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Cognitive, Morphological and Neurobiological Progressive Aspects in Bipolar Disorders in the Elderly: Toward to a Neurodegenerescence Detection?

Not Applicable
Conditions
Tau Proteins
Alzheimer Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Senile Plaques
Bipolar Disorders
Interventions
Procedure: Lombar Punction
Radiation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Radiation: Positron-Emission Tomography (TEP) /(FDG)
Other: Psychiatric tests
Other: Neuropsychological Tests
Genetic: Apolipoprotein (ApoE) detection
Registration Number
NCT02843906
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify association between cerebrospinal fluid Alzheimer's Disease's neurodegenerescence biomarkers (tau, ptau, Aß40 and Aß1-42) and occurrence of cognitive deficits in older patients with bipolar disorders.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • male or female subject aged between 60 and 80 years old
  • in patient or out-patient at one of the centers participating in the study
  • Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score > 20 at baseline
  • patient with diagnostic of amnestic-Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • patients suffering of bipolar disorders type I or II
  • in remitted (euthymic) state at baseline
Exclusion Criteria
  • pre-existing history of dementia
  • history of neurologic disorder
  • lifetime history of a severe psychiatric disorder other than bipolar disorders
  • current medical problems
  • patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy within the past six months
  • patients with substance abuse or dependence within the past 12 months
  • patients hospitalized without consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BD/CD +Positron-Emission Tomography (TEP) /(FDG)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Psychiatric testsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD +Lombar PunctionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD +Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD +Neuropsychological TestsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Lombar PunctionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Neuropsychological TestsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCILombar PunctionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCIPsychiatric testsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD +Psychiatric testsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD +Apolipoprotein (ApoE) detectionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Positron-Emission Tomography (TEP) /(FDG)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCIMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCINeuropsychological TestsLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
BD/CD -Apolipoprotein (ApoE) detectionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCIPositron-Emission Tomography (TEP) /(FDG)Lombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
a-MCIApolipoprotein (ApoE) detectionLombar punction, RMI, TEP/FDG, ApoE detection, psychiatric tests, neuropsychological tests
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functionnal/Cognitive evaluationHalf an hour

Global cognitive evaluation :

MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), CDR, BREF, 5 word of Dubois ADL, IADL.

Psychatric evaluation15 minutes

Scales for thymus evaluation : GDS, YMRS, BPRS, STAI

Brain MRI40 minutes

Enable neuropsychological evaluation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital, Tours

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Tours, France

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