Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Disorder, Deep Brain Stimulation, Mild Alzheimer's Disease
In brief
The goal of this study is to investigate whether Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation (LIFUP) targeting a part of the brain involved in memory will have an affect on brain activity and whether it may improve memory in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease. The main questions the study seeks to answer are: 1. Can LIFUP increase brain activity in the targeted area? 2. Can LIFUP improve memory in people with MCI and mild AD? 3. Can LIFUP improve connectivity of memory networks in the brain? Participants in this study will complete MRIs and memory testing, and receive Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound to a part of their brain involved in memory (the entorhinal cortex).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05417555
- Run by
- University of California, Los Angeles
- People needed
- 144
- Starts
- 2022-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-07-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-16
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Amnestic MCI or Mild Alzheimer's diagnosis
- Age 50-90
- English-speaking
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing and vision
You may not qualify if…
- GENERAL
- Participation in another clinical trial
- Active use of immunotherapeutic medications for cognition (Aduhelm, Leqembi, Kisunla)
- Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's
- Inability to provide informed consent
- MRI-Related:
- Weight exceeding 275 pounds
- Pregnancy, suspicion of pregnancy, or attempting to become pregnant
- Claustrophobia
- Difficulties during previous MRIs
- Top permanent retainer (bottom only is okay), 5 or more non-removable gold-teeth, metal braces, top spacers, and/or palate expanders
- Any of the following implants: Cardiac Pacemaker, Aneurysm clips, Cochlear implants, Defibrillator, Electrodes or wires, Magnetically-activated device, Spinal cord stimulator, Infusion or insulin pumps, Implanted drug infusion device, Deep brain stimulation device
- Non-removable hairpieces, hairpiece extensions, and/or piercings
- Facial tattoos or permanent makeup
- Metal implants that are MR-incompatible, or where participant is unable to provide sufficient information to determine MR compatibility
- Previous injury by metallic foreign body (e.g., bullet, BB, shrapnel) where the object entered the body and participant lacks doctor's confirmation that it was fully removed
- Medical:
- Diagnosis of one or more of the following neurological disorders: Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), Multiple sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy
- Diagnosis of one or more of the following genetic disorders: Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease
- Diagnosis of one or more of the following psychiatric disorders: Bipolar, Psychosis
- Psychiatric illness that has not been controlled for at least two months (if controlled >2 months, with or without medication, they are not exclusionary)
- Severe lung, liver, heart, and/or kidney disease/s (e.g., heart failure, liver failure, and etc...)
- Diagnosis of thyroid disorder or change of thyroid medication dose within the last 3 months
- Cancer treatment/s with chemotherapy and/or radiation to head and neck, or stage 4 (metastatic) cancer
- Autoimmune disorder or viral infection such as HIV, COVID 19, or hepatitis C that has caused current problems with cognition/memory
Where it is running
- UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)
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