2024
Safety, tolerability, and efficacy estimate of evoked gamma oscillation in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease
Hajós M, Boasso A, Hempel E, Shpokayte M, Konisky A, Seshagiri C, Fomenko V, Kwan K, Nicodemus-Johnson J, Hendrix S, Vaughan B, Kern R, Megerian J, Malchano Z. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy estimate of evoked gamma oscillation in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers In Neurology 2024, 15: 1343588. PMID: 38515445, PMCID: PMC10957179, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1343588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment of adverse eventsMild to moderate ADGamma oscillationsModerate ADAmyloid-related imaging abnormalitiesAlzheimer's diseaseMild-to-moderate Alzheimer's diseaseSecondary clinical outcome measuresTherapy systemPrimary outcome measureHigher adherence ratesWhole-brain volumeClinical outcome measuresSecondary outcome measuresModerate Alzheimer's diseaseDisease-modifying effectsBaseline MMSE scoreStudy discontinuationExperimental AD modelsWell-toleratedEfficacy outcomesClinical benefitAdverse eventsDaily treatmentClinical criteria
2023
A Randomized, Double‐blind, Sham‐controlled, Adaptive‐Design Pivotal Trial of Sensory Stimulation in Subjects with Alzheimer’s Disease
Boasso A, Houser C, Hajos M, Newberger J, Seshagiri C, Leach J, Konisky A, Galley A, Hempel E, Dickson S, Hendrix S, Malchano Z, Megerian J. A Randomized, Double‐blind, Sham‐controlled, Adaptive‐Design Pivotal Trial of Sensory Stimulation in Subjects with Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.080670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMini-Mental State ExamClinical Dementia Rating ScaleZarit Burden IndexPivotal trialsSensory stimulationAlzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-ActivitiesConcurrent medication useOccipital cortical thicknessKey secondary outcomesProspective clinical trialsPrimary outcome measureSelf-administered therapyClinical laboratory assessmentsClinical efficacy assessmentBrain structural changesDaily living testDementia Rating ScaleSubgroup of subjectsMental State ExamAlzheimer's disease symptomsHOPE trialSecondary outcomesAdverse eventsMedication useADCS-ADL