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📍 Acclaim Health · Oakville, Ontario · Get directions →

The goal of this interventional trial is to learn about how immersive Virtual Reality (VR) therapy can be used at home by individuals with dementia, with assistance from their informal (e.g., friend/family) caregivers. The main question it aims to answer are: 1.

📍 Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute · Minneapolis, MN · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Diabetes Homelessness Medication Support (D-HOMES) wellness coaching model is effective for adults who speak English or Spanish, have Type 2 diabetes with an HbA1c at or above 7.5, and have recently experienced homelessness. Researchers will compare a one-time education session about diabetes to 10 wellness coaching sessions to see if there are differences between the groups' health outcomes.

📍 University of British Columbia Okanagan · Kelowna, British Columbia · Get directions →

Type 2 diabetes is typically viewed as a chronic, progressive, and lifelong condition. Patients and their healthcare providers "manage" type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modifications and various types of medications designed to lower blood sugar.

📍 National Institute of Aging, Clinical Research Unit · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →

Background: There are two basic types of movement disorders. Some cause excessive movement, some cause slowness or lack of movement.

📍 University of Utah College of Nursing · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →

Advance care planning is important for all adults, but perhaps even more so for the 5.7 million persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia (ADRD), due to the progressive and protracted cognitive deterioration associated with the disease process. In the context of ADRD, medical decision-making at the end of life is typically left to one's care partner, who often does not have the knowledge or confidence in their ability to make such decisions.

📍 University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · Get directions →

The investigators aim to use smart-home sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor and detect Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)-specific daily activities among older adults, with the goal of early symptom detection and personalized support. Dementia, which impacts memory and cognition, remains a global concern.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to investigate the brain activity associated with cognitive tasks (thinking, reasoning, remembering) in order to understand how the brain works during certain tasks and to improve treatment for diseases like dementia and attention deficit disorders. Cognitive (thinking) impairment may include poor memory function, poor attention span, or psychiatric disorders (ex: ADD, depression).

📍 College of Health Research Complex--University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →

The overall goal is to examine the efficacy of a circadian intervention in people with overweight and obesity and habitual short sleep duration (HSSD). Participants will undergo a randomized controlled trial, with circadian intervention and control (healthy lifestyle) groups.

📍 AdventHealth Translational Research Institute · Orlando, FL · Get directions →

The overall aim of this study is to investigate the effects of exercise on the amount of glucose that is made by the liver in people with and without Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hepatic steatosis (fatty liver).

📍 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.

📍 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · Get directions →

This study is designed to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)-augmented food is medicine (FIM) intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes and nutrition or food insecurity. This study will learn if a FIM intervention ("intervention") that includes access to real-time CGM and nutrition counseling can increase engagement, improve glycemic management, and support healthy eating in this population, compared to the FIM intervention alone ("comparator").

📍 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.

📍 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX · Get directions →

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of tau pathology, and blood-based biomarkers such as phosphorylated tau-217 (pTau217) have been identified as sensitive and specific predictors of AD risk. Recent studies suggest that individuals with elevated pTau217 levels may be at increased risk for developing AD and cognitive dysfunction.

📍 Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · Get directions →

The overarching goal of this work is to address the limited access to evidence-based health behavior and lifestyle interventions for youth and families most impacted by preventable chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. In the current project, we implement a small single-arm pilot and feasibility trial of Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras (HWB/SSB), a culturally-adapted, whole-family intensive health behavior and lifestyle intervention to 11-19-year-old adolescents and their families living in Northern Colorado.

📍 Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center · Phoenix, AZ · Get directions →

The purpose of this research is to evaluate outcomes of physiologic insulin re-sensitization (PIR) in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

📍 KGK Science Inc. · London, Ontario · Get directions →

This is a randomized, single-blind, controlled, parallel clinical trial to examine the efficacy and safety of AMPK Charge+® with and without use of semaglutide on glycemic response in adults with prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the difference in change in fasting blood glucose and insulin, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) from baseline at Day 84 between AMPK Charge+® and AMPK Charge+® with semaglutide?

📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by significant memory loss, toxic protein deposits (amyloid and tau) in the brain, and changes in the gamma frequency band on EEG. Gamma waves are important for memory, and in patients with AD, there are fewer gamma waves in the brain.

📍 Stanford University · Stanford, CA · Get directions →

The investigators are hoping to determine whether tailoring the diet of someone with type 2 diabetes to their ethnic group while following American Diabetes Association guidelines can make a significant difference in their blood sugar controls. Participants will be required to wear a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) for 1-month so that the investigators can compare blood sugar levels when participants are eating their routine diet vs.

📍 Western University · London, Ontario · Get directions →

This is an international multi-centre cohort study of first and second degree family members of individuals who carry Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) mutations in MAPT, GRN or C9ORF72 repeat expansions for youths between the ages 9-17.

