This study will investigate the efficacy of novel biomarkers, namely blood-based biomarkers, pupillometry and actigraphy to track and predict progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Furthermore, the study will investigate the diagnostic value of pupillometry and actigraphy for AD.
This study consist of three sub-studies. In study 1, participants diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment due to AD or mild to moderate AD will be followed for up to 24 months with repeated blood samples, pupillometry, actigraphy, cognitive tests and a control brain scan. In study 2, patients under investigation of a neurodegenerative disease who have a planned lumbar puncture in the Memory clinic will be invited to this study. Participants will undergo pupillometry and blood samples two times approximately one and four weeks after the lumbar puncture. In study 3, participants with a dementia diagnosis will undergo pupillometry and actigraphy at a single visit.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
350
No intervention. Investigations: cognitive tests, blood samples, pupillometry, actigraphy, and FDG-PET/MR brain scan.
No intervention. Investigations: blood samples and pupillometry.
No intervention. Investigations: cognitive tests, pupillometry and actigraphy.
Danish Dementia Research Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark
Changes in CDR
Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), a clinical tool for grading the relative severity of dementia with scores ranging from 0 (no impairment) to 3 (severe impairment).
Time frame: Two years
Changes in MMSE
Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), used to test global cognitive function
Time frame: Two years
Changes in MR brain scan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR), used to asses changes in volumetric measurements
Time frame: 12 months
FDG-PET brain scan
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-Positron Emission Tomography (PET) of the brain, used to asses changes in brain metabolism
Time frame: 12 months
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