Daridorexant for Alzheimer's prevention
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether daridorexant, a medication that helps improve sleep, can prevent Alzheimer's disease. If you have mild memory concerns but not dementia, this trial may help find out if better sleep can protect your brain.
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Who can take part
- No dementia diagnosis (you must have normal thinking and memory for your age)
- At least 6 years of formal education
- Stable medications for any psychiatric conditions for the past month
- Able to give consent in English or French
- Not taking certain sleep aids (like benzodiazepines) more than twice a week
- Not pregnant or breastfeeding
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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