Active clinical trials for "Alzheimer Disease"

This study will investigate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of ABT-126 in up to 20 male and female subjects, between 55 to 90 years of age with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease on stable doses of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

This study will evaluate four different modified release formulation to estimate the amount of dimebon available to the body relative to the current dimebon formulation that is given three times a day. The results of this study will help inform and guide further formulation development efforts with the ultimate goal of reducing dose frequency to once-a-day or twice-a-day.

This is a Phase 1 study in healthy subjects to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LY2886721 multiple doses, how the body handles the drug, and the drug's effect on the body.

This drug-drug interaction study is being conducted to evaluate the potential effect of Dimebon on the pharmacokinetics on dextromethorphan, a probe substrate of the cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme, after multiple dose administration to healthy adult subjects.

To test that LY450139, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, will reduce the rate of newly synthesize Amyloid Beta by determining the amount of newly synthesized 13C6 leucine-labeled Amyloid Beta in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid from LY450139 treated subjects compared with placebo treated subjects.

The primary purpose of the study is to assess whether SAM-531, an investigational drug, is safe and well tolerated, compared with placebo (a medically inactive substance), in subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are the 2 well-known etiopathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Beside these 2 lesions, inflammation response is described in the brain of patients with AD. The main objective of our study is to analyse the correlation between the value of plasma cytokines (interleukin 1, 6, TNFα and chemochine Rantes) and the rapidity of the cognitive decline in AD over a 2-year follow-up. Secondary objectives include: the predictive value of the cytokines on the cognitive decline after 6 months and one year of follow-up., of the patients include 150 patients with AD (MMSE: 16-25) correlation between plasma cytokines levels and expression of the protein kinase PKR (involved in death cell) in blood mononuclear cells.

Two very common aging-related diseases in older adults are Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cataracts. In elderly adults, these two diseases frequently occur in the same person. Although a cure for AD is currently unavailable, cataracts can be effectively treated with surgery in most people. The removal of cataracts has documented benefits for visual performance and for reducing accidents and falls. However, it has been the experience of the ophthalmologists, and others in the field, that patients, caregivers, and primary care doctors are reluctant to proceed with cataract surgery once an individual is given the diagnosis of AD. It is thought that cataract surgery will not improve the AD patient's quality of life, vision, and cognition. The investigators have designed this study to determine whether or not this is true.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of single oral doses of CHF 5074 in young healthy male volunteers.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive counseling and support intervention for people who care for parents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other dementias on outcomes such as stress, depression and ability to postpone or avoid nursing home placement.