Neurofilament Light Chains and Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Psychiatric Disease

NCT ID: NCT04946916

Last Updated: 2025-07-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-22

Study Completion Date

2028-03-22

Brief Summary

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The validation of biomarkers allowing the discrimination of cognitive and behavioral disorders of psychiatric origin from those of neurodegenerative origin would facilitate diagnosis and improve patient management. Neurofilaments, which are markers of neuronal lysis, appear to be a promising biomarker. In a previous preliminary study, the investigators demonstrated significantly lower concentrations of neurofilaments in CSF of psychiatric patients compared to neurodegenerative diseases.

The main objective of this study is to validate the plasma assay of neurofilament light chain as a biomarker for the differential diagnosis of psychiatric or neurodegenerative cognitive impairment. Other biomarkers of interest (Tau, TDP-43, GFAP and UCH-L1) will also be analyzed.

A sub-part of this study will also focus on the retrospective analysis of the CSF/Plasma correlations of the different biomarkers mentioned above from tube bottom samples taken in routine care.

Detailed Description

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One hundred twenty participants will be included in this study

* 30 participants suffering from psychiatric disorders (bipolar disorder or schizophrenia) without cognitive impairment
* 30 participants suffering from psychiatric disorders (bipolar disorder or schizophrenia) with cognitive impairment
* 30 participants with a biological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
* 30 participants with frontotemporal dementia according to Rascosky's criteria

All the participants will perform cognitive, behavioral, and psychiatric evaluation and will be have blood sample taken.

Conditions

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Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Alzheimer Disease FTD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Four groups of participants will be recruited: participant with psychiatric condition without cognitive impairment, participants with psychiatric condition with cognitive impairment, participants with biological Alzheimer's disease, and participant with fronto-temporal dementia
Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Participant with psychiatric condition without cognitive impairment

In the psychiatric condition group without cognitive impairment will be included participants with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder according to DSM V criteria.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blood sample taken

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparaison of Neurofilament light chain serum concentration between the arms

Participant with psychiatric condition with cognitive impairment

In the psychiatric condition group with cognitive impairment will be included participants with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder according to DSM V criteria. To date, there are no clinical criteria for defining the dementia evolution of psychiatric disorders. The diagnosis of psychiatric disorder with cognitive involution is often made on the basis of subjective criteria or on the appreciation of health care teams. In the present study, cognitive involution will be defined by the occurrence of cognitive deterioration objectified by disturbed neuropsychological tests and the occurrence of progressive behavioral changes contrasting with the person's previous state and reported by the care team, a member of the family or by the patient himself. Cognitive involution must be accompanied by a decrease in autonomy with respect to the person's previous abilities.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blood sample taken

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparaison of Neurofilament light chain serum concentration between the arms

Patients with biological Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease with frontal, amnestic, language, and visual presentation with typical Alzheimer CSF according to the 2011 NIA-AA diagnostic criteria.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blood sample taken

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparaison of Neurofilament light chain serum concentration between the arms

Patient with fronto-temporal dementia

Probable or definite Fronto-temporal dementia, mostly behavioral variant of FTD (according to the diagnostic criteria for FTDb of Rascovsky, 2011) but Semantic Disease, Primary Progressive Non-Fluent Aphasia, Progressive Supra-Nuclear Palsy-DFT will be accepted if behavioral onset.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blood sample taken

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparaison of Neurofilament light chain serum concentration between the arms

Interventions

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blood sample taken

Comparaison of Neurofilament light chain serum concentration between the arms

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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Cognitive tests and psychiatric questionnaires

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* haven given written consent

Participants with psychiatric conditions:

* Schizophrenia (DSM-V criteria) with or without cognitive involution
* Bipolar disorder (DSM-V criteria) with or without cognitive involution

Participants with neurodegenerative disease:

* probable or definite FTD (Rascovsky criteria 2011)
* Biological Alzheimer's disease with typical CSF (NIA-AA 2011)

Exclusion Criteria

* Uninterviewable patient and/or missing history
* History of recent or previous head trauma with loss of consciousness
* History of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
* Chronic alcoholism / chronic drug use
* Progressive somatic pathology / severe metabolic disorder / poorly controlled epilepsy
* Age \< 45 years
* Age \> 80 years
* Electroconvulsive therapy for less than 6 months
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hôpital le Vinatier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jean-Michel DOREY, MD, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CH le Vinatier

Locations

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HCL Consultation mémoire Neurologique -Hôpital Neurologique

Bron, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier

Bron, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Dorey Jean-Michel, MD,PHD

Role: CONTACT

0437915249 ext. +33

SARTELET lydie

Role: CONTACT

0437915531 ext. +33

Facility Contacts

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Maïté Formaglio, PH

Role: primary

04.72.35.76.62 ext. +33

Jean-Michel DOREY, MD, PHD

Role: primary

04 37 91 51 00

Other Identifiers

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2020-A00695-34

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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