Construction-LBD (Constructional Apraxia in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Lewy Body's Dementia (LBD))

NCT ID: NCT01993628

Last Updated: 2013-11-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body's dementia (LBD) are two frequent neurodegenerative pathologies. They differ in their expression, their evolution but share same features which make their diagnosis uneasy.

Constructional apraxia has been described in both disease.The underlying mechanisms have been less studied and could be different in AD and LBD.

The definition of the constructional apraxia is purely descriptive and few models are inconclusive.

It is admitted that drawing tasks involve visuo-perceptive and visuo-spatial abilities, executive functions and working memory as well as purely "constructive" skills.

Regarding to different studies, visuo-perceptive abilities are more severely impaired in LBD than in AD and are considered as an early onset sign of the disease.

Executive functions deficits are documented in AD and LDB and could contribute to the drawing impairment.

It is possible to compensate the planning disorders in giving patient the best strategy to use.

If drawing impairment persists, they should result of others mechanisms like visuo-perception, visuo-spatial or constructive deficits.

The investigators suggest that giving the best planning strategy will help more AD patients who are supposed to fail in raison of an executive impairment, than the LDB group who is supposed to present visuo-perceptive deficits. An MRI will be proposed to study the cerebral areas involved in constructional apraxia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alzheimer's Disease Lewy Body's Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Rey figure test and MRI

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rey figure test

Intervention Type OTHER

MRI

Intervention Type OTHER

Lewy body's dementia (LBD)

Rey figure test and MRI

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rey figure test

Intervention Type OTHER

MRI

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Rey figure test

Intervention Type OTHER

MRI

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Alzheimer's disease or Lewy bodies dementia
* ≥ 45 years
* the cognitive impairment is mild to moderate
* French speaker
* a caregiver is present
* An informed consent is signed by the patient and the p.i.

Exclusion Criteria

* MRI contraindication
* Other neurological disease (FTD, brain tumor, vascular disease…)
* Psychiatric disease (Schizophrenia, major depression, psychotic disorders, melancholia…)
* Patient who doesn't want to be informed in case of the discovery of an abnormality
* View or audition deficits, or motor disability which can interfere with the cognitive testing
* Patient participating to an exclusive protocol or in the period of exclusion
* Pregnant woman
* Person under an administrative or legal measure of liberty privation
* Person under a legal measure of protection or under administrative supervision
* Person unable to give his consent
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Xavier DE PETIGNY, Docteur

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 3 88 11 56 24

Email: [email protected]

PHILLIPPS Clelie, Ingenior

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 3 88 12 79 25

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Xavier De Pétigny, Docteur

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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5565

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id