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What's new — Vascular dementia

Generated 2026-09-03 from the publication dates of every paper cited in this condition's pages.

This page answers a different question from the curation log. The log says when we last edited a page; this says how recent the evidence on those pages is — so you can tell settled ground from a field that is actively moving, and jump straight to what has emerged lately.

How much of this condition's evidence is recent

Published within Cited papers
last week 0
last month 0
last 2 months 2
last 3 months 4
last 6 months 9
last year 27
older than a year 390

Counts are cumulative: a paper from last week also counts inside "last month". Dates are PubMed publication or e-publication dates, so a paper may have appeared online before its journal issue.

Newest evidence first

The most recent cited papers, with the pages that use them.

Published Paper Cited on
2026-08-02 Pharmacological interventions targeting cognition and related clinical outcomes in vascular dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials — Eur J Clin Pharmacol ([PMID 42635820](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42635820/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) overview, treatment
2026-08-01 Intensive versus standard blood pressure control and overall brain small vessel disease burden: a post-hoc analysis of the SPRINT randomized clinical trial — EClinicalMedicine ([PMID 42614618](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42614618/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) clinical-trials-landscape, overview, prevention-and-risk-factor-control
2026-07-03 Isosorbide Mononitrate/Cilostazol for Lacunar Cerebral Small Vessel Disease-Outcomes at 6 Months in the LACI-2 Randomized Controlled Trial — J Am Heart Assoc ([PMID 42535538](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42535538/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) treatment
2026-07-01 Multidomain lifestyle intervention for the prevention of cognitive decline in at-risk older adults in Latin America (LatAm-FINGERS): a single-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial — Lancet ([PMID 42442374](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42442374/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) prevention-and-risk-factor-control
2026-06-02 Physician Approaches to Determining Goals of Stroke Care for Patients Living With Disability or Dementia: Results from the SEED Mixed-Methods Study — Stroke ([PMID 42339544](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42339544/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) patient-experience-and-advocacy
2026-06-01 Differential associations of plasma biomarkers with Alzheimer's disease and small vessel disease: A multimodal imaging study — Alzheimers Dement ([PMID 42252508](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42252508/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) biomarkers
2026-05-01 Effects of Exercise and Intensive Vascular Risk Reduction on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial — JAMA Neurol ([PMID 41870419](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41870419/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) clinical-trials-landscape, prevention-and-risk-factor-control
2026-04-02 Impact of Different Antihypertensive Drug Classes on Incident Dementia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — J Am Med Dir Assoc ([PMID 41962914](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41962914/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) prevention-and-risk-factor-control
2026-04-02 Incidence and prevalence of vascular cognitive impairment in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis — Stroke Vasc Neurol ([PMID 40889799](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40889799/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) epidemiology-and-burden
2026-03-04 Multidomain post-stroke cognitive impairment: development and validation of a clinical prediction model — Lancet Healthy Longev ([PMID 41794047](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41794047/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) cognitive-profile-and-assessment
2026-03-01 Resistance training and subcortical vascular cognitive impairment: A 12-month randomized trial — Alzheimers Dement ([PMID 41795685](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41795685/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) treatment
2026-03-01 Estimating the costs of informal care for individuals with brain health disorders from 2000 to 2021: a modelling study — Lancet Public Health ([PMID 41748237](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41748237/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) epidemiology-and-burden
2026-02-05 Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia — Cochrane Database Syst Rev ([PMID 41641880](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41641880/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) guidelines, overview, treatment
2026-02-01 Post-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with poorer return-to-work outcomes in working-aged stroke survivors: A systematic review — Clin Rehabil ([PMID 41666123](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41666123/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) patient-experience-and-advocacy
2026-02-01 Plasma and neuroimaging biomarkers of small vessel disease and Alzheimer's disease in a diverse cohort: MESA — Alzheimers Dement ([PMID 41630612](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41630612/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) biomarkers
2026-01-02 Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signatures of White Matter Hyperintensities: Mechanistic Insights Into Pathobiological Heterogeneity — J Stroke ([PMID 41656632](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41656632/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) pathophysiology
2026-01-02 Neuropathologic Profiles and Associated Cognitive Trajectories in Community-Living Older Adults — JAMA Netw Open ([PMID 41543852](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41543852/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) mixed-pathology-and-alzheimer-overlap
2026-01-01 Development of a Prognostic Model for Poststroke Dementia Using Multiple International Cohorts: A STROKOG Collaboration Study — Neurology ([PMID 41525568](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41525568/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) post-stroke-cognitive-impairment
2025-12-03 Efficacy and safety of antihypertensive drugs deprescribing in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials — Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev ([PMID 41550131](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41550131/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) red-flags-and-safety-concerns
2025-12-02 Association of Plasma GFAP and NfL in Middle-Aged Adults With MRI Markers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Later in Life — Neurology ([PMID 41461058](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41461058/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) biomarkers
2025-12-01 Network meta-analysis of the efficacy of pharmacological treatments for post-stroke cognitive impairment and vascular cognitive impairment — Front Neurol ([PMID 41404461](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41404461/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) treatment
2025-11-06 Neuroimaging Markers Associated With Recurrent Stroke in Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Atrial Fibrillation: Secondary Analysis of PRESTIGE-AF — Neurology ([PMID 41197104](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41197104/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy
2025-11-04 Synergistic effect between cortical cerebral microinfarcts and brain atrophy on cognitive decline — Brain ([PMID 40796328](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40796328/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) neuroimaging
2025-11-02 Effects of cannabidiol on behavioral and psychological symptoms of vascular dementia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial — J Psychopharmacol ([PMID 41277041](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41277041/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) treatment
2025-11-01 Revised Diagnostic Criteria for Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia-The VasCog-2-WSO Criteria — JAMA Neurol ([PMID 40955506](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40955506/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) guidelines, nosology-and-diagnostic-criteria, overview
2025-10-02 Prevalence of Fabry disease in cryptogenic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression — J Neurol ([PMID 41123702](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41123702/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) monogenic-and-inherited-forms
2025-10-01 Association between the Edinburgh CT and genetic diagnostic criteria for cerebral amyloid angiopathy-associated lobar intracerebral haemorrhage and recurrent intracerebral haemorrhage: an individual patient data meta-analysis — Lancet Neurol ([PMID 40975099](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40975099/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy, neuroimaging

