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Dementia: early-phase trial registry
79 of 202 indexed Dementia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #48 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
202 US clinical trials · 79 currently recruiting · #48 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Dementia: 202 US clinical trials tracked, 79 recruiting.
Dementia is the subject of 202 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 79 of them currently open to new participants. 13 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 29 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Washington, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition dementia
OPEN 79 | RECR 39% | LATE 13 | EARLY 29 | RANK #48 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (39% recruiting · 23 trials)
Dementia lists 79 open slots (39% of 202 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Dementia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Dementia is recruiting above its size-band peers.
79 of 202 indexed trials (39.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Dementia trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Washington accounts for 8 of 202 trials (4%). 110 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Dementia enrolment sits around 154 participants.
Median target enrolment is 154 among the 200 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 80 of those (40%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Dementia research is mostly interventional.
157 interventional and 45 observational studies make up this index (77.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
202 total, page 1 of 5
Alzheimer's Prevention Registry: A Program to Accelerate Enrollment Into Studies
Banner Health
NCT02022943
Alzheimer Prevention Trials (APT) Webstudy
University of Southern California
NCT03638583
TabCAT Brain Health Assessment in Primary Care
University of California, San Francisco
NCT06090578
Primary Care Detection of Cognitive Impairment Leveraging Health & Consumer Technologies in Underserved Communities: The MyCog Trial
Northwestern University
NCT05607732
Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults
Duke University
NCT04262206
Genetic Characterization of Movement Disorders and Dementias
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NCT02014246
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Study
Indiana University
NCT00064870
NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank
New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
NCT06203106
5-Cog 2.0: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NCT05515224
Clinical Applications of Advanced Ophthalmic Imaging
University of Miami
NCT03135327
Phase I Human Analytics (HALO) Study
HALO Diagnostics
NCT05423860
The INSPIRE Study: Intervention Strategies for Preserving Intellectual Resilience and Engagement
Healthy Minds Initiative
NCT06741865
Alzheimer's Disease Treatment With Combination of 40Hz Light and Cognitive Therapy
Alzheimer's Light
NCT03657745
Promoting Goals-of-Care Discussions for Patients With Memory Problems and Their Caregivers
University of Washington
NCT05596760
Study to Understand Novel Biomarkers in Researching Dementia
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT06547099
Evaluating a National Person-Centered Training Program to Strengthen the Dementia Care Workforce
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT06239688
The Active Mind Trial: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Improve Function and Delay Dementia
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT04171323
DC Longitudinal Study on Aging and Specimen Bank
Georgetown University
NCT03702907
Tennessee Alzheimer's Project
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT05372172
Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 2.0
Hebrew SeniorLife
NCT05950607
Paradoxical Lucidity in Severe End-Stage Dementia
NYU Langone Health
NCT05234866
ADRC Clinical Cohort (Alzheimer's Disease)
Duke University
NCT06703541
Enhancing Sleep Quality for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia - R33 Phase
University of Alabama, Tuscaloo
NCT05820919
Trial-Ready Cohort-Down Syndrome (TRC-DS)
University of Southern California
NCT04165109
Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
NCT06168604
Dementia and Diabetes Prevention Program
University of California, Davis
NCT04141878
Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment to Reduce Anxiety in Alzheimer's
Florida State University
NCT05748613
Connect-Home: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT06840587
Persons With Dementia and Their Extended Family Caregivers
Karen Roberto
NCT04863859
Enhancing Triadic Communication About Cognition for Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias Facing a Cancer Management Decision
University of Rochester
NCT06313853
HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Johns Hopkins University
NCT06930560
Testing the Pain Clinical Practice Guideline
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT05858996
A Study of a Potential Disease Modifying Treatment in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT06647498
A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT05552157
Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO)
Emory University
NCT06177990
Coaching Dementia Caregivers to Master Care-Resistant Behavior
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT05098652
δ in Dementia Clinical Trials
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
NCT05592678
Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention
Case Western Reserve University
NCT05846984
Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
NCT06860035
PET Imaging of Cyclooxygenases in Neurodegenerative Brain Disease
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NCT04396873
Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Biomarkers of Postoperative Delirium
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT06052397
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Cognitive and Motor Dysfunction in Dementia
Hebrew SeniorLife
NCT05661084
Dementia Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT05592366
Door-Through-Door Companion Rideshare Technology for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)
Onward Health
NCT06850870
Improving PCP Advance Care Planning for People With ADRD
University of Pittsburgh
NCT06565169
Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia
University of Texas at Austin
NCT06511752
The BRAIN App (Phase 2 SBIR)
Hopeful Aging
NCT06298474
Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers
Emory University
NCT06650527
First-in-Human Evaluation of an Astrocytic Glutamate Transporter (EAAT2) PET Tracer in Dementia
David Wilson
NCT05374278
NiteCAPP: Web-based Interventions for Insomnia in Rural Dementia Caregivers
University of South Florida
NCT04896775
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 10 |
| Phase 2 | 19 |
| Phase 3 | 10 |
| Phase 4 | 3 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Dementia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Dementia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Dementia page
202 registered trials, 79 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 79 Dementia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Washington sponsors the most Dementia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Washington's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Dementia condition card totals 202 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.