Is There a Relationship Between Previous Exposure to General Anesthesia and the Development of Alzheimer´s Disease?

NCT ID: NCT01695889

Last Updated: 2016-03-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

877 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare exposure to general anesthesia between cases with a diagnosis of Alzheimer´s disease and controls without diagnosis, through studies of medical records. The investigators wish to explore if there is a relationship between exposure to general anesthesia and the development of Alzheimer´s disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alzheimer´s Disease General Anesthesia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer´s disease
* Previous exposure to anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to retrieve medical records
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Linkoeping

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anna-Karin Strand, MD

Specialist in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christina Eintrei, professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospital Linkoping

Locations

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University Hospital

Linköping, Linkoping, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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DEMA-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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