Can a simple blood test predict health decline in elderly patients?
NCT ID NCT07435467
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if blood markers for Alzheimer's and brain injury can help predict death and hospital readmission in older patients. Researchers will follow 400 hospitalized seniors, including those with neurological issues or dementia. The goal is to develop a tool that uses these blood tests to better understand patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Older inpatients.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
GROUP 1: Patients hospitalized for acute neurological disorders Inclusion criteria: * Inpatients with one of the following diagnoses: ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, delirium, status epilepticus, encephalitis/meningitis Exclusion criteria: * no informed consent GROUP 2: Patients hospitalized for non-neurological diseases with dementia Inclusion criteria: * inpatients with diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria (2013) Exclusion criteria: * Inpatients with one of the following diagnoses: ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, delirium, status epilepticus, encephalitis/meningitis * no informed consent GROUP 3: Patients hospitalized for non-neurological diseases without dementia Inclusion criteria: * inpatients with non-neurological diseases Exclusion criteria: * inpatients with one of the following diagnoses: ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, delirium, status epilepticus, encephalitis/meningitis * diagnosis of dementia * no informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS INRCA Hospital
RECRUITINGAncona, Italy
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IRCCS INRCA Hospital
RECRUITINGFermo, Italy
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Policlinico Universitario
RECRUITINGMessina, Italy
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