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Lewy Body DiseasePhase 3OculoMaclNCT01577394

Oculomotor Testing in the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia

A Phase 3 study testing oculomotor measurements in people with Lewy Body Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

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

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether saccadic eye movement recording may help in the discrimination between Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer disease, in the early stages of the disease. Study type: Interventional Study design: Intervention Model: Single group assignment Primary purpose: Diagnostic Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
What is being tested?
oculomotor measurements
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
65 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Jun 2011to Apr 2016
Phase
Phase 3
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
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 65 and over
  • Patients with a diagnosis of probable DLB or AD according to the Consortium on DLB criteria (McKeith et al 2005) for Lewy bodies dementia and according to DSM IV and NINCDS- ADRDA criteria for AD or patients in whom there is diagnostic uncertainty between DLB and AD
  • No major sensory deficits
  • MMSE > 20
  • Having signed an informed consent form

Who cannot join

  • Parkinson syndrome progressing for more than one year regarding cognitive impairment
  • Use of AchEIs medication
  • Taking or having taken anti Parkinson drugs
  • Neuroleptic drugs over the previous three months
  • Contraindication for lumbar puncture (i.e. anticoagulant agents)
  • Patients with Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) > 10
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  • Taking medication that could impact dopamine transporter's measurement
  • Contraindication for MRI examination
  • Diseases involving the short-term survival (shorter than one year)
  • Not fluent in French
  • Major sensory deficits that could interfere with cognitive assessment (visual and auditory)
  • Being under guardianship
  • Absence of caregiver/informant to sign informed consent form
  • Non health insurance affiliation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris - Pitié-Salpetriere hospital

    Paris, 75013

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About this study

Official title: Oculomotor Recording in the Contribution to the Early Differential Diagnosis of Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer's Disease

The aim of this study is to determine whether saccadic eye movement recording may help in the discrimination between Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer disease, in the early stages of the disease.

Study type: Interventional Study design: Intervention Model: Single group assignment Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Read the detailed description

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia. In its early stages, the differential diagnosis of DLB and Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be challenging. The differential diagnosis is particularly important given that patients with DLB respond well to cholinesterase inhibitors but show sensitivity to neuroleptic medications which are contraindicated in DLB. DLB tends to progress more quickly than Alzheimer's disease. Diagnostic accuracy may be improved. Oculomotor recording, easy to perform could be helpful in order to identify and reliably assess fluctuating attention performance in DLB patients.

Main objective:

  • to improve differential diagnosis between DLB and AD in the early stages of the disease with oculomotor measurements

Secondary objectives:

  • to examine the association between the oculomotor records and neuropsychological examination assessing attention abilities and their fluctuations
  • to evaluate the benefit of complementary neuropsychological tests in the distinction between DLB and AD cases
  • to examine the relationship between hippocampal volume and neuropsychological examination in DLB cases
  • to examine the diagnostic performance of MRI (Support Vector Machine) between DLB and AD
  • to examine the interest of CSF alpha synuclein concentration to discriminate DLB from AD
  • to assess at one year variations in oculomotor test scores and neuropsychological test scores Method and design Longitudinal multicenter study including 100 patients with a DLB or AD diagnosis. Clinical examination at one year.
Being tested
oculomotor measurements
Keywords
Alzheimer disease, Lewy Body Disease, Cognitive Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Differential diagnosis, Eye movement
Medical subject headings
Lewy Body Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Neurodegenerative Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • oculomotor measurementsOther

    Also called reflexive saccades latencies

    The variability is indicated by the coefficient of variation (i.e. standard-error/mean) of saccades latencies in the gap paradigm.

    Mean reflexive saccades latency Percentage of express saccades

Study groups in NCT01577394
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Early stage of dementiaExperimentaloculomotor measurements
Receives: Other: oculomotor measurements

What is being measured

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

  1. Variability of reflexive saccades latencies

    The variability is indicated by the coefficient of variation (i.e. standard-error/mean) of saccades latencies in the gap paradigm. The variability and mean latency are expected to be increased while the percentage of express latencies decreased in DLB patients

    Measured: at one year

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Correlations between oculomotor records and neuropsychological examination assessing attention abilities and their fluctuations

    This indicator concerns the standard Bravais-Pearson correlations between saccades latencies values and scores in neuropsychological tests.

    Measured: at one year

  2. Potential correlations between hippocampal volume and neuropsychological examination in DLB cases

    This indicator concerns the standard Bravais-Pearson correlations between neuro-psychological test scores and the measures of hippocampal volume

    Measured: at one year

  3. Cerebral atrophy differences between DLB and AD using SVM (Support Vector Machine) method

    score differences between the two groups

    Measured: at one year

  4. Percentage of alpha synuclein in CSF to discriminate DLB from AD

    score differences between the two groups

    Measured: at one year

  5. Variations at one year in oculomotor test scores and neuropsychological test scores

    comparing baseline and follow-up performance separately for each group

    Measured: at one year

  6. Mean reflexive saccades latency

    test differences in mean reflexive saccades latency between the two groups

    Measured: at one year

  7. Percentage of express saccades

    test differences in proportion of express saccades between the two groups

    Measured: at one year

  8. Correlations between neuropsychological tests scores assessing attention abilities and variability of reflexive saccades latencies

    This indicator concerns the standard Bravais-Pearson correlations between attention abilities test scores and the coefficient of variation of reflexive saccades latencies

    Measured: at one year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Apr 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2011
  3. Primary completionFeb 2016
  4. Study completionApr 2016

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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 3
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
65 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01577394
Sponsor's protocol ID
AOM 09158
Acronym
OculoMacl
Status last verified
Apr 2016
First submitted
23 Feb 2012
Last updated
23 May 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing oculomotor measurements in people with Lewy Body Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris 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 5 inclusion and 14 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 23 May 2016. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

Variability of reflexive saccades latencies (time frame: at one year). 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 23 May 2016.

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