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Relationship between gut and brain in elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease from Brazil souther

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Brain-Gut Axis
F03.615.250.700
Registration Number
RBR-9gccx5c
Lead Sponsor
niversidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Individuals of both sexes, who use the SUS, residents of municipalities in the South of Brazil; individuals who agree to participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Form (TCLE); age equal to or greater than 60 years; oral route of feeding; cognitive level that allows questionnaires to be carried out; residents in the municipality of Criciúma and treated at the Centro and Rio Maina Basic Health Units or also at the UNESC geriatrics outpatient clinic; residents in long-term care institutions in municipalities in the South of Brazil

Exclusion Criteria

Partial (40 to 60% impairment) or total visual impairment; severe hearing impairment (cannot hear sounds below 80 decibels, on average) and deep (when you do not hear sounds emitted with an intensity lower than 91 decibels); diagnosis of general psychiatric disorders; not being able to answer the questionnaires independently; having diseases in the gastrointestinal tract, mainly diseases related to the intestine; neurological diagnosis compatible with syndromes or malformations; other neurological events that may cause changes in swallowing; being using antibiotics; recent viral infection

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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