Mind and memory: new study links mental health to social and work struggles in MCI
NCT ID NCT07358962
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how mental health issues, like depression or anxiety, affect people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Researchers will study 118 adults aged 50-72 to see how these issues impact their awareness of memory problems, social life, and work. The goal is to better understand these connections to help design more personalized care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 118 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
As this is a cross-sectional observational study involving a single group of MCI patients, the sample size was estimated a priori using G\*Power 3.1 with a one-sample binomial test (two-tailed) for the primary objective, namely the estimation of the prevalence of psychopathological disorders. In accordance with the literature, an expected prevalence of p1 = 0.20 was assumed and compared with a reference value of p2 = 0.32 (α = 0.05; power 1-β = 0.85), yielding an estimated sample size of N = 118 subjects. Considering a 15% margin for potential drop-outs or invalid data, the final sample size was set at N = 136 participants.
- Ages
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50 to 72 years
- 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: * Age between 50 and 72 years; * Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), with referral to the Neuropsychology clinic for an initial evaluation or for clinical monitoring; * Absence of behavioral, psychiatric, or sensory disorders that could significantly compromise the performance of cognitive tests or the completion of questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological disorders other than MCI, such as recent stroke, severe traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, or other atypical neurodegenerative diseases; * Major psychiatric comorbidities not stabilized at the time of the assessment (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder in an active phase, untreated severe depression); * Severe uncorrected sensory deficits (visual or hearing) capable of compromising the validity of cognitive and functional assessments; * Use of medications with significant potential cognitive impact (e.g., sedatives, high-dose antipsychotics) not stabilized at the time of the assessment; * Terminal-stage internal or oncological diseases, or other medical conditions that significantly interfere with the assessment procedures.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Irccs Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Messina, Me, 98124, Italy
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