Status:

COMPLETED

Predicting the Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing

Conditions:

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-85 years

Brief Summary

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is believed to be the early stage of dementia. The investigators assume that some psychological and imaging risks may predict the conversion. In the current longitudina...

Detailed Description

MCI increases the risk of later developing dementia. About 10-15% of the amnestic form of mild cognitive impairment will progress to Alzheimer's disease in one year. But some people with MCI never get...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • complaint about cognitive decline compared to previous performance
  • objective cognitive impairment in one or more cognitive domains for age
  • preservation of independence in functional abilities
  • Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) scores between 24 and 30
  • a Clinical Dementia Rating(CDR) score of 0.5

Exclusion

  • dementia
  • patient with any following disease: Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, normal pressure hydrocephalus, progressive supranuclear palsy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain neoplasms, Huntington disease, epilepsy
  • depression(HAMD \>7) or psychosis
  • uncontrolled severe medical conditions(i.e., acute heart failure, renal insufficiency)
  • current treatment with benzodiazepines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, or other medications with significant psychotropic or central cholinergic effects
  • abnormal thyroid, low vitamin B12 level or low folic acid level
  • patient with visual and auditory disorders can't cooperate with neuropsychological assessment
  • patient can't cooperate with following up
  • informed consent is not obtained

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2012

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

250 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01823666

Start Date

September 1 2012

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

August 23 2021

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Dongzhimen Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100700