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Alzheimer's Disease09-PP-06NCT01049555

Contribution of Actigraphy and Recognition Video in Apathy Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease : Experimental Research

A study testing Actigraphy and video recording signal in people with Alzheimer's Disease, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Neuropsychiatric symptoms form part of the clinical picture of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias. Irrespective of the severity of the disease, the most frequently encountered symptom is apathy. Apathy is increasingly diagnosed in patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Alzheimer's Disease
What is being tested?
Actigraphy and video recording signal
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
42 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Sep 2011to Dec 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 65 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • male or female, > 65 years ;
  • Alzheimer's disease according to the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria (McKhann,Drachman et al. 1984) ;
  • Mini Mental Test Examination (MMSE) > 20 ;
  • no motor anomaly according to UPDRS III (tremblements, rigidité musculaire) ;
  • no depression criteria according to DSM IV-R criteria ;
  • patient with a cholinergic treatment at dose stable since 3 months ;
  • patient with social insurance ;
  • signature of informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • neuropsychologics assessment impossible due to sensorial and disrupt ;
  • prescription of psychotrop treatment (hypnotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, antipsychotic) in the week previous actigraphy recording.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Nice University Hospital

    Nice, 06000

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About this study

Neuropsychiatric symptoms form part of the clinical picture of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias. Irrespective of the severity of the disease, the most frequently encountered symptom is apathy. Apathy is increasingly diagnosed in patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions. Apathy is a disorder of motivation, defined as "the direction, intensity and persistence of goal-directed behaviour". Most of the current descriptions acknowledge this point and consider apathy in terms of a lack of goal-directed behaviour, cognition or emotion. The classical neuropsychiatric symptom assessments are subjective structured interview-based, using input from the caregiver and/or the patient. New technologies are likely to provide us with a more objective measure. An example is ambulatory actigraphy, consisting of a piezoelectric accelerometer designed to record arm movement in three dimensions.

The aim of the present study is to assess using actigraphy and video recording signal, AD patients with (n = 15) and without (n = 15) apathy and control subjects (n = 5) during an activity of daily living scenario .

Being tested
Actigraphy and video recording signal
Keywords
alzheimer, apathy, actigraphy
Medical subject headings
Alzheimer Disease, Lethargy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Actigraphy and video recording signalOther

    Actigraphy and video recording signal during 1 hour

Study groups in NCT01049555
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Alzheimer and apathyOtherAlzheimer's disease patients with apathy
Receives: Other: Actigraphy and video recording signal
alzheimer without diseaseOtherAlzheimer's disease patients without apathy
Receives: Other: Actigraphy and video recording signal
Case controlOthersubject without apathy neither Alzheimer's disease
Receives: Other: Actigraphy and video recording signal

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. assessment of motricity

    Measured: one time point - at the only visit of protocol

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. video recording

    Measured: one time point - at the only visit of the protocol

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jan 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2011
  3. Primary completionSep 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
42 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01049555
Sponsor's protocol ID
09-PP-06
Acronym
09-PP-06
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
12 Jan 2010
Last updated
30 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Actigraphy and video recording signal in people with Alzheimer's Disease, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

assessment of motricity (time frame: one time point - at the only visit of protocol). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Sep 2015.

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