Current Opportunities

AFTD does not advertise or promote specific clinical trials unless the trials are funded by AFTD or the National Institutes of Health and its related entities. A more comprehensive list of clinical trials, including those funded by private industry, can be found on the www.ClinicalTrials.gov website.

Investigators conducting studies that meet the above criteria for posting on this page are invited to submit a brief description and contact information via email to info@ftd-picks.org.

Investigators who wish to disseminate information about clinical trials being funded by governmental agencies, academic institutions, and private industry are encouraged to access the Protocol Registration System website  and follow the instructions for registering and posting clinical trial information.

Evaluation of Frontotemporal Dementias

Persons with Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick’s disease, Progressive Aphasia or Corticobasal Degeneration, aged 21-80, are needed for an evaluation study involving neuropsychological and genetics testing, a neurological examination, and MRI and PET scans at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

The study requires a 1 to 2 week inpatient or outpatient stay at NIH at no cost to participant. Travel to and from the NIH is provided for the participant and caregiver.

For more information, please contact:

Jordan Grafman, Ph.D.
Chief, Cognitive Neuroscience Section
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Bldg. 10; Room 5C205
MSC 1440
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1440

Phone: 301-496-0220
Fax: 301-480-2909
http://patientinfo.ninds.nih.gov/FrontotemporalDementia.aspx