    Measuring brain fibrin in people with dementia using PET scans

    📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

    The goal of this project is to quantify brain fibrin content using 64Cu-FBP8-PET in the brains of subjects ranging from cognitively normal to clinically diagnosed with ADRD to evaluate potential regional differences.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 55–90Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    First-in-Human Evaluation of an Astrocytic Glutamate Transporter (EAAT2) PET Tracer in Dementia

    Testing a brain scan tracer to check safety and diagnose dementia

    📍 China Basin, UCSF · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →

    This is a first in human study that will assess the safety and diagnostic performance of \[18F\]RP-115 (fluorine-18 labeled RP115), a positron emission tomography (PET) agent. This agent has the potential to identify the early changes that occur in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 40–75Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Safety and Target Engagement of Centella Asiatica in Cognitive Impairment

    Testing whether a Centella asiatica drink helps target brain changes safely in people with dementia

    📍 Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · Get directions →

    This clinical trial is focused on determining whether biological signatures of target engagement by a Centella asiatica water extract product administered orally for 6 weeks can be measured in comparison to placebo. This study will also assess the safety and tolerability of the Centella asiatica water extract product.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 60–85Learn more →
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's

    Autologous Activated Adipose-derived Stem Cells (RB-ADSC) Injected Directly Into the Brain for Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

    Testing whether injecting a participant’s own stem cells into the brain is safe for mild to moderate

    📍 Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian · Newport Beach, CA · Get directions →

    This is a research study to evaluate the safety of an investigational autologous cell product obtained from participant's own adipose tissue as a possible treatment for Alzheimer disease.

    ✓ Study care freePhase 1Ages 45–80Learn more →