The Effects of Apathy on Different Forms of Fatigue

NCT ID: NCT04573712

Last Updated: 2023-11-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-14

Study Completion Date

2021-12-21

Brief Summary

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60 participants with light neuro-cognitive disorders (30 apathetic, 30 non-apathetic) will be recruited from the CMRR (Centre Mémoire Ressources et Recherche) in Nice University Hospital and from the " Fragilily " Platform of the Nice University Hospital.

After verification by the investigator, if they meet the inclusion criteria and sign the informed consent, participants will have to wear an actigraph for one week in order to measure their level of activity.

Afterwards, participants will have to complete assessments and questionnaires to evaluate apathy (Apathy Motivation Index, Apathy Inventory), perceived fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale, Borg scale), fatigability (6-min walking test, isometric strength test, double task), the stress level (Perceived Stress Scale) and depression (Geriatric Depression Scale).

Regarding the activity level, they will also be asked to perform tasks to evaluate their kinematic movements( through an actigraph), and their particular sensitivity towards effort and reward (through serious game 'Tap-piscine').

The total duration of the evaluation is a maximum of 2 hours.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Apathy Fatigue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Fatigue Severity Scale scores assessment

Fatigue Severity Scale scores assessment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Follow up and Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

each patient should wear an actigraph during a week and will be do some tests during 2hours (6min walk, apathy inventory, fatigue severity scale etc...)

Interventions

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Follow up and Assessment

each patient should wear an actigraph during a week and will be do some tests during 2hours (6min walk, apathy inventory, fatigue severity scale etc...)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men or women aged between 65 and 85 years old coming for consultation at the RMC and the Fragility Platform
* DSM-5 diagnosis: minor neurocognitive disorders
* Subject must read and write in French.
* Subject must be registered in the national social security scheme.
* Ability to sign free and informed consent.

For the 'apathetic' group:

\- Presence of apathy/emotional symptoms: at least 2 criteria according to the diagnostic criteria for apathy and a score higher than 8.5 in the MBI affective dimension.

For the 'non-apathetic' group:

\- Absence of apathy/emotional symptoms: no criteria according to the diagnostic criteria for apathy and a score of less than 8.5 in the MBI affective dimension.

Exclusion Criteria

* Motor or sensory disabilities likely to interfere with the tests.
* Presence of major psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, major depressive episode, bipolar disorder)
* Patient under guardianship, curatorship or under legal protection
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Philippe ROBERT, PU-PH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU de NICE, Centre Mémoire Ressources et Recherches

Locations

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Centre Memoire Ressources et Recherche, CHU de Nice

Nice, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Daumas L, Zory R, Robert P, Manera V. Apathetic patients with neurocognitive disorders are more fatigued and fatigable. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2022 Sep;34(9):2237-2241. doi: 10.1007/s40520-022-02146-4. Epub 2022 May 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35608793 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20-PP-20

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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