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83 Dementia Trials near Newark, DE

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Acute Pain Effects on Motor Skills

Newark, Delaware
To date, the effects of pain on motor learning have not been thoroughly investigated, particularly in older adults. Broadly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of acute pain on locomotor learning and its retention in older adults. The investigators hypothesize that acute pain impairs retention of locomotor learning in young and older adults and that in older adults, these deficits are worsened and are related to the degree of normal age-related cognitive decline.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

68 Participants Needed

Ramipril for Memory Loss in Glioblastoma Patients

Newark, Delaware
This study is to determine if an oral drug called Ramipril can lower the chance of memory loss in patients with glioblastoma getting chemoradiation. Patients will take Ramipril during chemoradiation and continue until 4 months post-treatment. Memory loss will be assessed using several neurocognitive tests throughout the duration of the study.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

75 Participants Needed

AVP-786 for Alzheimer's-related Agitation

Wilmington, Delaware
This trial tests a combination of two drugs taken by mouth to help calm severe agitation in people with Alzheimer's disease by balancing brain chemicals.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:50 - 90

241 Participants Needed

Function Focused Care for Dementia

Perryville, Maryland
Older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) comprise approximately 25% of hospitalized older adults. These individuals are at increased risk for functional decline, delirium, falls, behavioral symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD) and longer lengths of stay. Physical activity during hospitalization (e.g., mobility,bathing, dressing) has a positive impact on older adults including prevention of functional decline, less pain, less delirium, less BPSD, fewer falls, shorter length of stay and decreased unplanned hospital readmissions. Despite known benefits, physical activity is not routinely encouraged and older hospitalized patients spend over 80% of their acute care stay in bed. Challenges to increasing physical activity among older patients with ADRD include environment and policy issues (e.g., lack of access to areas to walk); lack of knowledge among nurses on how to evaluate, prevent and manage delirium and BPSD; inappropriate use of tethers; beliefs among patients, families, and nurses that bed rests helps recovery and prevents falls; and lack of motivation/willingness of patients to get out of bed. To increase physical activity and prevent functional decline while hospitalized we developed Function Focused Care for Acute Care (FFC-AC-EIT) for patients with ADRD. Implementation of FFC-AC-EIT changes how care is provided by having nurses teach, cue, and help patients with ADRD engage in physical activity during all care interactions. FFC-AC-EIT was developed using a social ecological model, social cognitive theory and the Evidence Integration Triangle. It involves a four-step approach that includes: (1) Environment and Policy Assessments; (2) Education; (3) Establishing Patient Goals; and (4) Mentoring and Motivating of Staff, Patients and Families. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of FFC-AC-EIT within 12 hospitals in Maryland and Pennsylvania randomized to FFC-AC-EIT or Function Focused Care Education Only (EO) with 50 patients recruited per hospital (total sample 600 patients). Aim 1 will focus on efficacy at the patient level based primarily on physical activity, function, and participation in function focused care, and secondarily on delirium, BPSD, pain, falls, use of tethers, and length of stay; and all of these outcomes (except length of stay and tethers) along with emergency room visits, re-hospitalizations and new long term care admissions at 1, 6 and 12 months post discharge; and at the unit level the aim is to evaluate the impact of FFC-AC-EIT on policies and environments that facilitate function and physical activity at 6, 12 and 18 months post implementation. Hospitals randomized to FFC-AC-EIT will be compared with those randomized to Function Focused Care Education Only (EO). Aim 2 will evaluate the feasibility, based on treatment fidelity (delivery, receipt, enactment)136, and relative cost and cost savings of FFC-AC-EIT versus EO. Findings will address several prioritized areas of research: a focus on ADRD; improving physical function; and training of hospital staff and will demonstrate efficacy of an approach to care for patients with ADRD that can be disseminated and implemented across all acute care facilities.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:55+

