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NCT number NCT02629640
Other study ID # 15/SS/0196
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 19, 2016
Est. completion date March 31, 2022

Study information

Verified date June 2024
Source University of Edinburgh
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study to investigate if cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and other forms of prion disease are being missed in older adults living within Lothian.


Description:

The study involves patients aged 65 years or over who have been seen by a neurologist or psycho-geriatrician and identified as having features that are atypical for the known types of dementia. All patients will be invited to an initial meeting with the research team to discuss the study and, if they agree to participate, for clinical assessment and epidemiological review. Participants will be asked to donate blood or a buccal sample for codon-129 polymorphism genotyping and may be offered a MRI brain scan if no such imaging has been previously undertaken. Participants will also be asked to consider if, in the event of their death, they would donate samples of brain tissue to the Edinburgh Brain Bank for use in this and future research. Telephone follow up will be offered within 1 month of joining the study and at 3 monthly intervals thereafter, with further clinical review offered if deemed appropriate.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date March 31, 2022
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients aged 65 years or above - Patients accessing NHS Lothian neurology and psychogeriatric services - Patients who have features atypical for the recognised forms of dementia - Appropriate informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Patients aged below 65 at time of recruitment - Patients diagnosed with a clear alternative demonstrable pathology

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Medical history questionnaire
Epidemiological review of past medical/dental history; residential history; occupational history; family history of neurodegenerative disease.
Clinical assessment and review
History of current illness; neurological examination including general appearance, full cognitive assessment and physical examination; MRI research brain scan.
Participant follow-up
Hospital patient management system; regular telephone contact with patient/representative.
Blood or buccal sample
Codon-129 genotyping; storage for future research.
Post mortem examination
Brain tissue donation to the Edinburgh Brain and Tissue Bank for research,including investigations for evidence of prion disease.

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom CJD Research and Surveillance Unit, Western General Hospital Edinburgh

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Edinburgh Department of Health, United Kingdom, NHS Lothian

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Evidence of prion disease pathology in the Lothian population, a description of the associated clinical/pathological and epidemiological features and referral characteristics, and how this compares with other cases of prion disease. 4.5 years
Secondary Description of clinical, pathological and epidemiological characteristics of patients with atypical features of dementia in the Lothian population. 4.5 years
Secondary Assessment of the suitability of methods to support an extended system of enhanced CJD surveillance in the rest of the UK. 4.5 years
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