Factors Associated With Mortality, Morbidity and Prognosis in Dementia Patients

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Factors Associated With Mortality, Morbidity and Prognosis in Dementia Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05052450
• Other study ID #: 2021/290
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2000
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Dementia; It is a chronic syndrome characterized by a general and progressive deterioration in cognition, including memory, orientation, language, and comprehension. The prognosis of this progressive and neurodegenerative disease after diagnosis may differ between individuals. In its broadest sense, the prognosis after a diagnosis of dementia; can be defined by shortening of life span, high level of cognitive and functional loss, decrease in quality of life and increased need for care. However, the prognosis of different types of dementia is highly variable. Because it is the most common type of dementia, studies are usually on Alzheimer's disease. It constitutes 50-75% of total dementia cases. Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia and accounts for approximately 15% of dementia cases. Dementia with Lewy bodies constitutes 10-20% of the total dementia patients and ranks second among degenerative dementia types. Frontotemporal dementia, which mimics psychiatric disorders and has prominent behavioural problems, and Parkinson's disease-associated dementia, which is characterized by cognitive impairment that can be added to the existing picture in Parkinson's patients, are also counted among other types of dementia. Prognosis-related data on dementia types other than Alzheimer's disease are limited in the literature. Determining the prognosis is important to support patients, anticipate long-term health problems, plan physician and healthcare provision, and support patients with dementia.In view of the lack of sufficient data on dementia types other than Alzheimer's disease, it is aimed to contribute to the literature on this subject and to determine the factors that may affect prognosis, morbidity and mortality in patients belonging to all dementia types.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Having applied to the Gulhane Training and Research Hospital Geriatrics Polyclinic Being diagnosed with Alzheimer or Lewy Body Dementia or Vascular Dementia or Fronto-Temporal Dementia or Parkinson Disease Dementia Being at the age of 60 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

Being under the age of 60 Patients with insufficient recorded data and follow-up for the study Patients who either have diagnosis or follow-up in another center. Patients who have severe dementia that prevents applying for outpatient clinic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease
• Dementia
• Dementia Frontal
• Dementia of Alzheimer Type
• Dementia With Lewy Bodies
• Dementia, Mixed
• Dementia, Vascular
• Lewy Body Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Observational
Patients data were collected throughout the following time

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mortality	The event of death occuring during the follow-up period	2 years
Primary	Mini-Mental State Examination	It was performed to assess mental status. It gives an overall opinion on cognitive domains and tests orientation, registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language. Total scores on Mini-Mental State Examination range from 0 to 30, higher scores show better cognitive performance.	2 years
Primary	Barthel Index	It was used for assessing physical functioning as a part of the routine geriatric evaluation.where the ten performance items used. Those items defined as feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, continence of bowel and bladder, toilet use, transfers (bed to chair and back), mobility (on level surfaces), and climbing stairs. Each item is scored on this scale, and the sum is obtained by adding the score of each item (range, 0-100; higher scores show better performance)	2 years