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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000493842
ACTRN12612000493842Completed未知

An observational study of Alzheimer's disease, cognition and cerebrospinal fluid: Are they associated?

St. Vincent's Hospital0 sites54 target enrollmentStarted: May 7, 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
54

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
60 Years to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients aged 60y or more who are scheduled for elective total hip joint replacement (THJR) or total knee joint replacement (TKJR) who do not have neurological deficit; give informed consent; have no contraindication to neuropsychological testing; and reside in accessible proximity to the hospital to enable investigators to administer neuropsychological testing at patients' home.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pre-existing neurological or clinically evident neurovascular disease (eg. stroke); Clnical Dementia Rating score >=1 (exclude frank dementia); anticipated difficulty with neuropsychological assessment, such as English not being the prime language, blindness, deafness; associated medical problems that may lead to significant loss to follow-up (ASA physical status IV or higher); geographical remoteness.

Investigators

Sponsor
St. Vincent's Hospital

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