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New tech aims to spot dementia sooner in seniors
NCT ID NCT05723523
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a computer program that helps primary care doctors identify older adults who might have early memory loss or dementia. Over 3,200 patients aged 65 and older took part. The tool uses information from electronic health records to flag patients who may need further evaluation, aiming to improve early detection and care planning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinical decision support software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors catch memory problems earlier, giving patients and families more time to plan care.
- What could go wrong
- This was a completed study, but the tool only helps with detection—it does not treat or slow the disease. Results may not apply to all clinics or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3,230 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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65 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: * Primary care office visit at a randomized clinic during the accrual period, AND * Patient is age 65 or over, AND * Patient has no CI diagnosis documented in the EHR prior to the visit, AND * Patient has: * Any abnormal score on a comprehensive cognitive assessment (MoCA, MMSE or SLUMS) in the prior 18 months, OR * a MiniCog score of \<3 in the prior 18 months and there is no evidence of subsequent comprehensive cognitive assessment (MoCA, MMSE, SLUMS), OR * No cognitive testing in the last 18 months and a risk of a dementia diagnosis in the next 3 years \>=15% as calculated by the MC-PLUS algorithm developed in the R61 phase AND -First visit during the accrual period at which all prior inclusion criteria are met Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has received active parenteral chemotherapy within the last year * Patient has stage 4 or equivalent cancer diagnosis * Patient is enrolled in hospice care or palliative care program
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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HealthPartners
Bloomington, Minnesota, 55425, United States
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OCHIN, Inc.
Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States
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