Status:

COMPLETED

The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative

Lead Sponsor:

Ontario Neurodegeneration Disease Research Initiative

Conditions:

Alzheimer Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-85 years

Brief Summary

The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) is a province-wide collaboration studying dementia and how to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases includ...

Detailed Description

The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) is a research program designed to investigate similarities and differences of dementia among five diseases that will improve the diagn...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent must be obtained and documented.
  • Participant must rate his/her level of proficiency in speaking and understanding English at 7 out of 10 or higher on the two LEAP-Q questions.
  • Participant must have ≥ 8 years education.
  • Participant with a minimum MoCA score of ≥18.
  • Exception: FTD minimum MoCA score of ≥ 14.
  • Participant must have a reliable Study Partner. The Study Partner must:
  • Interact regularly with the participant (i.e., have contact with the participant at least once a month over the phone, email, or face-to-face);
  • Know the participant well enough to answer questions about the her/his cognitive abilities, communication skills, mood, and daily functioning (i.e., known the participant for at least 2 years);
  • Provide written informed consent and complete study questionnaires;
  • Be willing and able to assist in compliance with study procedures (if required).
  • Geographic accessibility to the study site.
  • Participant must be able to walk (assistive aids may be used, e.g., cane, walker, etc.).

Exclusion

  • Serious underlying disease other than the disease being studied which in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the participant's ability to participate fully in the study.
  • Any disease that would/could lead to death over the next 3 to 5 years (i.e., cardiac/renal/liver cancer) with poor prognosis.
  • Participant has been diagnosed with more than one of the five diseases (AD/MCI, ALS, FTD, PD or VCI) being studied.
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse, which in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with the study procedures.
  • Presence of any of the following clinical conditions:
  • Substance abuse within the past year.
  • Unstable cardiac, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, hematologic, or active malignancy or infectious disease.
  • AIDS or AIDS-related complex.
  • Unstable psychiatric illness defined as psychosis (hallucinations or delusions) or untreated major depression within 90 days of the screening visit.
  • Participant is currently enrolled in a disease modifying therapeutic (drug or interventional) trial or observational study that the Executive Committee feels would compromise study results.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 7 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

522 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04104373

Start Date

July 7 2014

End Date

April 30 2018

Last Update

April 2 2024

Active Locations (12)

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1

Hamilton Health Sciences Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 8E7

2

Providence Care Mental Health Services

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 5A2

3

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9

4

Parkwood Institute

London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 0A7