Brain pulse ultrasound may predict dementia progression
NCT ID NCT05129150
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new, non-invasive ultrasound technique called Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI) to measure tiny brain movements. Researchers will compare these measurements in 300 people with mild versus major cognitive disorders. The goal is to see if brain pulse patterns can help track or predict how cognitive problems progress over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, non-invasive ultrasound test to help track or predict the progression of cognitive disorders like dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It is too early to know if brain pulse measurements will be useful in clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
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
Patient benefiting from a day hospital at the MRRC of the CHU of Tours for assessment of cognitive functions
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient benefiting from a day hospital at the MRRC of the CHU of Tours for assessment of cognitive functions Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of TPI ultrasound examination * Patients who opposed to data processing * Patients under judicial protection
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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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University hospital
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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