Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia clinical trials at UCSF

2 research studies open to eligible people

Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia changes how a person acts and interacts with others. UCSF is researching if music can help people with this condition connect better socially. Another UCSF study is tracking how the disease develops in affected individuals.

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  • Music, Social Attention, and Dementia

    open to eligible people ages 55-89

    This is an exploratory mixed-methods control-treatment study to evaluate if participation in rhythmic musical activities improves social attention and connectedness in individuals living with mild to moderate bvFTD and AD, and their caregivers. Secondary objectives include evaluating the potential relationships between brain networks associated with rhythm production, social attention, and connectedness in these populations.

    San Francisco, California

  • ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)

    open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

    ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American research consortium to study FTLD for 2019 and beyond.

    San Francisco, California and other locations

Our lead scientists for Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia research studies include .

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