Blood test could revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis at your Doctor's office
NCT ID NCT07666113
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a blood test that measures specific proteins (pTau217) can help primary care doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease in people with memory concerns. Researchers will compare the test's accuracy against standard evaluations and track how it changes doctors' decisions and patient outcomes over four years. The goal is to make Alzheimer's diagnosis faster, less invasive, and more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blood test measuring pTau217 and pTau217/Aβ42 levels
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this blood test could help primary care doctors diagnose Alzheimer's earlier and more accurately, reducing the need for specialist referrals and invasive tests.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 240 participants. The test may not be accurate enough in real-world primary care settings, and results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2038
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.
- Ages
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55 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients between 55 and 85 years old who consult their PCP due to concerns about their cognitive status. Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbidities that would interfere with study cooperation or interpretability of study results (for instance substance abuse or cardiac, renal or hepatic failure). * Concomitant medications that would interfere with cognitive assessments. * A prior diagnosis of AD and related disorders or other neurodegenerative disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UZ Leuven/KU Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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