RecruitingNCT05740683

Alpha-synuclein Rt-quic and Neurologic Symptoms in Persons With idiOpathic anosMiA


Sponsor

Danish Dementia Research Centre

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Feb 1, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Test of early warning signs and RT-QuIC in patients with idiopathic olfactory dysfunction


Eligibility

Min Age: 55 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

  • Age 55 -75 years of age
  • Slowly progressing and non-fluctuating iOD
  • Able to give informed consent and to cooperate as evaluated by the PI
  • Age 55 -75 years of age
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Able to cooperate as evaluated by the PI

Exclusion Criteria13

  • Diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease or major neurological/psychiatric condition.
  • Anosmia/hyposmia caused by sino-nasal disease (including chronic rhinitis and allergy), after trauma, infection, congenial, olfactory dysfunction due to surgery, or toxins/drugs affecting the olfactory function.
  • Olfactory dysfunction with response to systemic or local corticosteroids if tried
  • Severe nasal cavity abnormalities or infections.
  • Overt signs of dementia or PD
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse
  • Terminal illness
  • Diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease or major neurological/psychiatric condition.
  • Olfactory dysfunction on clinical test
  • Overt signs of dementia or PD
  • Severe nasal cavity abnormalities or infections.
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse
  • Diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease or major neurological/psychiatric condition.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTRT-QuiC

RT-QuIC measures the ability of aSyn to misfold other aSyn proteins and is an amplification technique.


Locations(2)

Danish Dementia Research Centre

Copenhagen, Denmark

Oskar McWilliam

Copenhagen, Denmark

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