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- 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.
- 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
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
Testing whether KarXT plus KarX-EC is safe and works for memory problems in Alzheimer’s disease
📍 Healthy Brain Clinic · Long Beach, CA · +27 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate the Long-term Efficacy and Safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease (ADAGIO-3)
Testing long-term safety and effectiveness of two medicines for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Local Institution - 2609 · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of combined formulation of xanomeline tartrate/trospium chloride in an immediate release (IR) capsule (KarXT) and xanomeline enteric capsules (KarX-EC) in participants with agitation associated with Alzheimer's Disease who completed the parent studies CN012-0023 or CN012-0024.
- 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.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study of Donanemab (LY3002813) in Participants Who Completed Study AACM (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 3-EXT).
Testing whether yearly donanemab helps people with dementia after a prior study
📍 Banner Alzheimer's Institute · Phoenix, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The main purpose of this study is to determine if participants who previously took donanemab get clinical benefit when they receive annual doses. For each participant, the study will last up to 2.5 years and will include 6 visits.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Clinical Trial of Trontinemab in Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease
Testing a drug called trontinemab for early Alzheimer’s disease dementia
📍 Banner Alzheimer?s Institute · Phoenix, AZ · +32 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of trontinemab in participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) (mild cognitive impairment \[MCI\] to mild dementia due to AD).
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of KarXT + KarX-EC as a Treatment for Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease (ADEPT-5)
Testing a treatment called KarXT plus KarX-EC for psychosis in people with Alzheimer's disease
📍 Gilbert Neurology Partners/CCT Research · Gilbert, AZ · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate KarXT + KarX-EC as a treatment for psychosis associated with Alzheimer's disease.
- 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
Epidemiology and Biomarker Study in Alzheimer's Disease
Studying how memory changes over time and blood test results in people with dementia
📍 Care Access - Houston · Houston, TX · Get directions →
Study AACU determines rates of cognitive worsening in participants within elevated and not elevated plasma P-tau217 cohorts. Participation in AACU will last approximately 7 years.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Visualizing Brain Proteinopathies Using [F-18]Flornaptitril-PET in the Prediction of Clinical Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Either Suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or Alzheimer's Disease
Testing whether a brain PET scan can predict worsening memory problems
📍 Endeavor Health Systems · Evanston, IL · Get directions →
CMK-0301 is a multi-site, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of \[F-18\]Flornaptitril-PET (F-18 FNT-PET) for the prediction of clinical progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) with either Suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) or Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The primary objectives of the study are to: (1) To determine the accuracy of F-18 FNT-PET in prediction of clinical decline and (2) To assess the safety and tolerability of F-18 FNT.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease (MINDSET 2)
Testing a treatment (KarXT plus KarX-EC) for memory problems in Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Fullerton Neurology and Headache Center · Fullerton, CA · +29 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
PET Imaging Tau Accumulation in FTLD and Atypical Alzheimer's Using [18F]-PI-2620
Comparing tau brain scan images in different types of dementia
📍 Perelman Center for Advance Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
The investigators will compare \[18F\]-PI-2620 tau PET scans from patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), patients with non-amnestic presentations of Alzheimer's disease (naAD), and demographically matched cognitively normal subjects.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of KarXT + KarX-EC for the Treatment of Agitation Associated With Alzheimer's Disease (ADAGIO-2)
Testing a drug combination to treat agitation in adults with Alzheimer’s
📍 Chandler Clinical Trials, LLC · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC in adult participants with agitation related to Alzheimer's Disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia
Testing an education and support group for people with progressive aphasia and their caregivers
📍 University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · Get directions →
The current study aims to examine the benefits of an education/support group program for individuals with progressive aphasia (caused by various etiologies, diagnoses) and their carepartners. The current study utilizes pre-, post-treatment, and follow-up assessments to measure effects of a psychoeducational support group and an implementation/communication skills training phase on measures of psychosocial function, communicative effectiveness and speech/language function.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
Testing whether rTMS affects memory and brain function in dementia
📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →
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 (aMCI). This study will use a form of non-invasive brain stimulation called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS).
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study of Zunveyl on Safety, Tolerability, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Caregiver Distress in Alzheimer's Disease (RESOLVE)
Testing the safety and side effects of Zunveyl in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s
📍 Tekton Research Saint Louis Psychiatry · St Louis, MO · Get directions →
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Zunveyl® over 12 weeks of routine clinical use in adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study of Trontinemab in Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease
Testing trontinemab for safety and effectiveness in early Alzheimer’s disease dementia
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +34 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of trontinemab in participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) (mild cognitive impairment \[MCI\] to mild dementia due to AD).
