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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Neuronetrix, Inc. University of Kentucky |
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Information provided by: | Neuronetrix, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00582127 |
This study will evaluate a handheld event-related potential (ERP) testing device from Neuronetrix, Inc. as a method to screen elderly adults for Alzheimer's disease or other age-related dementias.
An ERP system records electrical signals at the scalp that are produced by the brain when performing simple tasks. By doing this study, we hope to learn whether these electrical signals can be used to differentiate normal aging from dementia.
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Alzheimer's Disease |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Case Control, Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Validation Study of the Neuronetrix COGNISION(TM) System as an Early Screening Test for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Age-Related Dementias. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | January 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Mild-moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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Age-matched Controls
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Patients who have a current diagnosis of mild-moderate dementia and suspected of having Alzheimer's disease (AD) along with cognitively normal age-matched controls will be recruited for this study. The Alzheimer's subjects either will have had a complete clinical and neuropsychiatric workup or will have those tests performed during the study.
Both groups, AD and controls will be asked to listen to a series of sounds and press a button on a handheld control box when a target sound is heard. A headset on each subject's head will then record the electrical signals during this task.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years to 85 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Patients and family from the University of Kentucky Sanders Brown Center for Aging
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Kentucky | |
Sanders Brown Center for Aging, Neurology Dept. | |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40506 |
Principal Investigator: | Charles D Smith, M.D. | University of Kentucky |
Responsible Party: | University of Kentucky ( Charles D. Smith, M.D. ) |
Study ID Numbers: | VAL-UK-01 |
Study First Received: | December 19, 2007 |
Last Updated: | December 27, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00582127 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
senile dementia |
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Alzheimer Disease Central Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Brain Diseases Dementia Cognition Disorders Delirium |
Nervous System Diseases Tauopathies |