Communication Regarding Preclinical Dementia Diagnostic and Diagnostic Disclosure Among Patients with MCI and SCD
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 主要终点
- Important issues in communication
研究概览
简要总结
The study investigate what information individuals with SCD or MCI and their co-participant would like to receive during pre-diagnostic counseling and diagnostic disclosure, and how this information should be conveyed.
详细描述
Improved diagnostic work-up and the introduction of disease-modifying treatment have led to a shift towards earlier diagnosis. However, there are a need for better understanding of how best to communicate about biomarker use, assessment, and results in individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Objective:
The overarching objective of this study is:
To understand what information individuals with SCD or MCI and their co-participant would like to receive during pre-diagnostic counseling and diagnostic disclosure, and how this information should be conveyed.
Methods: a prospective survey study Persons diagnosed with SCD or MCI and co-participants will be recruited consecutively from the memory clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet (Denmark), Toulouse University Hospital, (France), University Medical Centre Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (Belgium)
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosed with SCD or MCI
- •Lumbar puncture performed during the diagnostic process
- •Age at or below 80 years
- •MMSE at or above 24
排除标准
- •Diagnosis of current major psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis)
- •Current excessive alcohol intake or substance abuse
- •Inclusion criteria for the co-participant:
- •Attended the diagnostic disclosure visit together with the individual diagnosed with SCD or MCI
结局指标
主要结局
Important issues in communication
时间窗: From enrollment to the second questionnaire after 6 weeks
Rating of which issues are important for persons with SCD or MCI and their co-participant in the pre-diagnostic counseling and diagnostic disclosure communication.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Kristian Steen Frederiksen, MD
MD, PhD, clinical lector
Danish Dementia Research Centre