Can a blood test predict Alzheimer's years before symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07457138
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 1,000 adults in Lombardy, Italy, who have early memory complaints but no dementia. Researchers will use blood tests and annual check-ups over 5 years to see if certain biomarkers can predict who later develops Alzheimer's. The goal is to improve early detection and prevention strategies.
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 study could help doctors better predict who might develop Alzheimer's and improve early detection strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, and results may take years to influence patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2033
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
Subjects accessing BHS in Lombardy with SCD, FCD or "well worried" individuals without objective cognitive impairment
- 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: * Adults (≥18 years) * Diagnosis of SCD, FCD, or "well worried" individuals without objective cognitive impairment * Evaluation at one of the Lombardy BHS * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia at baseline visit * Enrollment in another interventional study with an expected effect on cognition * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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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
5 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
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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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
RECRUITINGMonza, Lombardy, 20900, Italy
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IRCCS Auxologico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, Italy
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IRCCS Don Gnocchi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, Italy
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGSan Donato Milanese, Lombardy, 20097, Italy
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Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center
RECRUITINGCosta Masnaga, Lombardy, Italy
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