Evaluating the Impact of Cerebral Ischemic And Degenerative Changes On Cognition

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Cognitive Decline

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether or not cerebral atrophy scores obtained from a brain MRI can correlate with Cognitive Test results. These results hope to demonstrate a link between cerebral ischemic/degenerative changes shown on the MRI and cognition functions results.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00704327

Run by

Lahey Clinic

People needed

170

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-21

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects older than 50 years of age
• Subjects who have undergone Cognitive Testing
• Subjects who can cooperate and give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with known medical conditions predisposing them for atrophy such as: Chronic renal failure, HIV, head/neck tumors, prior radiation, post- traumatic brain disorder, metabolic disorders of brain, polysubstance abuse, and steroid use

Where it is running

• Lahey Clinic, Inc. — Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

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