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Multiple Nutritional Deficiencies Causing Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

NCT01479855 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2013-11-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the concentrations of Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5-phosphate), folate, Vitamin B12 (cobalamin), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin A (retinol), Vitamin E (alfa-tocopherol), homocystein, uric acid, F2 8-α-isoprostane, 8-deoxyguanosine, retinoids, tau-protein and β-amyloid in spinal fluid, metabolomics, proteomics, m-RNA for DNA repair enzymes and DNA in patients who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia of Alzheimers type, with healthy controls.

A second aim is to explore the association between vitamin and nutrient reductions, if any, and cognitive function as well as vascular score and possible changes in the MRI.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • South Eastern Area Health Service

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ingun D Ulstein, MD PhD · Oslo University Hospital

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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