Status:

COMPLETED

Rehabilitation of Facial Emotion Recognition in Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

Collaborating Sponsors:

Association de Recherche Bibliographique pour les Neurosciences

Universite Cote d'Azur

Conditions:

Alzheimer Dementia

Family Caregivers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate impacts of an emotion recognition rehabilitation program, named Training of Affect Recognition, on social cognition abilities in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition, we h...

Detailed Description

It is commonly admitted that social cognition impairment, like deficit in facial emotion recognition or misinterpretation of others' intentions (Theory of Mind), are associated with social behavior di...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • AD diagnosed according to l'IWG-2 (Dubois \& al. 2014) criteria,
  • Mini-Mental State (MMS-E) ≥15
  • Subject accompanied by a family caregiver and whose participation in a cognitive stimulation workshop was recommended in Memory Centre of the RAINIER Centre (Princesses Grace Hospital - Monaco)
  • Written informed consent signed by patient and family caregiver.

Exclusion

  • General anaesthesia within 3 months.
  • Ophthalmological or neurological problems preventing a video-oculography examination.
  • Oculomotor disorders such as "fixation disorders" or "ocular tracking disorders".
  • Cognitive disorders of the type: visual agnosia, visuo-spatial disorder, visuo-perceptual disorder or aphasia.
  • History of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
  • History of alcohol abuse.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 26 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04730440

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

March 26 2020

Last Update

January 29 2021

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