Found 811 clinical trials
ANeED Joint Effort 21: eHealth and a PPI Program in Dementia With Lewybodies (DLB)
The goal of the study is to develop predictive algorithms and digital biomarkers to capture disease fluctuations in (prodromal) dementia with lewybodies (DLB) patients and to improve treatment, diagnosis and prognosis of the study drug Ambroxol, used in the ANeED study. This project is an additional study to the ANeED …
Eerder Erbij: The Path Towards Offering Timely Support for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE It has been estimated that at least 50% of the home living persons with dementia in the Netherlands receive little or no formal care and support (Zorgstandaard Dementie, 2013). Reasons why persons with dementia and their informal caregivers receive no formal care vary, include absence of diagnosis, …
A Culturally Adapted Decision Aid Intervention to Support Chinese American Dementia Caregivers in Feeding-Related Decisions
Family caregivers of people with dementia have to decide between tube feeding and hand feeding when persistent eating problems arise. This decision can be difficult for Chinese American dementia caregivers, due to the interplay of culture, potential absence of a patient's advance directive, poor understanding of dementia, and lack of …
A Study of the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Bipolar Disorder: a Neuroimaging and Epigenetics Integrated Approach
The aim of this study is to investigate the selective epigenetic modifications and their effect on brain's morphology and functionality in the frontotemporal dementia behavioral variant and bipolar disorder. The open-label, multicentric, interventional case-control study involves the analysis of 3 separate cohorts of patients, partly selected over the course of …
Effectiveness of a Positive Mental Health Promotion Programme for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mentis Plus+ Positive Mental Health Promotion Programme for caregivers (Mentis Plus+ Caregivers), compared with usual primary health care, in improving positive mental health among adult informal caregivers of people with dementia. The secondary objectives are to assess …
Infrared Light for Memory Loss in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional risk state that occurs between the normal aging process and Alzheimer's dementia (AD). On average 32% of patients with MCI will progress to dementia, 62% will stay stable, and about 6% will return to normal cognition at subsequent visits. Current treatment for MCI …
Autophagy-Enhancers to Reduce Sleep Disturbances
This clinical trial investigates the effects of spermidine supplementation on sleep quality and memory function in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, particularly in patients with MCI due to Alzheimer's disease. Impaired sleep has been identified as a modifiable …
Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study Protocol
The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study (LEADS) is a non-randomized, natural history, non-treatment study designed to look at disease progression in individuals with early onset cognitive impairment. Clinical, cognitive, imaging, biomarker, and genetic characteristics will be assessed across three cohorts: (1) early onset Alzheimer's Disease (EOAD) participants, (2) early onset …
Neuroimaging in Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia (HASD_IND)
To identify factors that signal the transition from asymptomatic (preclinical) to symptomatic Alzheimer disease (AD).
Masupirdine for the Treatment of Agitation in Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
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.
