Alzheimer'
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who are more than 40 years old at the time of registration 2) Alzheimer's disease patients who fulfill of the DSM-5 and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, or mild cognitive impairment patients who fulfill of the Petersen criteria, or subjects who don't have cognitive impairment. 3) The consent from proxies is necessary.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are diagnosed taste disturbance. 2) Patients who are assessed by the principal investigator due to other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gustatory test (the whole mouth test method) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Touch Panel-type Dementia Assessment Scale (TDAS), amount of saliva secretion, blood tests, blood pressure measurement, height and weight measurement | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University Department of Biological Regulation