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Sensors track apathy in dementia patients

NCT ID NCT02496312

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study tested whether wearable sensors can accurately measure apathy in people with frontotemporal dementia. Researchers monitored 14 participants' movements and behaviors in real-life situations. The goal was to see if technology could provide a more objective way to assess apathy compared to standard questionnaires.

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to better ways to measure apathy in dementia patients using wearable sensors.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 14 participants, so results may not apply widely. It is designed to test measurement methods, not to treat or cure the condition.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

14 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2015

Finished

Oct 2015

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) according to diagnostic criteria reported by Rascovsky et al. (2011). * Understanding of the instructions and capacity to realize the cognitive tasks. * Capacity to read, to understand and to sign legal document of information * Capacity for informed consent for research, capacity to sign consent * MMSE score \> 20 * Absence of other cerebral pathology. * Absence of psychiatric disease interfering with the assessment of the tests * Absence of excessive psychotropic use * Access to National Healthcare Insurance * Accompanied with a caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Excessive psychotropic use * Incapacity or refusal to realize the experimental tasks * Subject deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order * Subject under legal protective measure. * Incapacity for informed consent for research * Participation in another biomedical research * Airway obstruction risk * Reduction of activity not attributable to another chronic pathological condition

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Conditions

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Behavior frontotemporal dementia Lethargy

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APATHY Behavior Frontotemporal dementia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CIC de Neurosciences, ICM, hôpital de la Pitiè Salpétrière

    Paris, 75013, France

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