Identifying Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease (SEEDS)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Neuro-Degenerative Disease

Alzheimer Disease

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05655650

SEEDS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Alzheimer's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that is characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive decline. With the ageing population, AD is a major public health problem affecting nearly 35 million people worldwide with numbers projected to rise to 115.4 million by 2050. AD is the only cause of death among the top ten causes that has no prevention or cure . It is believed that novel treatment of AD needs to start early or even at the prodromal stage in order to be effective. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find accurate methods of early detection before patients with AD develop clinical dementia.

This study aims to identify biomarkers for AD in local Chinese population. this study hypothesizes blood-based proteomics, retinal imaging, ASL-MRP and tau PET can improve the accuracy and staging of AD.

Full description

This is a cohort study. It involves baseline and 6 yearly follow ups. At baseline, all participants will go through a list of cognitive assessments, blood taking, Brain MRI scan, Brain PET scan and retinal imaging.

At the first five yearly follow ups, cognitive assessment will be performed. For the sixth yearly follow up, automatic retinal image will be performed in addition to cognitive assessment.

Enrollment

300 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Chinese ethnicity
[For dementia group, clinical diagnosis of "probable Alzheimer's disease" according to recommendation from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups (NIA-AA)

Exclusion criteria