Assessment of Sleep Disturbance in Alzheimer Disease

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice1 site in 1 country70 target enrollmentJuly 2010

ConditionsAlzheimer Disease

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Alzheimer Disease
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Enrollment: 70
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: assessment of apathy
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to study circadian rhythms, or daily cycles of sleep, wake, and activity. The investigators hope to learn how disturbed sleep in Alzheimer's Disease relates to changes in activity cycles, and how sleep disturbances may affect your daytime alertness.

This project selects patients suffering from memory problems, or voluntary to be in our Control Group. There are three parts to this study: Sleep Diaries, Behavioral Questionnaire, and Activity Recordings

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2010

End Date

November 2011

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•alzheimer disease
•MMSE \> 20
•over 65 years old

Exclusion Criteria

•new psychotropic drug treatment
•patient unable to do neuropsychologic tests

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

assessment of apathy

Time Frame: at day 0, just after inclusion

Secondary Outcomes

assessment of sleep disturbance(during a week, between day 0 and day 7)
determine a genetic relationship between sleep disturbance and alzheimer disease(after all genetic analyses of the study)