Status:
COMPLETED
Semantic Memory, Financial Capacity, and Brain Perfusion in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (CASL)
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-89 years
Brief Summary
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often manifests as a memory disorder before dementia develops. Dementia is considered to be present when a person can no longer handle complex activities of daily living, such...
Detailed Description
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often manifests as a memory disorder before dementia develops. Dementia is considered to be present when a person can no longer handle complex activities of daily living, such...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veteran or non-veteran
- Age 50-89
- With normal cognition or memory impairment (MCI or mild AD)
- English speaking
- Right handed
- Adequate vision and hearing to take part in tests
- Able and willing to undergo MRI scan
- Medically and psychiatrically stable
- No other brain disease (such as tumor, Parkinson's disease, major stroke)
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Inability to tolerate MRI (due to metal in body or claustrophobia)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00880555
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
March 24 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233