Clinical Trial: Assessment of Sleep Disturbance in Alzheimer Disease
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Assessment of Sleep Disturbance in Alzheimer Disease
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to study circadian rhythms, or daily cycles of sleep, wake, and activity. The investigators hope to learn how disturbed sleep in Alzheimer's Disease relates to changes in activity cycles, and how sleep disturbances may affect your daytime alertness.
This project selects patients suffering from memory problems, or voluntary to be in our Control Group. There are three parts to this study: Sleep Diaries, Behavioral Questionnaire, and Activity Recordings
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Current Primary Outcome: assessment of apathy [ Time Frame: at day 0, just after inclusion ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- assessment of sleep disturbance [ Time Frame: during a week, between day 0 and day 7 ]
- determine a genetic relationship between sleep disturbance and alzheimer disease [ Time Frame: after all genetic analyses of the study ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Dates:
Date Received: January 27, 2009
Date Started: July 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 8, 2011
Last Verified: December 2011
