Found 811 clinical trials
A Study of PBFT02 in Participants With FTD and Mutations in the Granulin Precursor (GRN) or C9ORF72 Genes
PBFT02 is a gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia intended to deliver a functional copy of the GRN gene to the brain. This study will assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of this treatment in patients with frontotemporal dementia and mutations in the granulin precursor (GRN) or chromosome 9 open reading …
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)
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. These symptoms …
Promoting Goals-of-Care Discussions for Patients With Memory Problems and Their Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve communication among clinicians, patients with memory problems, and their family members. We are testing a way to help clinicians have better conversations to address patients' goals for their healthcare. To do this, we created a simple, short guide called the "Jumpstart …
Taiwan Post-Stroke Disability Study
Stroke remains a major health issue in Taiwan, being the fourth leading cause of death and the top cause of disability. While past research has focused on functional outcomes at three months post-stroke, stroke can cause a range of disabilities in areas such as motor function, swallowing, cognition, depression, and …
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). STELLA-FTD is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective use of community …
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine on New Diagnosis of Dementia in an Older Adult Population Aged 76 Years or Older in Finland
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the recombinant zoster vaccine on the risk of new diagnosis of dementia among adults aged 76 years or older in Finland. Participants will be enrolled and randomized in a 3:1 ratio to receive either recombinant zoster vaccine or placebo.
A Multi-domain Lifestyle Intervention Among Aged Community-residents in Zhejiang, China
A study conducted in Finland discovered that a multidomain intervention, consisting of physical activity, nutritional guidance, cognitive training, social activities, and management of vascular risk factors, effectively decelerated cognitive decline in healthy older adults who were at an increased risk of cognitive decline. The HERITAGE study is a 2-year clustered …
Anesthesia and Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in the Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery Platform Trial (ANDES Platform Trial)
Anesthesia and perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in the Elderly patients undergoing hip fracture Surgery platform trial (ANDES platform trial): A pragmatic multi-arm, adaptive, open label, multicenter randomized controlled platform trial to assess the effect of different enhance anesthesia technique in perioperative neurocognitive function, as compared to standard anesthesia care in the …
Researching Efficient Approaches to Delirium Identification-Sustaining Effective Translation
The goal of this step-wedge trial is to test the implementation of daily nurse screening for delirium in routine care and its impact on outcomes and complications in hospitalized older adults admitted to 6 general medicine/surgery units at 3 hospitals in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The main question\[s\] it aims to …
The Role of Concomitant Diseases in Postoperative Complications Risk Stratification.
Study is conducted to assess the prevalence and structure of comorbidity among patients undergoing abdominal surgery and produce the stratification of the risk of postoperative complications by identifying independent predictors for its development.
