Alzheimer's disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Dementia or mild cognitive impairment according to established clinical criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Contra indication for lumbar puncture Score on Mini Mental State examination below 18 Co-morbid disorders that have a major impact on cognition Age below 40 (demented subjects and controls) or below 60 (subjects with mild cognitive impairment) Cognitive impairment (control subjects)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Area under the curve (AUC) of a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve for the ability of beta amyloid oligomers to differentiate subjects with AD from control subjects and subjects with other types of dementia. - AUC of a ROC curve for the ability of beta amyloid oligomers to differentiate subjects with MCI who progressed to AD at follow-up from those who will remain stable. - AUC of ROC curves to investigate the difference in diagnostic accuracy for AD of beta amyloid oligomers compared to other biomarkers of AD. - Differences in oligomer levels according to genotype. - Change over time of oligomer levels in control subjects, subjects with MCI, and subjects with AD. Additional outcome for amendment: - Difference in gene expression profiles between subjects with high and low beta amyloid oligomer levels. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Correlation between cognitive markers and levels of beta amyloid oligomers cross-sectionally and over time. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed