Autonomic Involvement in Patient With Cognitive Decline

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50-85
SponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

About this trial

Prospective interventional study with a device for comparing autonomic parameters among patients with different forms of cognitive decline

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

male and females between 50 and 85 years

cognitive decline (dementia, lewy's body dementia, Parkinson dementia, Alzheimer dementia)

mild cognitive decline ( lewy's body MCI, Parkinson MCI and Alzheimer MCI)

Ability to assume the upright position

Disqualifiers

diabetes mellitus

eye problems

severe cognitive decline

heart disease

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sudoscan

    Device

    recording of sudomotor function and pupillary reactivity

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: cognitive declineExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

evaluation of the prevalence in autonomic dysfunction in patients with MCI and dementia

evaluation of the prevalence in autonomic dysfunction in patients with MCI and dementia

Time frame
baseline through study completion, an average of 3 year

Secondary outcomes

1

correlation between the extent of autonomic involvement and the severity of cognitive decline

correlation between the extent of autonomic involvement (pupillary dilatation velocity) and the severity of cognitive decline (MMSE score)

Time frame
baseline through study completion, an average of 3 year
2

evaluation of the type of cognitive disorder, defined by the scores obtained in the MMSE between subjects with and without autonomic dysfunction.

evaluation of the type of cognitive disorder between subjects with and without autonomic dysfunction

Time frame
baseline through study completion, an average of 3 year

Other outcomes

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