Status:

COMPLETED

Disclosing Dementia Risk Based on Plasma Phosphorylated Tau

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Alzheimer Disease

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Novel blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD), such as plasma levels of tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181), have shown great promise in detecting early AD pathology. While curre...

Detailed Description

Novel blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD), such as plasma levels of tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181), have shown great promise in sensitively and specifically detecting ea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants recruited will include 62 adults aged 60 and older.
  • Consensus diagnosis of amnestic MCI by Vanderbilt Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (VADRC) clinician panel.
  • Availability of a reliable study partner (reliable is defined as someone who interacts significantly with the participant and is available to participate in study visits in person).
  • English language fluency.

Exclusion

  • Individuals who lack decisional capacity to provide informed consent at baseline will not be enrolled in the study.
  • History of major psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar), neurological illness (e.g., epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease), or head injury with significant loss of consciousness.
  • Presence of acute psychological distress (i.e., Geriatric Depression Scale \>10 at screening).
  • Participation in other risk disclosure protocols.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05377060

Start Date

September 1 2022

End Date

June 1 2025

Last Update

June 29 2025

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Illinois, United States, 37212