Scientists probe Brain's immune system to unlock secrets of memory loss
NCT ID NCT07586501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how thinking, memory, and movement change in older adults with conditions like dementia or Parkinson's disease. Researchers will use tests, brain scans, and lab samples to find clues for earlier diagnosis and better care. About 260 people, including healthy volunteers, will take part in this observational research.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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
Participants were recruited from Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong Province, China.
- Ages
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55 to 75 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: * Participants with clinically diagnosed cognitive impairment. Patients with clinically diagnosed Parkinson's disease. Healthy control participants. Exclusion Criteria: * Central nervous system infection, head trauma, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, or other major neurological disorders. Malignant tumors. Family history of genetic disorders.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. 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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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
Yantai, Shandong, China
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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
Yantai, China
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