📍 Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to test 6 months of aerobic exercise in older adults who are 65 years or older and have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or probable/possible mild Alzheimer's Disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: * test the effects of aerobic exercise on aerobic fitness, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, and patient-centered outcomes; * identify the best exercise to improve aerobic fitness and reduce non-responses over 6 months; and * examines the mechanisms of aerobic exercise's action on memory in older adults with early AD.

📍 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine · Washington D.C., DC · Get directions →

The CARING study assesses the health benefits of nutrition education for Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers, as well as potential healthcare cost savings to subscribers and the insurance company.

📍 Georgia Memory Net Memory Assessment Clinic - Albany · Albany, GA · +7 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this registry is to compile information on patients who are receiving FDA-approved anti-amyloid mAbs in the course of their clinic visits in the Emory Cognitive Neurology Clinic and in Georgia Memory Net Memory Assessment Clinics.

📍 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

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

Investigators will conduct a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of iMatter2 versus usual care on reduction in HbA1c at 12-months (primary outcome) among patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D).

📍 Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · Get directions →

This investigator initiated study aims to describe continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) based glycemic metrics after discharge from liver transplant and assess relationship with glycemic metrics and liver transplant outcomes.

📍 University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool (HART), an evidence-based tool that evaluates app features and matches them to the needs, abilities, and preferences of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) or their caregivers. This novel tool is not an app in and of itself, but rather an assessment tool used to determine how well suited a given app is for a member of the ADRD or caregiver population.

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

The goal of this research study is to evaluate the pathophysiologic mechanisms by which genetic variation impacts response to an FDA-approved medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes called oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) and to characterize the physiological response to a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) before and after a 14-day treatment with oral semaglutide. The investigators will do this by measuring factors in the blood, such as sugars, fats, metabolites, and proteins, after eating a standardized breakfast meal at the first visit and after taking 14 doses of oral semaglutide over two weeks before the second study visit.

📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →

This research study collects health-related information and blood samples to better understand how body composition, lifestyle habits, and diet influence meta-inflammatory monocytes (MiMos) in adolescents. The hypothesis of this study is that adolescents at risk for metabolic disease have enhanced MiMo related activities leading to insulin resistance.

📍 Vivage/Beecan Corporation · Lakewood, CO · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

This study seeks to improve clinical outcomes for an important, growing, and vulnerable population-nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias-by testing an evidence-based intervention to improve these residents' sleep. It will also examine the implementation and sustainment of this intervention.

📍 The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research · Manhasset, NY · Get directions →

This research project aims to understand the brain mechanisms behind the manifestation of psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer´s disease (AD), and nature of the unique relationship with tau pathology. Amongst the cognitive manifestations of psychosis are impairments related to frontal circuits (social cognition, working memory and executive function deficits).

📍 Clinical Research Institute of Arizona · Sun City West, AZ · +19 more US sites · Get directions →

This study will be a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of obicetrapib 10 mg, both as a fixed-dose combination (FDC) with ezetimibe 10 mg and as monotherapy, on top of guideline-recommended lipid-lowering therapy in patients with metabolic syndrome and/or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

📍 The Ross Heart Hospital · Columbus, OH · Get directions →

This study is being done to evaluate how a ketone ester (KE) supplement affects heart function and health in people with diabetes compared to a placebo supplement (made with standard food ingredients that do not contain ketone esters).

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

The goal of this prospective cohort study is to assess potential differences in sleep biomarkers in older adult patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.

📍 Cumberland Medical Center · Crossville, TN · +5 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if utilizing the Quest AD-Detect blood test, while patient's are hospitalized for a cognitive diagnosis (such as delirium or encephalopathy), will result in an earlier diagnosis of underlying Alzheimer's disease. * Will this blood test have the ability to distinguish between Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive impairment in the inpatient setting?

📍 Mayo Clinic Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · Get directions →

The purpose of this research study is to investigate how the brain, memory, thinking, and motor behavior change both in individuals with movement and/or cognitive disorders, as well as healthy individuals. Researchers will look at measurements of memory, thinking, brain wave and muscle activity, daily functioning, and brain scans to learn more about brain disorders such as Alzheimer disease and Lewy body disease.

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

This research study is investigating whether people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience more changes to swallowing than their healthy age-matched peers. The prevalence of swallowing impairments in moderate-severe AD is high (85-93%), yet little is known about how swallow function evolves throughout the disease course in people with AD.

📍 AARA Clinical Research · Glendale, AZ · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a Phase IV, open-label, randomized trial to determine whether the combination of Belimumab (BEL) and Voclosporin (VCS), plus background therapy with Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), improves the proportion of patients with proliferative lupus nephritis achieving complete renal response (CRR) compared to proportion of patients achieving CRR from recent clinical trials. This protocol will additionally determine whether combination therapy using Belimumab (BEL) and Voclosporin (VCS) facilitates rapid discontinuation of MMF.

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

The project is a placebo-controlled study that aims to use closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to study patients with symptoms of mild cognitive impairment which is likely due to Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia (AD-MCI). Patients will undergo an EEG and complete some questionnaires and computer tasks during each study visit.