455 Participants Needed

Sensory Intervention for Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The purpose of this study is to test a person-centered, nature-based non-pharmacological intervention for nursing home residents living with dementia who exhibit persistent vocalizations. The Environmental And Sensory Experience (EASE) involves the projection of a still nature image and the playing of nature sounds. Family members of the person living with dementia provide consent for the resident to participate in the study and complete a brief survey on nature preferences on the resident's behalf. The survey informs the research team on what nature scene to show. Participants will wear a watch that measures stress levels and research staff will monitor vocalization patterns. We will also recruit persons living with dementia from other settings such as assisted living, personal care units, and adult day care settings.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:50+

32 Participants Needed

Focused Ultrasound Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evaluate the safety and efficacy of unilateral focused ultrasound pallidotomy using the ExAblate 4000 System in the management of dyskinesia symptoms or motor fluctuations for medication refractory, advanced idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:30+

92 Participants Needed

BMS-986446 for Early Alzheimer's Disease

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing a new medication called BMS-986446 in people with early Alzheimer's disease. The medication is designed to target harmful proteins in the brain to slow down the disease. Researchers are checking if it works well and is safe for patients.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:50 - 80

310 Participants Needed

AL001 for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A Phase 2 open label study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of AL001 in participants with a Granulin mutation or C9orf72 mutation causative of frontotemporal dementia.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

40 Participants Needed

AL001 for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing AL001, a drug given through an IV, to see if it can help people with a genetic mutation that causes frontotemporal dementia. The goal is to find out if AL001 can improve brain health in these individuals.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:25 - 85

110 Participants Needed

Gene Therapy for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial tests PBFT02, a gene therapy that uses a virus to deliver a healthy GRN gene to the brain. It targets patients aged 35-75 with frontotemporal dementia caused by GRN mutations. The virus helps bring the healthy gene to brain cells, which may improve their condition. This approach has been proposed as a treatment for this type of dementia.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:35 - 75

30 Participants Needed

PR006 for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing a new drug called LY3884963 to help people with a specific type of dementia. The drug is given directly to the brain to increase a protein that could improve their condition. The study focuses on patients with genetic mutations that affect their response to usual treatments.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:30 - 85

30 Participants Needed

DNL593 for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single and multiple doses of DNL593 in two parts followed by an optional open-label extension (OLE) period. Part A will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of single doses of DNL593 in healthy male and healthy female participants of nonchildbearing potential. Part B will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of multiple doses of DNL593 in participants with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) over 25 weeks. Part B will be followed by Part C, an optional 18-month OLE period available for all participants who complete Part B.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

106 Participants Needed

Verdiperstat for Frontotemporal Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial tests the safety of Verdiperstat, a medication taken regularly, in patients with language difficulties caused by brain issues. The study aims to see if the drug can change protein levels in the brain and improve cognitive functions.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

64 Participants Needed

WeCareAdvisor for Caregiver Support in Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The WeCareAdvisor is an online tool to help caregivers manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of people living with dementia. The trial will evaluate its efficacy to reduce caregiver distress, improve confidence managing behaviors, as well as reduce occurrences and severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms. Visit https://wecareadvisorstudy.com/ for more information.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:21+

262 Participants Needed

Behavioral Nudge for Genetic Predisposition

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Given the expansion of indications for genetic testing and our understanding of conditions for which the results change medical management, it is imperative to consider novel ways to deliver care beyond the traditional genetic counseling visit, which are both amenable to large-scale implementation and sustainable. The investigators propose an entirely new approach for the implementation of genomic medicine, supported by the leadership of Penn Medicine, investigating the use of non-geneticist clinician and patient nudges in the delivery of genomic medicine through a pragmatic randomized clinical trial, addressing NHGRI priorities. Our application is highly conceptually and technically innovative, building upon expertise and infrastructure already in place. Innovative qualities of our proposal include: 1) Cutting edge EHR infrastructure already built to support genomic medicine (e.g., partnering with multiple commercial genetic testing laboratories for direct test ordering and results reporting in the EHR); 2) Automated EHR-based direct ordering or referring by specialist clinicians (i.e., use of replicable modules that enable specialist clinicians to order genetic testing through Epic Smartsets, including all needed components, such as populated gene lists, smartphrases, genetic testing, informational websites and acknowledgement e-forms for patient signature); 3) EHR algorithms for accurate patient identification (i.e., electronic phenotype algorithms to identify eligible patients, none of which currently have phenotype algorithms present in PheKB; 4) Behavioral economics-informed implementation science methods: This trial will be the first to evaluate implementation strategies informed by behavioral economics, directed at clinicians and/or patients, for increasing the use of genetic testing; further it will be the first study in this area to test two forms of defaults as a potential local adaptation to facilitate implementation (ordering vs. referring); and 5) Dissemination: In addition to standard dissemination modalities,PheKB95, GitHub and Epic Community Library, the investigators propose to disseminate via AnVIL (NHGRI's Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-Space). Our results will represent an entirely new paradigm for the provision of genomic medicine for patients in whom the results of genetic testing change medical management.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

