Status:

RECRUITING

Sleep Apnea, Neurocognitive Decline and Brain Imaging in Patients With Subjective or Mild Cognitive Impairment

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-80 years

Brief Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recurrent episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep that causes intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation and potentially lead to...

Detailed Description

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recurrent episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep . Chronic intermittent hypoxia, sleep fragmentation of OSA, and insufficient sle...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 50 - 80 years
  • Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment based on Peterson's criteria.
  • Diagnosis of subjective cognitive impairment, based on the subjective complaint of cognitive impairment, but with an unremarkable assessment of the Hong Kong version of Montreal cognitive Assessment scores
  • Able to speak and read Chinese
  • Adequate visual and auditory to perform a cognitive test
  • Subjects with moderate-severe OSA or No OSA (diagnosis based on sleep study) would be invited for baseline PET-MRI brain scan

Exclusion

  • Diagnosed psychiatric illness with or without medication, e.g. major depressive disorder.
  • Other clear organic causes of cognitive impairment, e.g. vascular cognitive impairment, brain tumour, dementia with Lewy body, mild cognitive impairment with Lewy body, Parkinson's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, neurosyphilis, autoimmune encephalitis, substance abuse, history of alcohol abuse.
  • Diagnosis of cancer on active treatment
  • Contraindications to PET-CT or MRI brain scan (excluded for neuroimaging studies)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 26 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06150352

Start Date

September 26 2023

End Date

March 31 2027

Last Update

April 2 2025

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Queen Mary Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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