📍 Parkwood Institute · London, Ontario · Get directions →

The causes of neurodegenerative dementias such as Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Disease and Alzheimer's disease are still largely unknown. While the contribution of some genetic mutations and polymorphisms is associated with autosomal dominant patterns of inheritance of these dementias, in many cases, the specific causative mutation in these families is not yet identified.

📍 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · Get directions →

A Prospective Comparative Study Of Monoclonal Antibodies For The Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease

📍 Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is a brain stimulation technique that involves generating a brief magnetic field in a coil that is placed on the scalp. The magnetic field passes through the skull and induces a weak electrical current in the brain that briefly activates neural circuits at the stimulation site.

📍 Duke University School of Nursing · Durham, NC · Get directions →

The primary purpose of this Stage 1b NIH-funded clinical trial (K23AG073618, PI Petrovsky) is to determine the efficacy of a 1-month music intervention (Calming Music Personalized for Sleep Enhancement in PeRsons living with Dementia, CoMPoSER) on health outcomes in 72 dyads (144 participants) of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers (Stage 1b). The secondary purpose of this research project is to examine the mechanism of stress reduction and sustained effects of the music intervention on PLWD and caregiver well-being.

📍 Saddleback Medical Center · Orange, CA · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) with a family-augmented version of HELP (FAM-HELP), that includes family members and care partners, for the prevention of delirium in older patients during hospital admission. The main objectives of the trial are the following: 1.

📍 Copley Clinical · Boston, MA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

TRIAGE-Neuro is a survey study designed to assess potential participants' eligibility to screen for industry-sponsored neurology clinical trials.

📍 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.

📍 Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation · Pasadena, CA · Get directions →

Efficient and user-friendly paradigms to detect cognitive impairment, including dementia are needed in primary care. The TabCAT Brain Health Assessment accurately detects cognitive impairment via an appealing tablet interface with automated scoring and EMR integration.

📍 Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, MO · Get directions →

To identify factors that signal the transition from asymptomatic (preclinical) to symptomatic Alzheimer disease (AD).

📍 Centricity Research Toronto LMC. · Toronto, · Get directions →

This is an open label phase 1b trial of QX1206 in patients with T2DM and with NAFLD. Laboratory tests and other measurements will be assessed prior to the first dose of study treatment and throughout the study to determine the recommended phase 2 dose.

📍 UCSF Memory and Aging Cener · San Francisco, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether home-based brain stimulation combined with virtual speech-language therapy can improve communication abilities in adults with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA), a language disorder most often caused by Alzheimer's disease. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Is combining remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with virtual speech-language therapy feasible and acceptable for people with lvPPA?

📍 Investigative Site · Beverly Hills, CA · +9 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if VENT-03 works to treat patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) who may or may not have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Another goal is to learn about the safety of VENT-03 and how it is processed by the body.

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

Background: Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES), also called Job syndrome, is a genetic disorder that affects the immune system. It can cause skin and lung infections and problems with blood vessels, connective tissues, and bones.

📍 Hebrew SeniorLife · Boston, MA · Get directions →

The goal of this pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial is to compare management of suspected infection in nursing home residents with dementia The main questions it aims to answer whether residents with dementia in nursing homes randomized to use a multicomponent intervention to optimize suspected infection management ( versus usual care) use less antibiotics and fewer burdensome interventions.

📍 Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

Time-restricted eating - where no food is consumed over a period of time - has been shown to promote weight loss and improve cardio-metabolic function. In individuals with type 2 diabetes, it is also been shown to improve glucose control.

📍 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →

The aim of this study is to use advanced MRI scans to track changes in both muscle and fat in the body and heart over a 12-month period in individuals starting semaglutide. By doing so, we hope to gain a clearer understanding of how semaglutide affects muscle health and function.

📍 University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · Get directions →

KDDP is a prospective, 12-month pilot study comparing the effects of a novel lifestyle program, the Ketogenic Diet and Diabetes Demonstration Project (KDDP) to those of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDDP). KDDP is modeled to mimic the delivery platform of NDPP with the exception that participants in KDDP will be placed on a medically-supervised ketogenic diet, and participants in NDPP will be placed on a low fat diet.

📍 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.

📍 677 Beacon St. Room 308 · Boston, MA · Get directions →

The investigators will evaluate the theory that Alzheimer's disease-related memory impairment derives from the inefficient orchestration of rhythmic activity at the level of large-scale cortical networks. The results as expected to elucidate AD-related pathophysiology and set groundwork for the development of drug-free interventions for improving memory in AD and related dementias.

📍 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.

📍 Arizona Clinical Trials - Pecos · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

CAPTAIN-T2D will take place in two parts. Part 1 (Screening) will evaluate patients with type 2 diabetes and elevated cortisol risk factors for trial eligibility and the presence of elevated cortisol.

📍 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.