Identifying Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease

NCT ID: NCT05655650

Last Updated: 2022-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-01

Study Completion Date

2030-12-31

Brief Summary

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Alzheimer's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that is characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive decline. With the ageing population, AD is a major public health problem affecting nearly 35 million people worldwide with numbers projected to rise to 115.4 million by 2050. AD is the only cause of death among the top ten causes that has no prevention or cure . It is believed that novel treatment of AD needs to start early or even at the prodromal stage in order to be effective. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find accurate methods of early detection before patients with AD develop clinical dementia.

This study aims to identify biomarkers for AD in local Chinese population. this study hypothesizes blood-based proteomics, retinal imaging, ASL-MRP and tau PET can improve the accuracy and staging of AD.

Detailed Description

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This is a cohort study. It involves baseline and 6 yearly follow ups. At baseline, all participants will go through a list of cognitive assessments, blood taking, Brain MRI scan, Brain PET scan and retinal imaging.

At the first five yearly follow ups, cognitive assessment will be performed. For the sixth yearly follow up, automatic retinal image will be performed in addition to cognitive assessment.

Conditions

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Neuro-Degenerative Disease Alzheimer Disease

Keywords

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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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Normal cognition

75 subject without any of the following: subjective memory complaint and cognitive impairment base on cognitive assessments

No interventions assigned to this group

Subjective Cognitive Disorder

75 subjects without cognitive impairment based on cognitive cognitive assessments but with subject memory complaint

No interventions assigned to this group

Mild Cognitive Impairment

75 subjects with both subjective memory complaints and mild cognitive impairment base on cognitive assessments

No interventions assigned to this group

Dementia

75 subjects with both subjective memory complaints and moderate to severe cognitive impairment base on cognitive assessments

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chinese ethnicity
* \[For dementia group, clinical diagnosis of "probable Alzheimer's disease" according to recommendation from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups (NIA-AA)

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of non-AD dementia
* contraindication for MRI or PET
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vincent Mok

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Hong, Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Pualine Kwan

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +852 26352160

Email: [email protected]

Elyia Han

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +852 2697 5027

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Elyia Han, Bachelor

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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SEEDS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id