What this means
This study is a plan to compare older adults with dementia and healthy older adults. It has not started yet and has no results. It cannot yet tell us whether these measures can detect dementia early.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 50 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Cognitive-Frailty Gait Biomechanics for Early Dementia Detection
- Trial ID
- NCT07448909 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Ages
- 50 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Mar 4, 2026 · updated Mar 4, 2026
Registry summary
The purpose of this study is to better understand how physical characteristics, walking patterns, and a blood-based brain health marker differ between older adults with dementia and healthy older adults.
Dementia is often associated with changes in physical health and movement, but these changes are not fully understood. This study asks whether people with dementia show differences in body composition, walking ability, and levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein involved in brain function, compared with individuals without dementia.
To answer this question, participants will complete a single assessment session that includes basic physical measurements, an assessment of walking while moving at a comfortable pace, and a small blood sample collection. The information collected will be used to compare the two groups and explore possible relationships between physical function, walking patterns, and BDNF levels.
Sites (1)
- School of Health Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia