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Brain scans reveal why dementia changes personality

NCT ID NCT01782248

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study investigates how Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia alter a person's sense of self and ability to understand others. Researchers will compare patients with healthy older adults using questionnaires and brain imaging. The goal is to link changes in self-awareness and social cognition to specific brain changes, shedding light on the personality shifts common in dementia.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this research could help explain why people with dementia experience personality changes, potentially guiding future therapies.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study with only 40 participants, so findings may not apply to all dementia patients. It aims to understand, not treat, the condition.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2013

Finished

Mar 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Ages

45 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * AD (McKhann et al, 1984 and Dubois et al, 2007) or FTLD (Neary et al, 1998 or Rascovsky et al, 2011) * MMSE \> or = 18 * Relative avaible Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to MRI * Major depression * Other central neurological condition

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Conditions

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Alzheimer disease frontotemporal dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Alzheimer disease Fronto-temporal lobar dementia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67098, France

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