Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Loneliness as Risk Factor for Dementia
Lead Sponsor:
Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Conditions:
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Dementia (Diagnosis)
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine whether loneliness is associated with a higher incidence of dementia in older adults with a prior diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment after 12 months of follow-up.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria
- Patients may be included in the study if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Men and women aged 70 years or older.
- Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment according to Petersen's criteria within the past 12 months.
- Follow-up of the condition under study at the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Unit of Garraf (UMAG) at the Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedès-Garraf (CSAPG).
- Expected follow-up of the condition at the study center.
- Ability to collaborate in the required assessments.
- Legal capacity to provide informed consent.
- Signed informed consent for inclusion in the study, either by the participant or their legal representative.
- Exclusion criteria
- Participants will be excluded from the trial if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Diagnosis of any of the following conditions:
- Dementia: the evaluating physician will rely on the diagnostic criteria of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) and the results of the neuropsychological assessment performed at the UMAG.
- Participation in another study involving an experimental intervention during the present trial period and/or requiring a visit schedule incompatible with this trial.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2026
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07211945
Start Date
March 1 2026
End Date
September 1 2028
Last Update
November 26 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Sant Antoni Abat
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain