Blood Biomarker of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

NCT ID: NCT03340571

Last Updated: 2019-10-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-12

Study Completion Date

2019-07-31

Brief Summary

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Currently, no cures or disease modifying therapies exist for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is partially due to the inability to detect the disease before it has progressed to a stage where there are clinical manifestations. The identification and validation of high throughput biomarkers to measure disease progression (as well as identify pre-clinical disease onset) is critical to the development of disease-modifying or even preventative therapies. In this study, we are testing a blood biomarker for stratification of Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy volunteers. This study may lead to future blood tests that may help earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and detect the disease progression.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alzheimer Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Alzheimer's Patients

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy Volunteers

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Alzheimer's Disease Patients:

* 50 years and older
* AD patient who is seen at the Memory Disorders Clinic
* AD diagnosis
* Non smoking
* No cancer treatment in the last 5 years
* Informed consent from the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative (LAR)
* Patient and/or LAR able to read and speak English

Healthy Control Participants:

* 50 years and older
* Non smoking
* No cancer treatment in the last 5 years
* Age matched to AD subject
* Able to read and speak English

Exclusion Criteria

Alzheimer's Disease Patients:

* Known additional neurological disease

Healthy Control Participants:

* Neurological degenerative diseases (such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's or Huntington's)
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Laurie Sanders, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistant Professor

Locations

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Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Pro00085997

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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