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Can tracking thousands of dementia cases reshape how we care for patients?

NCT ID NCT07721701

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 5,000 people with mild cognitive impairment or mild-to-moderate dementia living at home in Bavaria, along with their family caregivers. Researchers collect detailed information on health, daily function, care needs, and quality of life over several years. The goal is to better understand how dementia progresses and how care can be improved, especially in rural areas.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this registry could reveal patterns that improve dementia care and support services, especially in rural areas.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test any therapy. The findings may take years to translate into practical changes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 5,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2020

Expected to finish

Dec 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Participants are recruited and surveyed through institutions that are active in counseling, care, diagnosis, treatment, and care for people with dementia, including counseling facilities, care groups, and residential communities, as well as outpatient (memory clinics, outpatient care services, general practitioners and specialists), inpatient (acute care hospitals, district clinics, geriatric rehabilitation facilities) and semi-inpatient (geriatric day clinics, day care facilities) institutions

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * People with an MMSE score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 0-23 points * People with an MMSE score of 15-23 points * Living in a home environment * All types of MCI and dementia according to the ICD-10 classification (F06.7, F00-F03) * Main residence in Bavaria * All age groups Exclusion Criteria: * People with an MMST score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 24-30 points * People with an MMST score of 0-14 points * Permanent residence in a nursing home * Psychiatric diagnoses (among others depression, schizophrenia, addiction) * Deafness and/or blindness * Aphasia

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease cognitive disorder dementia vascular dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Alzheimer disease Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere Mild cognitive disorder Unspecified dementia Vascular dementia

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Böhm-Peters - Praxis für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Neurologie

    RECRUITING

    Rosenheim, 83022, Germany

  • Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie Regensburg

    RECRUITING

    Regensburg, 93053, Germany

  • Kliniken Am Goldenen Steig

    RECRUITING

    Freyung, 94078, Germany

  • Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau

    RECRUITING

    Aschaffenburg, 63739, Germany

  • Klinikum Bayreuth

    RECRUITING

    Bayreuth, 95445, Germany

  • Klinikum Coburg, Regiomed Zentrum für Altersmedizin

    RECRUITING

    Coburg, 96450, Germany

  • Klinikum Neumarkt

    RECRUITING

    Neumarkt, 92318, Germany

  • Klinikum Nürnberg

    RECRUITING

    Nuremberg, 90419, Germany

  • Marion von Tessin Memory-Zentrum

    RECRUITING

    München, 80335, Germany

  • RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt

    RECRUITING

    Bad Neustadt an der Saale, 97616, Germany

  • Schön Klinik Bad Aibling

    RECRUITING

    Bad Aibling, 83043, Germany

  • Schön Klinik München Schwabing

    RECRUITING

    München, 80804, Germany

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