Scientists probe Cholesterol's role in brain decline

NCT ID NCT07207486

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how cholesterol and its byproducts relate to different types of dementia, including Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia. Researchers will measure these substances in brain tissue, spinal fluid, and blood from 80 adults aged 40-85. The goal is to find patterns that could help diagnose or track dementia progression, not to test a treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease dementia frontotemporal dementia neurodegenerative disease tauopathy

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEMENTIAS NEURODEGENERATIVE DEMENTIA

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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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Milan, 20133, Italy

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Università di Torino AOU San Luigi Gonzaga
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Torino, to, 10043, Italy