Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria: a multicenter, long-term registry of people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia and their family caregivers

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

DigiDEM Bayern is a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal registry study conducted across Bavaria to map the clinical complexity, progression, and care needs of people with MCI and various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. The study enrolls participants from urban and rural areas who live at home and follow them over time to collect health outcomes, including cognitive and functional status, care arrangements, and quality of life. Data are gathered to improve understanding of disease trajectories and inform care planning and health system responses. Exclusion criteria include advanced non-communicative conditions, nursing home residence, certain psychiatric diagnoses, and sensory impairments that would limit participation.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* People with an MMSE score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 0-23 points
* People with an MMSE score of 15-23 points
* Living in a home environment
* All types of MCI and dementia according to the ICD-10 classification (F06.7, F00-F03)
* Main residence in Bavaria
* All age groups

Exclusion Criteria:

* People with an MMST score of 24-30 points and an additional MoCA score of 24-30 points
* People with an MMST score of 0-14 points
* Permanent residence in a nursing home
* Psychiatric diagnoses (among others depression, schizophrenia, addiction)
* Deafness and/or blindness
* Aphasia

Where it's running

• Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau
  Aschaffenburg, Germany Recruiting
• Schön Klinik Bad Aibling
  Bad Aibling, Germany Recruiting
• RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt
  Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany Recruiting
• Klinikum Bayreuth
  Bayreuth, Germany Recruiting
• Klinikum Coburg, Regiomed Zentrum für Altersmedizin
  Coburg, Germany Recruiting
• Kliniken Am Goldenen Steig
  Freyung, Germany Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Peter L. Kolominsky-Rabas, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med.
• Email: peter.kolominsky-rabas@fau.de
• Phone: +49 9131 85-35855

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.