1000 Participants Needed

Atorvastatin for Preventing Dementia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PREVENTABLE is a multi-center, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled superiority study. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to atorvastatin 40 mg or placebo. This large study conducted in community-dwelling older adults without cardiovascular disease (CVD) or dementia will demonstrate the benefit of statins for reducing the primary composite of death, dementia, and persistent disability and secondary composites including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cardiovascular events.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:75+

20000 Participants Needed

Zoledronic Acid for Parkinson's Disease

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
This home-based study is a randomized (1:1) placebo-controlled trial of a single infusion of zoledronic acid-5 mg (ZA) for the prevention of fractures in men and women aged 60 years and older with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism with at least 2 years of follow-up. A total of 2650 participants will be enrolled and randomized in the United States. Participants, follow-up outcome assessors, and study investigators will be blinded to assigned study treatment. This trial is funded by the National Institute of Aging.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:60+

2650 Participants Needed

Donanemab for Early Alzheimer's Disease

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing donanemab, a drug for early Alzheimer's disease. It targets people with early symptoms and specific brain changes. The drug helps remove harmful proteins from the brain, potentially slowing down or improving symptoms.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:60 - 85

1736 Participants Needed

ONO-2020 for Alzheimer's Disease

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is a Phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of ONO-2020 in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aims to determine whether administering ONO-2020, an epigenetic regulator, may improve cognitive functions like memory and cognition in individuals with Alzheimer's disease dementia.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:55 - 85

240 Participants Needed

Physical Activity Program for Dementia and Chronic Pain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The purpose of this study is to develop an exercise treatment program for knee osteoarthritis that works well for people with memory problems. This study will include two parts. Participants can choose to participate in either or both parts. In Part 1 (not a clinical trial) - The investigators are inviting the following people to participate in an interview: 1. Individuals aged 60 years or older who do not live in a nursing home and have both memory issues and knee pain. 2. Care partners of people with knee pain and memory issues. A care partner can be a family member or friend who helps regularly. 3. Clinicians (exercise physiologists or rehabilitation therapists like physical and occupational therapists) who have worked with older adults with memory issues and knee pain. The goal of these interviews is to learn from the experiences of people with memory issues and knee pain and those who care for them. From these interviews, the investigators hope to design a non-drug, tailored physical activity program that will be interesting and helpful in managing knee pain for older adults with memory problems. For people with memory problems and knee pain and their care partners: The investigators will ask some questions to determine eligibility to participate in the study. Those who qualify for the study will be invited to participate in an interview that could be completed online or in person (Philadelphia, PA). The interview could last up to 90 minutes (1 and a half hours) and can be completed as one or multiple sessions. For clinicians: Participants will engage in a 90-minute focus group with other clinicians where lunch will be served if in person. Those participating in an online focus group will receive a gift card equal to the value of lunch. In Part 2 (a clinical trial) - The program developed in Part 1 will be tested. The program will be physical activity-based. Specific program details for part 2 will be provided as they emerge. Participants can choose to sign up for either or both parts. Signing up for Part 1 does not mean participants have to sign up for Part 2. Please contact us for any questions.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:60+

40 Participants Needed

Why Other Patients Applied

"I have a very strong family history of Alzheimer’s, with my maternal grandmother, mother, uncle, and sister having the disease. My APOE status is 2/4. My memory is going, although 6 months ago I tested decently on some cognitive tests. I'd like to help myself by getting ahead of my condition and help others in a similar situation by participating in medical research."

