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New study aims to cut Alzheimer's diagnosis wait time by nearly a year

NCT ID NCT07422038

Diagnosis Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests a faster way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease using blood tests, spinal taps, and brain scans. It involves 200 people aged 50-90 with mild memory problems. The goal is to see if a nurse-led screening tool can help get a diagnosis in months instead of over a year.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 200 people

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

Expected to start

Feb 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

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

up to 200 participants will be included from referrals to the Aging Brain and Memory Clinic or Cognitive Clinical Research Group. Study investigators will use the CSF and amyloid PET results to complete the respective surveys.

Ages

50 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Individual with MCI or early dementia (if not yet diagnosed, individuals with amnestic changes in memory as shown on MoCA) 2. MoCA score must be 10 to 28 inclusive 3. Age 50 to 90 years inclusive Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who fulfill diagnostic criteria for MCI or dementia/mild or major neurocognitive disorder suspected to be due to any etiology other than AD (eg, MCI/dementia due to frontotemporal lobar degeneration, diffuse Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebrovascular disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, head injury, drug or alcohol abuse/dependence, anoxic brain injury, etc). 2. Presence of any neurological, psychiatric, or medical conditions associated with a long-term risk of significant cognitive impairment or dementia including, but not limited to, pre-manifest Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Down's syndrome, active alcohol/drug abuse or major psychiatric disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar affective disorder or current episode of major depressive disorder. 3. Current or history within the past 2 years of psychiatric diagnosis or symptoms (eg, hallucinations, major depression, or delusions) that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with study procedures 4. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. 5. Individuals who are unable to complete assessments in the English language. 6. Individuals who cannot provide consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease Cognitive Dysfunction dementia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alzheimer disease (AD)

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