Retrospective Observational Study of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients With a Neurodegenerative Disease or Mental Disorder
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients with a neurodegenerative disease (ND) or mental disorder (MD).
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age\>18 and donation of blood,
* full clinical and psychological assessment
* Available neuroimaging is optional as not all patients are suitable.
* Age and sex-matched unaffected volunteers without a MD or ND diagnosis are used as controls.
* Unaffected controls are usually spouses or children of patients that are informed about our studies at each clinical site.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Lack of neuropsychological data,
* anticoagulant treatment such as acenocoumarol, heparin, warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, drug abuse in the last year,
* medical history of cancer affecting the central nervous system that has not been in complete remission for 5 years or longer,
* the patient has received potentially neurotoxic chemotherapy and/or patient has received cranial radiotherapy.
* Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease where pathophysiological markers (measured in CSF or plasma) are inconsistent with Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.
* Cognitively healthy volunteers where pathophysiological markers (measured in CSF or plasma) are consistent with Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative pathophysiology.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Concentration of biomarkers in blood — through study completion, an average of 1 year Concentration of biomarker (eg., NPTX2) in blood measured by immunoassay or mass spectrometry-based techniques.
Diagnosis — Baseline Primary diagnosis following evaluation by clinician and neuropsychologist
Boston Naming Test — Up to 3-months Total score on the Boston Naming Test. Range 0-60. Higher scores represent better outcomes.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau - IIB Sant Pau
Barcelona
Spain
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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