Trials — what has moved

44 registered trials are cited by this condition's pages. Registry records were re-checked live when this page was generated, so status, enrolment and results-posting below reflect ClinicalTrials.gov as of that date.

Registry activity Trials
trial records updated in the last week 1
trial records updated in the last month 3
trial records updated in the last 2 months 5
trial records updated in the last 3 months 5
trial records updated in the last 6 months 6
trial records updated in the last year 16

Recently updated registrations

Updated Trial Phase Status N Cited on
2026-09-01 Effect of the Mediterranean Diet in Patients Affected by CADASIL and Cerebral Amyloid Angi NA RECRUITING 86 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-08-25 The BASIC-S Feasibility Study for Vascular Risk Reduction NA NOT_YET_RECRUITING 120 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-08-04 Lacunar Stroke hyperAcute Clinical Utilization of Novel Approach Regimens: Rt-PA vs. DAPT PHASE4 RECRUITING 500 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-29 Development of a Genomics-based Multimodal Prediction Model for Post-stroke Vascular Demen NA RECRUITING 300 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-09 Safety and Efficacy of Edaravone Dexborneol Sublingual Tablets for Blood-Brain Barrier Dys PHASE2 NOT_YET_RECRUITING 60 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-03-17 Reshaping the Path of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) NA COMPLETED 91 treatment
2026-03-04 Retinal Vessel Leakage in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease NA RECRUITING 40 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-12-18 China Rural Hypertension Control Project NA ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 33995 prevention-and-risk-factor-control
2025-12-17 Electroacupuncture Treatment for Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment NA RECRUITING 340 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-12-05 Addressing Problems in Managing Daily Tasks Due to Poststroke Cognitive Impairments NA COMPLETED 8 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-12-04 A EUROpean Randomized Study on Blood-thinners and Cholesterol-lowering Treatments to Preve PHASE3 RECRUITING 1652 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-12-01 Vascular mEchanisms in, Stroke, dePression, dementiA, and deliRum: The VESPAR Project NA RECRUITING 140 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-11-26 Isosorbide Mononitrate and Butylphthalide to Reduce the Risk of Disability in Patients Wit PHASE3 NOT_YET_RECRUITING 3156 clinical-trials-landscape
2025-10-01 Carotid Revascularization and Medical Management for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Trial NA COMPLETED 2486 subtypes-and-clinical-syndromes
2025-09-23 Prevention of Stroke Recurrence and Disease Progression in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease W PHASE4 NOT_YET_RECRUITING 632 clinical-trials-landscape

Posted efficacy and safety results

Trials whose sponsors have posted results to the registry. Adverse-event figures are participant counts summed across all arms as reported — read them against enrolment, and follow the registry link for the arm-by-arm breakdown that determines whether a signal is real.

Results posted Trial Phase N Primary outcome Serious AE Other AE Deaths
2024-11-12 LACunar Intervention (LACI-2) Trial-2 PHASE2, PHASE3 363 Feasibility of Phase III Trial 77 0 3
2021-02-23 Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety of MMH-MAP in the Treatment of M PHASE3 276 Percentage of Patients With Improved Cognitive Function (The Montreal 7 76 1
2017-12-04 Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial NA 9361 Number of Participants With First Occurrence of a Myocardial Infarctio 3529 2741 365

22 of these trials are still recruiting or active — see the condition's clinical trials page for the full landscape.

Which pages rest on the newest evidence

🔥 marks a page citing three or more papers from the last year — the pages worth re-reading if you have been away.

Page Newest citation In last year Total citations
overview 2026-08-02 4 57
treatment 2026-08-02 6 43
clinical-trials-landscape 2026-08-01 2 29
prevention-and-risk-factor-control 2026-08-01 4 36
patient-experience-and-advocacy 2026-06-02 2 27
biomarkers 2026-06-01 3 33
epidemiology-and-burden 2026-04-02 2 31
cognitive-profile-and-assessment 2026-03-04 1 27
guidelines 2026-02-05 2 28
mixed-pathology-and-alzheimer-overlap 2026-01-02 1 27
pathophysiology 2026-01-02 1 31
post-stroke-cognitive-impairment 2026-01-01 1 29
red-flags-and-safety-concerns 2025-12-03 1 30
cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy 2025-11-06 2 32
neuroimaging 2025-11-04 2 30
nosology-and-diagnostic-criteria 2025-11-01 1 36
monogenic-and-inherited-forms 2025-10-02 1 32
cerebral-small-vessel-disease 2025-09-01 0 39
subtypes-and-clinical-syndromes 2024-06-02 0 31

Recency is not quality: an old paper may be the definitive one, and a new paper may not replicate. Use this to find movement, not to rank evidence. See open questions for what remains unresolved, and the curation log for when these pages were last revised.