Ongoing NIA-Funded Clinical Trials

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  • TABLE 1. Ongoing Alzheimer’s Disease/MCI Prevention Trials Funded by NIA
  • TABLE 2. Ongoing Alzheimer’s Disease/MCI Treatment and Feasibility Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
  • TABLE 3. Ongoing Age-Related Cognitive Decline Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
  • TABLE 4. Ongoing Delirium Prevention & Treatment Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
TABLE 1. Ongoing Alzheimer’s Disease/MCI Prevention Trials Funded by NIA
TRIAL NAME
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/
INSTITUTION
ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE
Nutritional
PREADVISE [1] (Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium)*
Frederick Schmitt, University of Kentucky
2014
AREDS2 [2] (Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2)†
John Paul San Giovanni (Study Director), NEI
2015
Hormones
ELITE [3] (Early Versus Late Intervention with Estradiol)
Howard Hodis, University of Southern California
2014
Cardiovascular
SPRINT-MIND [4] (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial-MIND)*
David Reboussin, Wake Forest University
2017
ASPREE [5] (Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly)
Richard Grimm, Berman Center for Outcomes & Clinical Research; John McNeil, Monash University
2017
Hypertension, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, and Cognition: Effects and Mechanism [6]
Ihab Hajjar, University of Southern California
2018
Metabolic
Metformin in Amnestic MCI [7]
Jose Luchsinger, Columbia University
2012
Pioglitazone & Exercise Effects on Older Adults with MCI and Metabolic Syndrome [8]
Robert Schwartz, University of Colorado, Denver
2013
Immunotherapy
Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative [9]
Eric Reiman, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
2018
Nonpharmacological
Effects of Mental Stimulation in Patients with MCI [10]
Miriam Mintzer, Johns Hopkins University
2014
Preventing Cognitive Decline in African Americans with MCI [11]
Barry Rovner, Thomas Jefferson University
2016
The Effect of Physical Activity on Cognition Relative to APOE Genotype [12]
Jennifer Etnier, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2018

Note: For information on new and currently recruiting trials, visit: www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials [13] or www.ClinicalTrials.gov [14].

*NIA-funded primary prevention add-on trials: PREADVISE (add-on to National Cancer Institute's SELECT trial); SPRINT-MIND (add-on to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' SPRINT trial; co-funded with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke).

† Co-funded trial: AREDS2 (National Eye Institute, lead institute).

TABLE 2. Ongoing Alzheimer’s Disease/MCI Treatment and Feasibility Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
TRIAL NAME
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/
INSTITUTION
ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE
Treatment Trials—Cognition
Nutritional
Lipoic Acid and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Alzheimer's Disease [15]
Lynne Shinto, Oregon Health & Science University
2014
Nonpharmacological
Pilot Study of Aerobic Fitness in Early Alzheimer's Disease [16]
Jeffrey Burns, University of Kansas
2014
ADMIT [17] (Alzheimer's Disease Multiple Intervention Trial)
Chris Callahan, Indiana University
2016
Therapeutic Effects of Cataract Removal in Alzheimer's Disease [18]
Grover Gilmore, Case Western Reserve University
2015
Immunotherapy
Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV 10%) for the Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease [19] (passive immunization)*
Norman Relkin, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
2013
Other Interventions
Randomized, Controlled Study Evaluating CERE-110 in Subjects with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease [20]
Paul Aisen, University of California, San Diego
2014
Resveratrol for Alzheimer’s Disease* [21]
R. Scott Turner, Georgetown University
2017
Treatment Trials—Neuropsychiatric Comorbidities
CITAD [22] (Citalopram Treatment for Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia)
Constantine Lyketsos, Johns Hopkins University
2014
Combination Treatment Study for Memory Impairment and Depression [23]
Davangere Devanand, New York State Psychiatric Inst./ Columbia University
2015
Prazosin Treatment for Disruptive Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease [24]
Elaine Peskind, University of Washington
2013
Reducing Agitation in Dementia Patients at Home [25]
Laura Gitlin, Johns Hopkins University
2018
Proof of Concept Trials
Cardiovascular
Effects of Simvastatin on Biomarkers [26]
Gail Li, University of Washington
2013
SHARP [27] (Statin Effects on Beta-Amyloid and Cerebral Perfusion in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease)
Cynthia Carlsson, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2013
Trial of Carvedilol in Alzheimer’s Disease [28]
Giulio Maria Pasinetti, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Paul Rosenberg, Johns Hopkins University
2015
Hormones
phytoSERM [29] (Phytoserms for Menopause Symptoms and Age-Associated Memory Decline)
Lon Schneider, University of Southern California
2014
Metabolic
Glucose Regulation and Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease [30]
Suzanne Craft, University of Washington
2016
Therapeutic Effect of Intranasal Insulin on Cognition, Function, and AD Biomarkers [31]
Suzanne Craft, University of Washington
2018
Nonpharmacological
AETMCI [32] (Aerobic Exercising Training in MCI)
Rong Zhang & Hanzhang Lu, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2014
Genes, Exercise, Memory, and Neurodegeneration [33]
Thomas Obisesan, Howard University
2014
LIFE [34] (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders)
Marco Pahor, University of Florida
2013
Conversations as a Means to Delay the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease [35]
Hiroko Dodge, Oregon Health & Science University
2014
Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Disease [36]
Constantine Lyketsos, Johns Hopkins University
2018
Other Interventions
Thalidomide for Patients with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease [37]
Marwan Sabbagh, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
2014
Citalopram Decreases CSF Aβ: A Randomized Dose Finding Trial [38]
Yvette Sheline, Washington University
2018

Note: For information on new and currently recruiting trials, visit: www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials [13] or www.ClinicalTrials.gov [14].

