Amyloid Prediction in Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease From Acoustic and Linguistic Patterns of Speech (AMYPRED)

September 3, 2021 updated by: Novoic Limited

A Study to Evaluate the Ability of Speech- and Language-based Digital Biomarkers to Detect and Characterise Prodromal and Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease in a Clinical Setting

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether a set of algorithms analysing acoustic and linguistic patterns of speech can detect amyloid-specific cognitive impairment in early stage Alzheimer's disease, as measured by the AUC of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the binary classifier distinguishing between amyloid positive (Arms 1 and 3) and amyloid negative (Arms 2 and 4) Arms. Secondary objectives include (1) evaluating whether similar algorithms can detect amyloid-specific cognitive impairment in the cognitively normal (CN) and MCI Arms respectively, as measured on binary classifier performance; (2) whether they can detect MCI, as measured on binary classifier performance (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, Cohen's kappa), and the agreement between the PACC5 composite and the corresponding regression model predicting it in all Arms pooled (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, CIA); (3) evaluating variables that can impact performance of such algorithms of covariates from the speaker (age, gender, education level) and environment (measures of acoustic quality).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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141

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • Birmingham, United Kingdom, B16 8LT
        • Re:Cognition Health
      • Guildford, United Kingdom, GU2 7YD
        • Re:Cognition Health
      • London, United Kingdom, W1G 9JF
        • Re:Cognition Health
      • Plymouth, United Kingdom, PL68BT
        • Re:Cognition Health

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All participants of the study are based in the UK.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Amyloid status must be known, based on an amyloid PET scan or CSF amyloid test, no older than 30 months at the time of consent for Arm 2 and Arm 4 participants (amyloid negative Arms).
  • Amyloid status must be known, based on an amyloid PET scan or CSF amyloid test, no older than 60 months at the time of consent for Arm 1 and Arm 3 (amyloid positive Arms).
  • Subjects must be aged 50-85 (inclusive).
  • Subjects must have MMSE scores of 23-30 (inclusive) based on a test not older than 1 month at the time of the visit.
  • Date of diagnosis (if applicable) maximum of five years prior to consent.
  • Subjects' first language must be English.
  • Willing to participate in a study investigating speech and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Availability of a person ('caregiver') who in the investigator's judgment has frequent and sufficient in-person contact with the participant, and is able to provide accurate information regarding the participant's cognitive and functional abilities. This is most likely met when living with a caregiver.
  • Able to provide valid informed consent
  • Able to use, or has a caregiver who is able to use a smartphone device.
  • Has access to a smartphone device running an operation system of Android 7 or above; or iOS 11 or above.

If taking part in the study through virtual visits, the following inclusion criteria also applies:

  • Able to use, or has a caregiver who is able to use a personal computer, notebook or tablet.
  • Has access to a personal computing device of that is running an operating system of macOS X with macOS 10.9 or later, or Windows 7 or above, or Ubuntu 12.04 or higher; OR has access internet browser software Internet Explorer version 11 or above; or Microsoft Edge version 12 or above, or Firefox version 27 or above, or Google Chrome version 30 or above, or Safari version 7 or above; AND capable of audio and video recording; AND able to connect to the internet.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically significant unstable psychiatric illness in 6 months.
  • Diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
  • Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
  • History or presence of stroke within the past 2 years.
  • Documented history of transient ischemic attack or unexplained loss of consciousness within the last 12 months.
  • The participant is using drugs to treat symptoms related to AD, and the doses of these drugs were not stable for at least 8 weeks prior to consent.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Arm 1: MCI amyloid positive
  1. Meet the National Institute of Aging - Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) core clinical criteria (2011) for MCI due to Alzheimer's or Mild Alzheimer's Dementia
  2. Positive amyloid PET or amyloid CSF status.
  3. MMSE 23-30 (inclusive)
Arm 2: MCI amyloid negative
  1. Non-AD Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  2. Negative amyloid PET or amyloid CSF status.
  3. MMSE 23-30 (inclusive)
Arm 3: CN amyloid positive
  1. Absence of a diagnosis of cognitive disorder and/or subjectively reported cognitive decline
  2. Positive amyloid PET or amyloid CSF status.
  3. MMSE 26-30 (inclusive)
Arm 4: CN amyloid negative
  1. Absence of a diagnosis of cognitive disorder and/or subjectively reported cognitive decline
  2. Negative amyloid PET or amyloid CSF status.
  3. MMSE 26-30 (inclusive)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the binary classifier distinguishing between amyloid positive (Arms 1 and 3) and amyloid negative (Arms 2 and 4) Arms using speech recordings as input.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The agreement between the PACC5 composite and the corresponding regression model predicting it in all four Arms, as measured by the coefficient of individual agreement (CIA).
Time Frame: baseline
baseline
The sensitivity, specificity and Cohen's kappa of the binary classifier distinguishing between amyloid positive (Arms 1 and 3) and amyloid negative (Arms 2 and 4) Arms.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline
The AUC, sensitivity, specificity and Cohen's kappa of the binary classifier distinguishing between amyloid positive cognitively normal (CN) (Arm 3) and amyloid negative cognitively normal (CN) (Arm 4) Arms.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline
The AUC, sensitivity, specificity and Cohen's kappa of the binary classifier distinguishing between amyloid positive MCI (Arm 1) and amyloid negative MCI (Arm 2) Arms.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline
The AUC, sensitivity, specificity and Cohen's kappa of the binary classifier distinguishing between the MCI (Arms 1 and 2) and the CN (Arms 3 and 4) Arms.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline
For each classifier/regressor in outcome 1-6, the correlation between the AUC/CIA and each age group, gender and speech-to-reverberation modulation energy ratio group, as measured by the Kendall rank correlation coefficient.
Time Frame: baseline
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Novoic Limited

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Emil Fristed, MSc, Novoic Limited

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 6, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 6, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 26, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 30, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 1, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 5, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 3, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NOV-0100

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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