Healthy middle aged (50 - 70 y.o.) individual with and without preclinical Alzheimer's disease defined by biomarkers
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Relatively healthy late middle aged individuals (50-70 y.o.; 50% females) Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 90 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Body mass index (BMI) > 29; depression, anxiety, history of epilepsy, addiction and other psychiatric disorders, diabetes, and use of psychoactive drug; early signs of dementia; excessive caffeine/alcohol consumption (> 5 cups/day and > 14 units/week respectively); shift-work in the last 6 months; transmeridian travel in the past 2 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: 1.To quantify the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythmicity, its impact on cognition and brain structure, and its relationships with biomarkers for preclinical AD (amyloid and tau brain deposition). 2.To develop novel quantitative neurophysiological biomarkers of cortical neurodynamics associated with cognitive fitness and preclinical AD biomarkers. We will use beyond state-of-the-art methods based on advanced analysis of electroencephalographic (EEG) responses evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) during sleep deprivation. 3.To develop novel quantitative MR imaging biomarkers of cognitive fitness related to preclinical AD stages. ;Secondary Objective: In the same population, we want to build-up a detailed longitudinal database of healthy middle-aged participants focusing on health, cognitive and brain statuses;Primary end point(s): No uniquely defined end points Neuropsysiological parameters; Structural brain pameters; cognitive function;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: non applicable | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): Parametric brain tau protein deposit;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Analyses to be performed at the end of the acquisitions | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
ULG, GIGA-CRC