dementia Clinical Trials
A listing of dementia medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 793 clinical trials
Validation of a Novel Self-Administered Cognitive Assessment Tool (CogCheck) in Patients With Mild and Major Neurocognitive Disorder Predominantly Due to Alzheimer's Disease
Due to the demographical development, age-related diseases will drastically increase over the next decades. To face this healthcare challenge, early and accurate identification of cognitive impairment is crucial. The assessment of neurocognitive functioning ideally requires a tool that is short, easy to administer and interpret, and has high diagnostic accuracy. …
Cognitive Leisure and Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease: Exploring Neural Mechanisms
The goal of this clinical trial is aims to: Translate and culturally adapt the Cognitive Leisure Activity Scale (CLAS) into Chinese and Conduct reliability and validity tests for the Chinese version of CLAS. Investigate the correlation between cognitive leisure activity levels and cognitive function in the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's …
Cardiac Amyloid Deposits and Heart Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
This study seeks to explore the possible common pathogenesis of both cardiac amyloidosis and Alzheimer's disease, which can both be associated with amyloid deposits. Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans with amyloid tracers - a conventional tool for non-invasively imaging amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease - the research will extend …
Self-compassion and Quality of Life After Dementia Diagnosis
This study aims to investigate whether self-compassion is associated with older adult's quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia, and whether perceived threat posed by dementia mediates this relationship. Self-compassion has been found to be positive in supporting individuals in times of difficulty, in adjustment processes and older adults' …
A Study on Self-Compassion,Depression,and Quality of Life Among Primary Caregivers of People With Dementia
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the correlation between self-compassion, depression, and quality of life among primary caregivers of persons with dementia. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the current status of self-compassion, depression, and quality of life among primary caregivers of persons …
Digital Phenotyping for Changes in Activity at the End of Life in People With Dementia
Background Almost 90% of people with dementia develop serious symptoms such as apathy, agitation, pain, and sleep disturbances. Movement and participation in daily activities also decrease dramatically over time. Traditional measures for these symptoms are usually in the form of a questionnaire and are not very accurate. Technology, such as …
Decoding Death and Dying in People With Dementia by Digital Thanotyping
How can healthcare professionals recognize that a person with dementia is at the end of life? When people are dying, their physical, mental, and social abilities are gradually declining. No reliable method of predicting perceived dying currently exists although the technology is available (sensors, algorithms). The aim of Decoding Death …
Dynamic Light Scattering Ocular Measurement in the Detection of Dementia
This is a human clinical study making a noninvasive measurement from a patient's eye to determine whether there is a quantitative difference in measurements between patients with and without the diagnosis of dementia.
Studies of Brain and Body Interaction
The goal of this study is to characterize biophysiolgoical signals as a comprehensive profile of the nervous systems in order to understand interactions between the brain and body, while an individual performs naturalistic behaviors (ex. walking, pointing) and while breathing at a slow controlled pace. The investigators aim to study …
Family Interventions iN Dementia Mental Health Environments
Study Goal: Understand carers' needs when someone with dementia is in a mental health ward and develop strategies to support carers as partners in care. Research Questions: What are mental health wards like in terms of staff, patients, and current carer support? What do carers experience and need during admission, …
