The Monument Test : A New Tool for Assessing the Ability to Name and Identify Unique Entities. (TeDIMO)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age50-95
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Grenoble

About this trial

The goal of this study is to show a significant difference in performance between 2 groups of participants (healthy elderly people vs. people with Alzheimer Disease) in an identification and naming task involving famous monuments.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 50 years and older

Possible or probable diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease according to the revised criteria of Mac Khann et al., 2011.

Score 18≤ MMSE ≤26

Age ≥ 50 years and older

Disqualifiers

Persons referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP

Memory complaints

Persons referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP For all subjects

Significant neurological or psychiatric history

Trial population

Participants in the MA group will be selected from among patients attending memory consultations at the CMRR at the CHU Grenoble-Alpes (active file within the department) or from among patients referred to the CMRR by a doctor not practicing at the CMRR (general practitioners or specialists such as neurologists). Healthy elderly participants will be recruited from among those accompanying patients being monitored at the CMRR.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Identification and naming task

    Other intervention

    Task of identification and naming of landmarks and celebrities

Treatment groups

220 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: People with Alzheimer Disease1 intervention
Group B: Healthy elderly people1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Difference between the two groups in the identification and naming task involving famous landmarks

show a significant difference in performance between the two groups in the identification and naming task involving famous landmarks

Time frame
1 month

Secondary outcomes

1

Development and standardization of a new tool for screening for naming disorders and visual identification of unique entities.

Time frame
5 years

Other outcomes

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