Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The HKU Neurocognitive Disorder (NCD) Cohort is a hospital-based, prospective, observational study of older HK Chinese adults with cognitive impairment, with a special focus on studying patients with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment.


Clinical Trial Description

The HKU Neurocognitive Disorder (NCD) Cohort is a hospital-based, prospective, observational study of older HK Chinese adults with cognitive impairment, with a special focus on studying patients with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment, and in particular the biomarkers that predict cognitive and functional decline.

Comprehensive profiling of each subject is performed through a multi-domain assessment protocol including detailed demographics, lifestyle factors, neuropsychological battery, mood, MRI, genetics, blood biomarkers, and other patient-centred parameters including level of disability, quality of life and societal engagement. Ongoing annual follow up captures the essential clinical events and changes in neurocognitive function (conversion to MCI or dementia), mood, level of disability and quality of life; as well as repeat blood tests.

The HKU NCD Cohort is the first-ever Asian dementia cohort to be formally included into the Dementia Platforms UK, achieving an international collaborative status with other UK-based cohorts. The study neuropsychological battery is aligned with the NACC UDS3 battery. ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT03275363
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact Joseph SK Kwan, MD
Phone +85222554769
Email jskkwan@hku.hk
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date September 1, 2014
Completion date January 4, 2022

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT04513106 - Promoting Advance Care Planning for Persons With Early-stage Dementia in the Community: a Feasibility Trial N/A
Recruiting NCT06011681 - The Rapid Diagnosis of MCI and Depression in Patients Ages 60 and Over
Recruiting NCT04522739 - Spironolactone Safety in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease Phase 4
Active, not recruiting NCT03167840 - Falls Prevention Through Physical And Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment N/A
Active, not recruiting NCT03676881 - Longitudinal Validation of a Computerized Cognitive Battery (Cognigram) in the Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Not yet recruiting NCT05041790 - A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Choline Alfoscerate Compared to Placebo in Patients With Degenerative Mild Cognitive Impairment Phase 4
Recruiting NCT04121156 - High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment N/A
Recruiting NCT03605381 - MORbidity PRevalence Estimate In StrokE
Completed NCT02774083 - Cognitive Training Using Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment N/A
Completed NCT01315639 - New Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT06023446 - Can (Optical Coherence Tomography) Pictures of the Retina Detect Alzheimer's Disease at Its Earliest Stages?
Completed NCT04567745 - Automated Retinal Image Analysis System (EyeQuant) for Computation of Vascular Biomarkers Phase 1
Recruiting NCT05579236 - Cortical Disarray Measurement in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Completed NCT03583879 - Using Gait Robotics to Improve Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease N/A
Terminated NCT02503501 - Intranasal Glulisine in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Probable Mild Alzheimer's Disease Phase 2
Not yet recruiting NCT03740178 - Multiple Dose Trial of MK-4334 in Participants With Alzheimer's Clinical Syndrome (MK-4334-005) Phase 1
Active, not recruiting NCT05204940 - Longitudinal Observational Biomarker Study
Recruiting NCT02663531 - Retinal Neuro-vascular Coupling in Patients With Neurodegenerative Disease N/A
Recruiting NCT06150352 - Sleep Apnea, Neurocognitive Decline and Brain Imaging in Patients With Subjective or Mild Cognitive Impairment
Recruiting NCT03507192 - Effects of Muscle Relaxation on Cognitive Function in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Stage Dementia. N/A