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Eye Movement Recording as an Early Differential Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer/Depression

Not Applicable
Conditions
Depression
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
Other: Eye movements will be recorded using video-oculography techniques based on both the corneal reflection principle and an infra-red light beam
Registration Number
NCT01434940
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

The global aim of our study is to validate eye movement recording as an early differential diagnostic tool, in order to discriminate as early as possible between neurodegenerative dementias of Alzheimer type and depressive pseudodementias (DPD). The investigators want to put forward idiosyncratic oculomotor characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and DPD respectively. Eye movements are sensitive markers of neurological diseases and can be used in a variety of clinical neurological syndromes.

This study compares 3 groups of 98 patients: patients suffering of AD and DPD and healthy persons. The patients AD will be recruited in the Memory Centre of Resources and Research of Besançon and patients DPD will be selected in the psychiatric department of the University Hospital of Besançon. The control participants will be recruited from the entourage of researchers and patients. The selection of participants in the 3 different groups is based on clinical examinations in psychiatry and neurology and neuropsychological assessments. After giving informed consent, patients will be evaluated by a psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. The complete assessment takes 150 minutes.

After having set up patients, eye movements will be recorded using video-oculography techniques. The following tasks are performed: the basic dynamic eye movements (latency, hypometric and hypermetric saccades, reaction time, saccade speed, accuracy, pupil diameter) will be evaluated by the pro-saccade, anti-saccade and predictive saccade tasks. The emotional connotation tasks will be assessed by scan of images pair with emotional connotation and portrait analysis. The assessment takes 30 minutes.

This study will include 3 groups:

* an Alzheimer group;

* a depressed group;

* a control group with healthy persons. The population of this study will be comprised of patients over age 60 with a visual acuity over 9/10, not diagnosed with eye disease and not neuropsychological sequelae that could disrupt the functioning oculomotor.

These people will be recruited on a voluntary basis, after notification and consent in the research center, the Psychiatry Clinical Department of the University Hospital of Besançon. This study was conducted over a period of 36 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
288
Inclusion Criteria
  • subject whose visual acuity > 9/10
  • subject without a diagnosis of eye disease
  • subject without a neuropsychological sequelae
  • for depressed patients :subject with a diagnosis of depression confirmed by a psychiatric evaluation and MADRS (Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale) score >25 and without cognitive impairment or any other psychiatric pathology and MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination)≥18 and without symptoms of AD
  • for Alzheimer patients :subject with AD diagnosed according to NINCDS-ADRDA (National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke -Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) criteria and MMSE ≥18 and without psychiatric disorder and MADRS score < 25
  • for control patients : subject without AD, depression or any other psychiatric condition identified by the diagnostic criteria or cognitive disorders and MADRS score <25 and MMSE > 20
Exclusion Criteria
  • subject age under 60

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
DepressionEye movements will be recorded using video-oculography techniques based on both the corneal reflection principle and an infra-red light beamPatients suffering from depression
AlzheimerEye movements will be recorded using video-oculography techniques based on both the corneal reflection principle and an infra-red light beamPatients suffering of Alzheimer disease
HealthyEye movements will be recorded using video-oculography techniques based on both the corneal reflection principle and an infra-red light beamHealthy volunteers
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
predictive saccade tasksession 3: after session 2 (anti-saccade task)

The score differences to predictive saccade tasks between the 3 groups constitute one of the major research outcome measure used to measure the basic dynamic eye movements

pro-saccade tasksession1: after psychiatric and neuropsychologic assessment

The score differences to pro-saccade task between the 3 groups constitute the major research outcome measure used to measure the basic dynamic eye movements.

anti-saccade tasksession 2: after session 1 (pro-saccade task)

The score differences to anti-saccade task between the 3 groups consitute one of the major research outcome measure used to measure the basic dynamic eye movements.

portrait analysissession 5: after session 4 (scan of images pair with emotional connotation)

The score differences of portrait analysis were used to evaluate the emotional tasks

scan of images pair with emotional connotationsession 4 : after session 3 (predictive saccade task)

The score differences of scan of images pair with emotional connotation were used to evaluate the emotional tasks

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Univserity Hospital of Besançon - Psychiatry Department

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Besançon, France

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