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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of New Quick Tests of Action Slowing in Stroke and in Cognitive Neurodegenerative Disease

An observational study in Stroke, Action Speed and Dementia Mild Cognitive Impairment, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-13.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2021; still recruiting 5 years 3 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
129
Ages
40 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A large series of recent studies have documented the frequency of the slowing of the action in brain diseases, especially vascular and neurodegenerative diseases. In stroke, the predictive value of action slowing at the acute phase for predicting post-stroke functional outcome remains poorly investigated. In neurodegenerative diseases, the diagnostic relevance of the slowing at the prodromal stage remains unknown and this diagnostic requires new tests. Finally, in terms of anatomical determinants, few studies have studied the determinants of action slowing. The objectives of this project are to Determine the diagnostic and prognostic value of action slowing assessed with new quick tests in patients with acute stroke (Neurovascular Unit) and cognitive neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer Disease (AD), Lewy Body disease (LBD), Fronto Temporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supra Nuclear Palsy (PSNP)) and to define the lesion determinants with VBM and VLSM

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Conditions studied

  • Stroke
  • Action Speed
  • Dementia Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Alzheimer Disease

Keywords

  • executive processes
  • attention
  • Stroke
  • action speed
  • Diagnostic
  • sensitivity
  • specificity
  • dementia mild cognitive impairment
  • Alzheimer disease
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In context

Stroke

8,255 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,056 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 129 is below the median of 152 across 1,968 observational studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens is the lead sponsor of 586 studies on the registry; 185 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

acute stroke patients (Stroke Unit) and cognitive neurodegenerative disorder patients (Alzheimer Disease (AD), Lewy Body diseaese (LBD), FrontoTemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive SupraNuclear Palsy (PSNP))

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients between 40 and 85 years old,
  • French native language,
  • Social Security affiliation.
  • University Memory Clinic for: Mild severity disorder (> 19) or major severity disorder related to AD : Albert 2011 criteria ; McKhann 2011
  • to MCL according to McKeith criteria
  • to FTLD according to Rascovsky 2011 criteria
  • BBD according to Armstrong's criteria
  • related to PSP according to Höglinger criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental retardation or guardianship
  • Previously diagnosed dementia
  • Other current or past brain condition
  • severe head trauma
  • epilepsy prior to stroke still requiring previous treatment
  • Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis...
  • brain tumor or brain radiation therapy
  • Current or past schizophrenia or psychosis
  • Active or past psychiatric disorders requiring a stay> 2 days in a specialized environment
  • Contra indication to MRI
  • Comorbidity with \<1 year
  • Comorbidity affecting cognition in particular:
  • Alcohol (> 3 glasses / day) or history of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
  • opiate or cocaine addiction or opiate withdrawal syndrome
  • renal failure (dialysis or \<30)
  • hepatic failure (spontaneous > 1.5 or PT \<60%)
  • respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy
  • heart failure (orthopnea> 2 pillows)
  • persistent vigilance disturbances (NIHSS1a score ≤1)
  • cancer with paraneoplastic syndrome
  • treatment with gold salts, D Penicillamine or other treatment with cognitive effect
  • Patient under guardianship or curators or private under public law
  • Pregnant and / or lactating wom
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MMSE and MoCA

Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
129 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • acute stroke patients

    Other: quick tests

  • cognitive neurodegenerative disorders

    cognitive neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer Disease (AD), Lewy Body disease (LBD), FrontoTemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supra Nuclear Palsy (PSNP)

    Other: quick tests

Interventions

  • Otherquick tests

    New quick tests are * Batterie MindPlus (Brevet n° FR1908081, Suarez 2019) is a quick reaction time battery and * Minimal Cognitive Evaluation (MCE) test (Sardi et al, 2019) is a cognitive screening tests including a specific assessment of slowing

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Value of the speed of the action with the 'RT Componential Analysis of Action Speed' battery in all patients

    RT Componential Analysis of Action Speed

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Speed values of action measured in all patients with the "MindPlus" battery in all patients

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 13, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05785156
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 27, 2023
Start date
Jul 16, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 16, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 16, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
May 13, 2026

Study contacts

Martine ROUSSEL, PhD
Contact
roussel.martine@chu-amiens.fr
0322667813

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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