Could your Pre-Illness personality shape your brain disease symptoms?
NCT ID NCT06059313
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study examines whether a person's personality traits before they got sick are linked to the thinking and behavior problems seen in certain brain disorders. Researchers will ask caregivers about the patient's personality from the 10 years before the illness started. The goal is to better understand why symptoms vary so much from person to person.
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 help doctors understand why some people develop certain symptoms, potentially leading to earlier or more personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find clear links, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 will be conducted among eligible patients with bvFTD, fvAD, phFTD, followed to Memory Resource and Research Centre at Nantes university Hospital CMRR or referred to the department for a neuropsychological assessment (bipolar disorder). It will prospectively enroll 120 participants.
- 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 : * Patients with behavioral variant of frontotemporal disorder (bvFTD) according to Rascovsky criteria (2011) or patients with phénocopy frontotemporal dementia (phFTD) who fulfill criteria for possible bvFTD and have no imaging abnormalities or patients with frontal variant of Alzheimer disease according to Ossenkopele criteria (2022), or patient with bipolar disorder according to CIM 10 criteria * Score for Mini-mental state examination ≥ 18 * Patient with caregiver who has who has known him/her in the 10 years preceding the disease onset. * Patient and caregiver consents (no opposition) Exclusion Criteria : * Patient with no caregiver * Pregnant or breast feeding women
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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