Assessment of the Need to Use Short Cognitive Tests for French General Practitioners/Family Doctors

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06437847

Enrollment

481

Registered

2024-05-31

Start date

2024-06-05

Completion date

2024-12-05

Last updated

2025-01-17

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Conditions

Cognitive Disorder

Keywords

Cognitive evaluation, Short Test, General Practitioners, Codex, Training, Formation

Brief summary

The prevalence of cognitive disorders is constantly increasing, with 1.2 million patients affected in France in 2016. Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death. In the absence of available treatment, systematic screening is not recommended. However, cognitive evaluation is recommended to maintain a level of autonomy for the patient at home. Targeted screening is the responsibility of the general practitioner. The latest recommendations from the HAS (2011) highlight the use of the MMSE as a first-line approach, there are no recommendations regarding short tests. Early cognitive assessment is limited by the time required to perform the tests and the knowledge about the available tools. The Codex is a short test, its sensitivity (92%) and specificity (85%) place it among the most discriminatory scores. It is underutilized in France. The objective of this thesis is to assess the training needs of general practitioners in short tests.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire

Questionnaire assessing the use of cognitive tests.

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* General practitioners of the AURA Region, in activity, university supervisor or not, trained or not trained in geriatrics.

Exclusion criteria

* General practitioners with exclusive practices in pediatrics, gynecology, aesthetics, rehabilitation, and homeopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quantitative questionnaire 1	Month : 1, 3, 6	Assessment of the need to use short cognitive tests

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quantitative questionnaire 2	Month : 1, 3, 6	Assessment of the expectation regarding a project of training general practitioners to use the Codex tool (Sum = 4 or 5: = CODEX normal ; Sum = 0, 1, 2 or 3 = CODEX abnormal)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026