Can a simple test predict Alzheimer's before symptoms worsen?
NCT ID NCT06448403
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to understand brain changes in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers will use MRI, EEG, cognitive tests, and blood and stool samples to find differences between healthy individuals and those with cognitive impairment. The goal is to identify biomarkers that could help predict who will develop Alzheimer's and improve diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multimodal assessment including MRI, EEG, polysomnography, blood and fecal sample analysis, and cognitive tests
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease and more precise classification of the condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't directly test a treatment. The findings may not translate into a clinical test or change 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
The study population is from Tronderlag in Norway, mainly in and around Trondheim city.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- 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: * MCI and AD according to relevant ICD-criterias. * Control cohort is age and gender matched with other cohorts. Exclusion Criteria: * Uneligibility for any of the planned neuroimagery devices (MRI, EEG) * AD diagnosis before the age of 65 (Early-onset AD). * Brain tumor * Traumtic head injury * Earlier neurosurgery * Other neyrodegenerative diseases (i.e Parkinson and ALS) * Diseases related to inflammation and auto-immunity (i.e MS)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Norwegian University of Sciene and Technology / Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)
RECRUITINGTrondheim, Trønderlag, 7030, Norway
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