Following people with mild memory problems or dementia and their family caregivers in Bavaria
Follows people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and their caregivers over time.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern): a Multicentre, Prospective, Longitudinal Register Study Including People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia as Well as Their Family Caregivers
Key facts
- Where
- Aschaffenburg, Bad Aibling, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Bayreuth, Coburg, Freyung, München, Neumarkt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, and Rosenheim, GermanySee the 12 sites
Where in Germany
- Klinikum Aschaffenburg-AlzenauAschaffenburg, GermanyTaking people
- Schön Klinik Bad AiblingBad Aibling, GermanyTaking people
- RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad NeustadtBad Neustadt an der Saale, GermanyTaking people
- Klinikum BayreuthBayreuth, GermanyTaking people
- Klinikum Coburg, Regiomed Zentrum für AltersmedizinCoburg, GermanyTaking people
- Kliniken Am Goldenen SteigFreyung, GermanyTaking people
- Marion von Tessin Memory-ZentrumMünchen, GermanyTaking people
- Schön Klinik München SchwabingMünchen, GermanyTaking people
- Klinikum NeumarktNeumarkt, GermanyTaking people
- Klinikum NürnbergNuremberg, GermanyTaking people
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie RegensburgRegensburg, GermanyTaking people
- Böhm-Peters - Praxis für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und NeurologieRosenheim, GermanyTaking 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
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
- Trial code
- NCT07721701
- Record updated
- 23 July 2026
- Original description
Around 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. By the end of 2023, around 1.8 million people were living with dementia in Germany, the majority of whom were over 65 years of age (1.7 million). In Bavaria, around 257,000 people were living with dementia in 2023. Providing care and support for these people in the future is one of the biggest challenges not only for the healthcare system, but also for society as a whole. This is particularly true when it comes to caring for people with dementia in rural areas.Read full original descriptionShow less
Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern)
Around 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. By the end of 2023, around 1.8 million people were living with dementia in Germany, the majority of whom were over 65 years of age (1.7 million). In Bavaria, around 257,000 people were living with dementia in 2023. Providing care and support for these people in the future is one of the biggest challenges not only for the healthcare system, but also for society as a whole. This is particularly true when it comes to caring for people with dementia in rural areas.
The Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern) is a health outcomes research project that aims to improve understanding of the clinical complexity, long-term progression, and care situation of dementia.
digiDEM Bayern is a multicenter longitudinal study conducted in all administrative districts of Bavaria. Participants from both urban and rural areas are included. Participants are people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and people with mild to moderate dementia (defined according to ICD-10: F06.7, F00-F03) who are cared for at home by their family caregivers, as well as the family caregivers themselves.
Prior to study enrollment, participants with cognitive impairments are assessed for their suitability for the study using brief cognitive tests (Mini Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment). Participants are then interviewed at several points in time (baseline, after 6 months, after 12 months, annually) on the basis of standardized, face-to-face interviews. Participation is voluntary. As part of the informed consent process, participants will be informed about the project in advance and asked to consent to participate in the study.
Participants are recruited in all administrative districts in Bavaria. Participants are recruited and surveyed through institutions that are active in counseling, care, diagnosis, treatment, and care for people with dementia, including counseling facilities, care groups, and residential communities, as well as outpatient (memory clinics, outpatient care services, general practitioners and specialists), inpatient (acute care hospitals, district clinics, geriatric rehabilitation facilities) and semi-inpatient (geriatric day clinics, day care facilities) institutions.
Inclusion: People with an MMSE score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 0-23 points; People with an MMSE score of 15-23 points; Living in a home environment; All types of MCI and dementia according to the ICD-10 classification (F06.7, F00-F03); Main residence in Bavaria; All age groups.
Exclusion: Psychiatric diagnoses (among others depression, schizophrenia, addiction); People with an MMST score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 24-30 points; People with an MMST score of 0-14 points; Permanent residence in a nursing home; Deafness and/or blindness; Aphasia.