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Screening Study to Determine Individuals With Potential Trial Eligibility for Alzheimer's Disease Studies
Screening people who may be eligible for Alzheimer’s disease studies for dementia
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is a pre-screening process used to assess participants' potential eligibility for Roche interventional Alzheimer's disease studies.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Lemborexant for Insomnia in a Patient With Dementia: An N-of-1 Trial
Testing a sleep medicine for insomnia symptoms in a person with dementia
📍 Nova Scotia Health · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Get directions →
Insomnia is a highly common, chronic disorder that is distressful for the patient but also for caregivers and can give rise to a heavy burden on the healthcare team. Sleeping aids like benzodiazepines and other sedatives (e.g., zolpidem, zopiclone) have been widely used to help treat insomnia.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study to Evaluate KarXT as a Treatment for Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease (ADEPT-4)
Testing a medicine for psychosis in adults with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s
📍 Local Institution - 1227 · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of KarXT in adult participants with mild to severe Alzheimer's Disease (AD) with moderate to severe psychosis related to AD.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Biomarker Exploration in Aging, Cognition and Neurodegeneration
Testing how MRI, PET scans, and memory tests can detect early dementia
📍 University of California, Irvine · Irvine, CA · Get directions →
The purpose of this research study is to understand the factors that underlie changes in thinking and memory with increasing age. The investigators will test the usefulness of MRI, PET, and cognitive testing in detecting subtle changes in the brain that precede cognitive decline.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study of a Potential Disease Modifying Treatment in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Testing a potential Alzheimer disease treatment in people with early AD genetic risk
📍 University of Alabama in Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +10 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, referred to as remternetug, to determine its effectiveness for the study treatment of asymptomatic (at risk) Alzheimer disease in individuals with AD-causing mutations. This study will also investigate the effects of remternetug on biomarkers (measures of the disease including brain scans, blood and spinal fluid tests), examine safety data to identify any potential benefits or risks, and examine how well participants can tolerate remternetug.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Masupirdine for the Treatment of Agitation in Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Testing a medicine called masupirdine versus placebo for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 Advanced Research Center, Inc. · Anaheim, CA · +26 more US sites · Get directions →
This study will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of masupirdine compared to placebo for the treatment of agitation in participants with dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
Elucidating the Role of Cholinergic Degeneration in Cognitive Fluctuations in Lewy Body Dementia
Studying how nerve cell loss affects thinking ups and downs in Lewy body dementia
📍 Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA · Get directions →
The proposed study aims to address the critical gaps in understanding the mechanisms of CF (Cognitive Fluctuations) by leveraging recently emerged molecular biomarkers, advanced neuroimaging techniques to assess measures of cholinergic degeneration, and synchronous EEG and assessments of attention. One of the overarching innovations of study is combining all of these assessments into one integrated research plan
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Nighttime Agitation and Restless Legs Syndrome in People With Alzheimer's Disease
Studying nighttime agitation and restless legs in people with Alzheimer’s
📍 The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · Get directions →
Nighttime agitation in persons with Alzheimer's disease causes patient suffering, distresses caregivers, and often results in prescriptions for harmful antipsychotics. Effective treatments are lacking because of limited knowledge of the etiology of nighttime agitation.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Preventing Alzheimer's With Cognitive Training
Testing whether cognitive training can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
📍 University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
Dementia is the most expensive medical condition in the US and increases in prevalence with age. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.
- DepressionDementia / Alzheimer's
Psilocybin for Depression in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early Alzheimer's Disease
Testing psilocybin to treat depression in people with early Alzheimer’s or mild cognitive decline
📍 Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
This open-label pilot study examines whether the hallucinogenic drug, psilocybin, given under supportive conditions, is safe and effective for depression in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or early Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This study will also assess whether psilocybin may improve quality of life in those individuals.
- Heart / cardiovascular diseaseDementia / Alzheimer's
Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults
Testing whether lowering cholesterol in older adults affects heart and memory outcomes
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +37 more US sites · Get directions →
PREVENTABLE is a multi-center, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled superiority study. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to atorvastatin 40 mg or placebo.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
[18F]PI-2620 Phase 3 Histopathological Study
Testing a PET brain scan to detect tau buildup in Alzheimer’s
📍 Barrow Neurological Institute · Phoenix, AZ · +22 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is an open-label, multi-center, non-randomized pivotal Phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of PET imaging with \[18F\]PI-2620 for detection of tau deposition in subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and controls during lifetime when compared to histopathology obtained after death and completion of brain autopsy.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Nabilone for Agitation Blinded Intervention Trial
Testing nabilone as a treatment for agitation in people with Alzheimer’s dementia
📍 University of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →
This study will look at whether nabilone is an effective treatment for agitation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Agitation is highly prevalent in patients with AD and is one of the most distressing and challenging-to-treat symptoms.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
Glutathione, Brain Metabolism and Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
Testing glutathione on brain fuel use and inflammation in dementia
📍 Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · Get directions →
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with significant, progressive cognitive decline. Key defects in mitochondrial fuel metabolism insulin resistance, inflammation and decreased brain glucose uptake are linked to AD.
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Testing drugs to see how they affect brain changes in people with a genetic form of early
📍 University of Alabama in Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +10 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose is to evaluate the biomarker effect, safety, and tolerability of investigational study drugs in participants who are known to have an Alzheimer's disease (AD)-causing mutation. Stage 1 will determine if treatment with the study drug prevents or slows the rate of amyloid beta (Aβ) pathological disease accumulation demonstrated by Aβ positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
- Dementia / Alzheimer'sParkinson's disease
Comparing Antipsychotic Medications in LBD Over Time
Comparing medicines to see which works better for hallucinations or delusions in Lewy body disease
📍 University Health System · San Antonio, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether treatment with pimavanserin or quetiapine is associated with a greater improvement in psychosis when used in a routine clinical setting to treat hallucinations and/or delusions due to Parkinson's disease (PD) or dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) - collectively referred to as Lewy body disease (LBD).
- Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of KarXT + KarX-EC for the Treatment of Agitation Associated With Alzheimer's Disease (ADAGIO-1)
Testing a treatment for agitation in adults with Alzheimer’s disease
📍 Imaging Endpoints · Scottsdale, AZ · +38 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC in adult participants with agitation related to Alzheimer's Disease.