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ISRCTN17685148Completed未知

Role of amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the timely diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with underlying depression or vitamin B12/Folate deficiency: feasibility study

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust0 sites10 target enrollmentStarted: May 20, 2015Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Enrollment
10

Study Overview

Brief Summary

2016 poster in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.031 (added 23/04/2021) (published 01/07/2016) 2016 abstract in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1890 (added 23/04/2021) (published 01/07/2016)

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients aged >40 referred to memory clinic
  • 2. Presence of memory complaint suspicious of AD
  • 3. Below normal scores on cognitive testing (CAMCOG, ACE III or sMMSE scores below the normal range)
  • 4. Presence of specific co-morbid illnesses known to affect cognition and to complicate the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, namely depression and vitamin B12 deficiency
  • 5. MRI and/or CT brain scanning done previously as part of routine diagnostic process

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Evidence obtained from history, physical examination or investigations which clearly support the diagnosis of conditions such as vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia
  • 2. Lack of ability to give informed consent
  • 3. Inability to undertake PET scanning or previous allergic reaction to injected investigative nuclear medicine tracers
  • 4. Positive pregnancy test in premenopausal women and breastfeeding
  • 5. Inability to undertake PET scanning

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