5,000 patients join national effort to unlock Dementia's secrets
NCT ID NCT07433010
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a large national registry that will collect health data, questionnaires, and test results from 5,000 people with early dementia or memory problems. No new treatments are given; instead, researchers will track how dementia progresses and how it is currently diagnosed and treated in Germany. The goal is to improve future diagnosis and care by learning from real-world patterns.
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 registry could help doctors better diagnose and manage dementia by identifying key biomarkers and risk factors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve anyone's health, and results may take years to influence care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2099
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
This registry will be conducted in adult patients with a diagnosis of SCD, MCI or early dementia of different etiology and existing biomarkers such as cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) amyloid beta 1-42, amyloid beta 1-40, amyloid beta 1-42/amyloid beta 1-40 ratio, total tau and phosphorylated tau, amyloid or tau imaging.
- Ages
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18 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.
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion Criteria for Patient: * Ability of the participant and/or his/her legally authorized representative (e.g., spouse or legal guardian), as appropriate and applicable, to understand the purpose and risks of the register and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (PHI) in accordance with national and local privacy regulations. * Participating patients must have a diagnosis of SCD, MCI or early dementia of different etiology (i.e. Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Lewy-Body Dementia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Major Depression; Vascular Dementia; TDP-43 associated limbic encephalopathy (LATE), Mixed Dementia AD + VaD, Prion-Associated Dementia) together with biomarkers such as cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) amyloid beta 1-42, amyloid beta 1-40, amyloid beta 1-42/amyloid beta 1-40 ratio, total tau and phosphorylated tau, amyloid or tau imaging. * At least 18 years of age. Inclusion Criteria for family member: * At least 18 years of age. * Patient was included in the registry * Family member is strongly involved to the patient's life according to the patient's statement * Ability of the participant, as appropriate and applicable, to understand the purpose and risks of the register Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion Criteria for Patient: * Unwilling to provide informed consent. * No available biomarkers such as cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) amyloid beta 1-42, amyloid beta 1-40, amyloid beta 1-42/amyloid beta 1-40 ratio, total tau and phosphorylated tau, amyloid or tau imaging. Exclusion Criteria for family member: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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
24 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asklepios Klinik Nord
RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 22419, Germany
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 12203, Germany
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Greifswald University Medicine
RECRUITINGGreifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany
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Heidelberg University Hospital
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany
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Immanuel Klinik Rüdersdorf
RECRUITINGRüdersdorf, Brandenburg, 15562, Germany
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Klinikum Bremen-Ost
RECRUITINGBremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 28325, Germany
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Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder)
RECRUITINGFrankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, 15236, Germany
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Madical Faculty University Hospital Magdeburg
RECRUITINGMagdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39120, Germany
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Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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Pfalzklinikum Klingenmünster
RECRUITINGKlingenmünster, Rhineland-Palatinate, 76889, Germany
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RWTH Aachen University Hospital
RECRUITINGAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany
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Saarland University Medical Center
RECRUITINGHomburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany
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Ulm University Hospital
RECRUITINGUlm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89070, Germany
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University Hospital Cologne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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University Hospital Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany
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University Hospital Jena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany
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University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
RECRUITINGKiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
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University Hospital Tübingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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University Medical Center Göttingen
RECRUITINGGöttingen, Lower Saxony, 37075, Germany
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University Medical Center Mainz
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany
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University of Leipzig Medical Center
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany
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ZI Mannheim
RECRUITINGMannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68159, Germany
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