The Detection of Early Dementia With the Digital Game Memory

Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02041728
• Other study ID #: S54845
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 26, 2013
• Last updated: January 17, 2014
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: April 2013

Study information

• Verified date: January 2013
• Source: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators are going to test if it is possible to detect early dementia with the digital game "memory". The investigators are going to test 15 healthy people and 15 patients with early dementia.

The test consists of playing the game "memory" several times. While playing, several parameters are stored.

The investigators are going to test if any correlation can be found between these parameters and the cognitive state of the person as tested by the Mini-Mental status examination.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: April 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 75 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy 75-plusser

• 75-plusser with early dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• younger than 75

• patient with other cognitive impairments than dementia

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Alzheimer's Disease

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	UZ Leuven	Leuven	Vlaams-Brabant

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Association of cognitive status with failures in a computerised memory game	Failure is defined as the number of trials for the memory task	The game will be played once during 10-30 minutes.	No