Self-consciousness in Dementia

September 2, 2020 updated by: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

The aim of this study is to characterize the deficit in critical components of personal identity (self-consciousness and social cognition) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and fronto-temporal lobar dementia (FTLD), compared to healthy elderly, combining a neuropsychology and multi-podal neuroimaging study.

We posit that the alteration of some aspects of self-consciousness (autobiographical memory, nosognosia, metacognition) and social cognition (theory of mind and facial) results in personality changes in the patients, primarily due to the alteration of self-consciousness in AD and to social cognition in FTLD.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

65

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

45 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • AD (McKhann et al, 1984 and Dubois et al, 2007) or FTLD (Neary et al, 1998 or Rascovsky et al, 2011)
  • MMSE > or = 18
  • Relative avaible

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindication to MRI
  • Major depression
  • Other central neurological condition

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

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Control
Control group
Other: Alzheimer disease
Patients with Alzheimer disease
Other: Fronto-temporal lobar dementia
Patients with Fronto-temporal lobar dementia

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Characterize the deficit in critical components of personal identity in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and fronto-temporal lobar dementia (FTLD), compared to healthy elderly, combining a neuropsychology and multi-podal neuroimaging study.
Time Frame: each month for 3 month
each month for 3 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 13, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 12, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 12, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 2, 2020

Last Verified

September 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

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