EK
Mild Cognitive Impairment PatientAge: 72

"I watched my mother die from Parkinson’s. At the time of her death, she weighed 85 pounds and could not move any muscles voluntarily except her eyelids. I would like to participate in a trial to help find a better treatment for PD than what is currently available. It is a devastating illness. It breaks my heart that other families will have to go through this."

WU
Healthy Volunteer PatientAge: 76

"I'm so used to losing things, forgetting things, making up to acronyms to remember things only to remember the acromym but not what the letters stand for... I enter a new room to look for an item, only to forget what I was looking for. I've discussed the existing treatments with my neurologist and she's on board with my joining a clinical trial."

AH
Dementia PatientAge: 64

"I watched my mother suffer through years of Alzheimer's Disease and I want to help advance the science for treating AD. I don't want anyone else to have go through what our family went through."

OF
Alzheimer's Disease PatientAge: 65

"I have been on standard Alzheimer's medication for a few years but know this treatment only works to delay my cognitive deterioration, not improve it. I've been doing research, which brought me here, to consider some of the latest research drugs. While I know that there's no guarantee that a clinical trial improves my condition, I'd like to give one a try and help further the research for all."

VL
Alzheimer's PatientAge: 71

Latozinemab Continuation for Neurodegenerative Disease

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Continuation study to provide continued access to latozinemab for participants who have previously participated in a latozinemab study
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 3

35 Participants Needed

HD-tDCS + mCILT for Primary Progressive Aphasia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and lvPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and structural and functional brain imaging before and after receiving 10 semi-consecutive daily sessions of real or sham high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) paired with modified constraint-induced language therapy (mCILT). Language testing and brain imaging will be repeated immediately after completion of and 3 months following completion of treatment. The 3-month follow-up will be the primary endpoint. The investigators will examine changes in language performance induced by HD-tDCS + mCILT compared to sham HD-tDCS + mCILT. The investigators will also use network science to analyze brain imaging (fMRI) data to identify network properties associated with baseline PPA severity and tDCS-induced changes in performance. This study will combine knowledge gained from our behavioral, imaging, and network data in order to determine the relative degrees to which these properties predict whether persons with PPA will respond to intervention.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:45 - 80

66 Participants Needed

Neflamapimod for Aphasia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The goal of this exploratory study is to evaluate the effect of neflamapimod in participants with nonfluent variant primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA). We aim to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of neflamapimod of participants with nfvPPA.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:40 - 85

20 Participants Needed

JNJ-63733657 for Alzheimer's Disease

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing a new drug called JNJ-63733657 to see if it can help slow down the worsening of symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The goal is to see if the drug can help maintain brain function and daily living skills better.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:55 - 80

523 Participants Needed

KarXT + KarX-EC for Alzheimer's Disease

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:60 - 85

586 Participants Needed

Remternetug for Alzheimer's Disease

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
This trial tests remternetug, a drug given by injection or IV, in people with early Alzheimer's disease. It aims to find out if the drug is safe and can help improve symptoms or slow down the disease.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:60 - 85

1667 Participants Needed

Trontinemab for Alzheimer's Disease

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
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).
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:50 - 90

800 Participants Needed

LY3372689 for Alzheimer's Disease

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
This trial is testing a new drug, LY3372689, on people with early symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease to see if it is safe and how it affects their symptoms.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:60 - 85

330 Participants Needed

Screening for Alzheimer's Disease Studies

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
This study is a pre-screening process used to assess participants' potential eligibility for Roche interventional Alzheimer's disease studies.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:50 - 90

13000 Participants Needed

Escitalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease

Abington, Pennsylvania
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of escitalopram for agitation in Alzheimer's dementia.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

187 Participants Needed

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