Long-term Follow-up of Patients Included in the EYE-TAR(MA) Study.

NCT ID: NCT05254873

Last Updated: 2023-12-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-21

Study Completion Date

2022-04-11

Brief Summary

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EYE-TAR(MA)-Follow-Up is a non-interventionel, long-term follow-up study in subjects who participated to the study referred as EYE-TAR(MA) (NCT04730440)

EYE-TAR(MA)-Follow-Up aims to evaluate the long-term impacts of the Training of Affect Recognition TAR (an emotion recognition rehabilitation program), on social cognition abilities, evolve gaze strategies, behavioral disorders, and the caregiver's burden in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Subjects who completed EYE-TAR(MA) study, and who have signed informed consent for this follow-up, will be eligible to enroll. They will attend one visit two years post EYE-TAR(MA) study intervention (intervention was TAR, or a "classic" cognitive stimulation program) to undergo the following evaluation: Eye-tracking recording during Ekman Faces task, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Zarit scale (completed by caregiver).

Detailed Description

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It is commonly admitted that social cognition impairment, like deficit in facial emotion recognition or misinterpretation of others' intentions (Theory of Mind), are associated with social behavior disorders.

This kind of disorders are observed in Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's Dementia (AD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD), with severe deficits in FTD and lighter deficits in AD and PD. One explanation is that patients apply inappropriate visual exploration strategies to decode emotions and intentions of others.

The study EYE-TAR(MA), NCT04730440, aimed to evaluate impacts of an emotion recognition rehabilitation program, named Training of Affect Recognition (TAR), on social cognition abilities (facial emotion recognition and theory of mind) in AD. In addition, investigators hypothesized that the effect of this rehabilitation will also evolve gaze strategies, behavioral disorders, and the caregiver's burden.

EYE-TAR(MA) results showed that participants who participated to the TAR (a) recognized facial emotions better and faster, especially sadness, fear and neutral expression; (b) evolved their gaze strategies on emotional faces with increased observation of the upper part of the face (nose and / or eyes); (c) had reduced behavioral disorders and the caregiver's burden. These results were specific to the TAR, since no significant change was observed in the AD-Control group who had participated in a "classic" cognitive stimulation program.

These changes were generally maintained one month after treatment.

Because there is not long-term follow-up data for these patients, Sponsor and investigators set-up the EYE-TAR(MA)-Follow-Up study to evaluate the long-term impacts of the Training of Affect Recognition, on social cognition abilities, evolve gaze strategies, behavioral disorders, and the caregiver's burden.

Subjects who completed EYE-TAR(MA) study, and who have signed informed consent for this follow-up, will be eligible to enroll. They will attend a visit two years post EYE-TAR(MA) study intervention to undergo the following evaluation: Eye-tracking recording during Ekman Faces task, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Zarit scale (completed by caregiver).

Conditions

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Alzheimer's Dementia (AD) Family Caregivers

Keywords

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Video-oculography Eye-Tracking Gaze strategies Training of Affect Recognition Emotion recognition Behavioral disorders Caregiver's burden Alzheimer's Dementia Oculomotor behaviors Facial emotion recognition

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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AD-TAR

AD subjects who took part to Facial Emotion Recognition rehabilitation (TAR) during EYE-TAR(MA) study

Long term follow-up

Intervention Type OTHER

Long term follow-up for patient who completed the EYE-TAR(MA) study.

AD-Cognitive Stim

AD subjects who took part to cognitive stimulation session (12 sessions during 4 weeks) during EYE-TAR(MA) study

Long term follow-up

Intervention Type OTHER

Long term follow-up for patient who completed the EYE-TAR(MA) study.

Interventions

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Long term follow-up

Long term follow-up for patient who completed the EYE-TAR(MA) study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects who were included in the EYE-TAR (MA) study, and who completed this study.
* Subject accompanied by the caregiver already present during participation in the EYE-TAR (MA) study.
* Written informed consent signed by patient and family caregiver.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Association de Recherche Bibliographique pour les Neurosciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sandrine LOUCHART DE LA CHAPELLE, MD-PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Mémoire, Centre de Gérontologie Clinique RAINIER III, Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco

Locations

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Centre Mémoire / Centre de Gérontologie Clinique Rainier III / Princess Grace Hospital

Monaco, , Monaco

Site Status

Countries

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Monaco

Related Links

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npg.2020.08.003

Polet K, \& al. Remédiation de la reconnaissance des émotions faciales dans la maladie d'Alzheimer et effets sur les stratégies d'observation, les troubles du comportement et le fardeau de l'aidant. Neurol psychiatr gériatr, 2021 ; 21(12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npg.2023.03.006

Mirzai M, \& al. Long-term effects of rehabilitation of facial emotion recognition and its clinical consequences in Alzheimer's disease

Other Identifiers

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EYE-TAR(MA)-FU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id