Neuropsychological Assessment Of The Oldest-Old Population.(NEUROPSIC-GR)

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Conditions studied: Dementia, Cognition Disorders in Old Age

In brief

Neuropsychological tests currently considered to evaluate the cognitive performance of the oldest-old population (more than 80 years) are not adapted to this group population. This trial aims to determine the normal limits for this group population of a set of 18 neuropsychological test. Results may improve the diagnostic cognitive evaluation of this population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05481749

Run by

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

People needed

120

Starts

2023-02-14

Expected to finish

2026-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-26

Who can join

Age: 80 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 80 or more years old
• Residence at Comarca del Garraf
• Able to be transfered to study center
• Sufficient reading and writing capacity to carry out the neuropsychological tests, at the evaluator's discretion.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient at end-of-life situation or with a very short life expectancy (days-weeks).
• Hospital admission in the previous 3 months.
• History of relevant mental illness: major depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• Disease of the central nervous system with possible cognitive impairment: Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, stroke with cognitive impairment, epilepsy, severe traumatic brain injury.
• History of alcoholism or substance abuse.
• Severe sensory deficit that prevents performing neuropsychological tests, at the discretion of the evaluator.
• Positive Shortened Spanish Informant Questionnaire for Cognitive Decline in the Elderly questionnaire (SS-IQCODE) or Lobo's Cognitive Mini-examination Test (spanish adaptation of Minimental of Folstein test) with a score < 23 (20 in people with low schooling or illiteracy).
• Dementia criteria according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV.

Where it is running

• Centro de Salud Les Roquetes-Sant Pere de Ribes — Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain (enrolling)
• Centros de Salud Sitges — Sitges, Barcelona, Spain (enrolling)
• Centro de Salud Vilanova i la Geltrú 1 — Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain (enrolling)
• Centro de Salud Vilanova i la Geltrú 2 Jaume I — Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain (enrolling)
• Centro de Salud Vilanova i la Geltrú 3 Baix A Mar — Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain (enrolling)
• Centro de Salud Sant Pere de Ribes — Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelone, Spain (enrolling)

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