Sound waves used to crack open Brain's shield in Alzheimer's fight

NCT ID NCT03671889

Summary

This study is testing whether a focused ultrasound device can safely and temporarily open the blood-brain barrier in people with Alzheimer's disease. The goal is to see if this opening could allow future treatments to better reach the brain. Up to 30 participants will receive three procedures targeting specific brain areas.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Advent Health

    RECRUITING

    Orlando, Florida, 34747, United States

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  • Baptist Health South Florida & Florida International University

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

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  • Broward Health Medical Center & The University of Florida

    RECRUITING

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States

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  • Delray Medical Center & Florida Atlantic University

    RECRUITING

    Delray Beach, Florida, 33484, United States

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  • Tampa General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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  • The Ohio State University -Wexner Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • University of Florida Health Shands

    RECRUITING

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

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  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

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