Checking Alzheimer's Markers in Tears and Dried Blood Spots
Looks for Alzheimer's signs in tears and dried blood from adults with memory disorders.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Blood And Tears in Alzheimer's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Copenhagen, DenmarkSee the site
Where in Denmark
- Danish Dementia Research CentreCopenhagen, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Danish Dementia Research Centre
- Trial code
- NCT06567431
- Record updated
- 22 August 2024
- Original description
This study aims to investigate whether biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease can be found in tearfluid, as well as dried bloodspots in patients with Alzheimer's disease, other dementia diagnoses compared to controls.Read full original descriptionShow less
Examination of Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in Tears and Dry Blood Spots
This study aims to investigate whether biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease can be found in tearfluid, as well as dried bloodspots in patients with Alzheimer's disease, other dementia diagnoses compared to controls.
Inclusion: Lumbar puncture with CSF avaiable for analysis; Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), vascular dementia (VaD) or Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH); Of legal age; Lumbar puncture with CSF avaiable for analysis; No neurological disease; Of legal age.
Exclusion: No lumbar puncture; Clinically assessed as unfit to participate in the project.