UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000041794
Receipt number R000047698
Scientific Title A multicenter, open-label, interventional study to verify for association between cognitive decline and olfactory disturbance using a DEmentia Screening Kit in subjects with normal cognitive function, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer s dementia
Date of disclosure of the study information 2020/09/15
Last modified on 2021/08/05 17:42:47

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Basic information

Public title

A multicenter, open-label, interventional study to verify for association between cognitive decline and olfactory disturbance using a DEmentia Screening Kit in subjects with normal cognitive function, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer s dementia

Acronym

DESK Study

Scientific Title

A multicenter, open-label, interventional study to verify for association between cognitive decline and olfactory disturbance using a DEmentia Screening Kit in subjects with normal cognitive function, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer s dementia

Scientific Title:Acronym

DESK Study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy Person/Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's Disease

Classification by specialty

Neurology Geriatrics Psychiatry
Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between olfactory deficits and cognitive impairment in healthy volunteers, persons with mild cognitive impairment, and patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


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Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

The relationship between cognitive impairment and olfactory deficits in subjects with healthy, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
1) Olfactory score by disease level
2) The relationship between olfactory scores and cognitive functioning indicators
3) Discriminability of disease levels using olfactory scores

Key secondary outcomes

1) The ability to diagnose disease levels using olfactory scores
2) Subgroup analysis by medical history and comorbidity


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Self control

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

Subjects will be tested for olfaction using a total of 20 research substances including 10 fragrances and 2 concentrations each.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

40 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

90 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Subjects who meet all the inclusion criteria will be enrolled in this study.

1) Men and women between 40 and 90 years-old at the time of obtaining consent.
2) Subjects who meets any of the following criteria
A) Healthy volunteers: Subjects with a MMSE score of 28 or higher
B) Mild cognitive impairment: Subjects with a MMSE score of 24 or higher and 27 or lower who diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and with dysmnesia by a dementia specialist based on the diagnostic criteria of Petersen et al.
C) Alzheimer's disease: Subjects with a MMSE score of 23 or lower who diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by a dementia specialist based on one of the following items; ICD-10, DSM-5, and NIA-AA.
3) Subjects have no olfactory impairment who judged by a physician to be able to adequately describe their subjective symptoms and olfactory scores
4) Subjects who obtained written informed consent (informed consent from proxy for AD patients only).

Key exclusion criteria

Subjects who meet any of the exclusion criteria will not be enrolled in this study.

1) Subjects who have had an allergic reaction to a fragrance in the past.
2) Pregnant women or subjects who wish to become pregnant.
3) Subjects diagnosed with an olfactory disorder with a definite cause.
4) Subjects with epilepsy or who have a history of epilepsy.
5) Subjects with depression and other psychiatric disorders or who have a history of those.
6) Subjects who have taken a test such as MMSE or MoCA-J within one month of the date of obtaining consent.
7) Subjects who are expected to have a significant effect on the following olfactory functions.
- Subjects who reported smoking on the day of the olfactometry.
- Subjects who reported on the day of the olfactometry that they were concerned about olfactory dysfunction such as hay fever, rhinitis, or chronic sinusitis.
- Subjects who reported using the perfume on the day of the olfactometry.
- Subjects who reported consuming strongly smelling food from the day before to the day of the olfactometry.
8) Subjects who are bedridden or unconscious and determined to have severe Alzheimer's disease.
9) Current smoker.
10) Subjects who have been judged by the principal investigator or sub-investigator to be inappropriate for this study, in addition to the reasons listed above.

Target sample size

220


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Takahiro
Middle name
Last name Fukumoto

Organization

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Division name

Business Development Section Household Division

Zip code

541-0045

Address

KDX Kobayashi-Doshomachi Building 10F, 4-4-10, Doshomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan

TEL

070-1216-8047

Email

t.fukumoto@kobayashi.co.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Kensuke
Middle name
Last name Fujimoto

Organization

Mebix, Inc.

Division name

Research Promotion Group

Zip code

105-0001

Address

Toranomon 33 Mori Building, 3-8-21 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-4362-4504

Homepage URL


Email

smell_cognitive@mebix.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Institute

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Funding Source

Organization

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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Division

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Institutional Review Board of Takahashi Clinic

Address

5-1-31 Iwayakita-machi, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

Tel

078-882-6432

Email

kishimoto.satoshi@neues.co.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

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Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2020 Year 09 Month 15 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2020 Year 09 Month 04 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2020 Year 09 Month 16 Day

Last follow-up date

2021 Year 04 Month 30 Day

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Management information

Registered date

2020 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 08 Month 05 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000047698


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