*Trial supported through Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)

TABLE 3. Ongoing Age-Related Cognitive Decline Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
TRIAL NAME
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/
INSTITUTION
ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE
Cognitive Training
Brain-Based Approach to Enhancing Executive Control Functions in Healthy Aging [39]
Mark D'Esposito, University of California, Berkeley
2012
Cognitive Training Effects in Adults Using Brain-Plasticity-Based Computer Games [40]
Kristi Multhaup, Davidson College; Mark Faust, University of North Carolina Charlotte
2013
IHAMS [41] (Iowa Healthy and Active Minds Study)
Fredric D. Wolinsky, University of Iowa
2011*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Antioxidants
Omega-3 and Blueberry Supplementation in Age-Related Cognitive Decline [42]
Robert Krikorian, University of Cincinnati
2012
VITAL-Cog [43] (A Large Randomized Trial of Vitamin D, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cognitive Decline)
Jae Kang, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2015
Cardiovascular
AVEC [44] (Antihypertensives and Vascular, Endothelial and Cognitive Function Trial)
Ihab Hajjar, University of Southern California
2012
Active Engagement
Active Interventions for the Aging Mind [45]
Denise Park, University of Texas, Dallas
2012
The Baltimore Experience Corps Study [46]
George Rebok, Johns Hopkins University
2011*
Acting Out: Influence of an Acting Intervention on Cognition and Brain Function [47]
Arthur Kramer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2015
Senior Odyssey: A Test of the Engagement Hypothesis of Cognitive Aging [48]
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2012
Hormones
Estrogen Effects on Cholinergic Function in Older Women [49]
Paul Newhouse, Vanderbilt University
2014
Estrogen Use in Protection from Cognitive Decline [50]
Natalie Rasgon, Stanford University
2011*
Early Menopause Hormone Treatment and Cognition (R21) [51]
Yolanda Smith, University of Michigan
2011*
KEEPS Cognitive and Affective Study [52]
Sanjay Asthana, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2012
Sex Steroids and Cognition in Post-Menopausal Women [53]
Elliot Hirshman, George Washington University
2011*
The Testosterone Trial in Older Men [54]
Peter Snyder, University of Pennsylvania
2015
Metabolic
Cardiac Surgery Neuroprotection Study in Elders (CNS-Elders) [55]
Shi-jun Jean Hsieh, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University
2013
Exercise
Cognitive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Across the Age Span [56]
Yaakov Stern & Richard Sloan, Columbia University
2015
Dose Response Study of Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults [57]
Jeffrey Burns, University of Kansas
2012
Exercise, Age-Related Memory Decline, and Hippocampal Function [58]
Scott Small & Richard Sloan, Columbia University
2015
Exercise and Cognitive Training
Brain and Cognitive Changes After Reasoning or Physical Training in Cognitively Normal Seniors [59]
Sandra Chapman, University of Texas, Dallas
2011*
Cognitive Control and Physical Exercise [60]
Yaakov Stern, Columbia University
2012
EXACT [61] (Combining Exercise and Cognitive Training to Improve Everyday Function)
Ellen Binder & Mark McDaniel, Washington University
2012
Improvement of Visual Processing in Older Adults [62]
Karlene Ball, University of Alabama, Birmingham
2011*
FAST [63] (Fit & Active Seniors Trial)
Arthur Kramer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2014
ACE-Seniors [64] (Activities for Cognitive Enhancement of Seniors)
Victor Henderson, Stanford University
2012
Other
Guanfacine Treatment for Prefrontal Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Subjects [65]
Christopher Van Dyck, Yale University
2011*
Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney Disease [66]
Manjula Kurella Tamura, Stanford University
2012

Note: For information on new and currently recruiting trials, visit: www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials [13] or ClinicalTrials.gov [14].

*Results are pending for clinical trials completed in 2011.

TABLE 4. Ongoing Delirium Prevention & Treatment Clinical Trials Funded by NIA
TRIAL NAME

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/
INSTITUTION

ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE
Delirium
Pharmacological Management of Delirium (PMD) [67]
Malaz Boustani, Indiana University School of Medicine
2015
MIND-USA [68] (The Modifying the Impact of ICU-Associated Neurological Dysfunction-USA Study)
E. Wesley Ely, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2016
A Placebo Controlled Trial of L-Tryptophan in Post-Operative Delirium [69]
Thomas Robinson, University of Colorado, Denver
2015
STRIDE [70] (Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Surgical Patients)
Frederick Sieber, Johns Hopkins University
2015
Perioperative Cognitive Function—Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve [71]
Jeffrey Silverstein, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
2012

Note: For information on new and currently recruiting trials, visit: www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials [13] or ClinicalTrials.gov [72].

Date: 
December, 2012
Office: 
Office of the Director [73]
Publication Type: 
Reports
Topics (Global): 
Alzheimer's Disease [74]
Offices (Global): 
Office of the Director [73]
Channels (Global): 
alzheimers [75]
Publish Date: 
Thursday, December 20, 2012
ADEAR Topics: 
Research [76]

Source URL: http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/2011-2012-alzheimers-disease-progress-report/ongoing-nia-funded-clinical