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Could an anti-sickness drug treat hallucinations?

16 August 2022

A national research study is investigating whether a readily available anti-sickness drug could treat dementia-related hallucinations. The Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson’s HAllucinations Treatment, or TOP HAT study, is recruiting volunteers across England, Scotland and Wales to evaluate whether ondansetron, an anti-sickness drug used in the NHS, could also be used for treating hallucinations […]

Can we predict Parkinson’s?

27 January 2022

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition that leads to tremors, stiffness and difficulty with walking, as it can affect balance and coordination. Parkinson’s has more than 40 symptoms, both motor and non-motor, which usually begin gradually and get worse over time. Every hour, two more people are diagnosed. That’s the same as 18,000 people every […]

Lewy body dementia studies currently recruiting participants

29 October 2021

October marks Lewy body dementia awareness month. The condition – sometimes called dementia with Lewy bodies – is one of the most common forms of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, yet surprisingly little is known about it. When someone develops this type of dementia, protein deposits called Lewy bodies develop in the brain […]

What’s that study? PREDICT-PD

21 October 2019

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PREDICT-PD is a ground-breaking project using simple tests to identify people at higher risk of Parkinson’s disease before the symptoms appear.

The HALL-VIS-ATT Study

26 February 2016

The ‘HALL-VIS-ATT’ aims to help researchers and doctors understand the upsetting symptoms of hallucinations in dementia. Aims of the Study People with Parkinson’s Disease with Dementia, and people with Dementia with Lewy Bodies, often have distressing visual hallucinations. It is not known why these visual hallucinations occur. Some aspects of visual hallucinations are related to poor vision […]

The ‘VEEG-Stim’ Study

The ‘VEEG-Stim’ study is aimed at using technology to help us understand what causes the upsetting visual hallucinations in some dementias. Aims of the Study Visual hallucinations are a common and often upsetting symptom of the ‘Lewy body dementias’, which includes Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia. However, very little is known about the […]

The ‘ACDC’ Study

The ‘ACDC’ Study is the very first study that hopes to reduce hallucinations that can occur as part of Lewy Body dementias. Aims of the Study People who have Lewy body dementia, either Parkinson’s disease dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies, can have hallucinations. These hallucinations are often visual and may be disturbing for patients. […]

The SHAPED Study

This study will look into the often distressing symptom that affects up to two million people in the UK – visual hallucinations. Aims of the Study We have looked previously at studies into hallucinations, which are common to people with dementia. Researchers are now broadening their work into more conditions that exhibit hallucinations – such […]

VEEG-Stim study

‘Join dementia research’ is the new online service that will help volunteers discover and join research studies into dementia around the country. The VEEG-Stim study is aimed at using technology to help us understand what causes the upsetting visual hallucinations in some dementias. Aims of the Study Visual hallucinations are a common and often upsetting symptom […]

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