Psychological and Electrophysiological Correlates of dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN58368984
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-09-15
• Study Completion: 2008-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

1. Operationalised diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Parkinson?s Disease with Dementia (PDD), mild possible or probable Alzheimer?s Disease (AD), or Parkinson?s Disease (PD)
2. DLB and PDD patients must show clear signs of fluctuating cognition as indicated by a score eqaulling six on the One Day Fluctuation Assessment
3. Severity of dementia must be mild to moderate (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] greater than 14)
4. Capacity to give informed consent for participating in the study or Assent from Next of Kin (NOK)
5. Able to complete computerised test battery and understand instructions
6. Good hearing
7. Aged 63 - 89 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Symptoms or disabilities that would result in difficulties fulfilling the test requirements
2. Any diagnosis of another medical condition that in the eyes or the experimentor or investigator would prohibit partaking in the study
3. Ability to undergo 12 hour washout period from anti-parkinsonian medication before cognitive testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified