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REGEnLIFE RGn530 is a photobiomodulation medical device, consisting in a modular helmet and abdominal panel, composed of near-infrared low-level lasers (LLLT), near-infrared and red LEDs as well as a static magnetic field. RGn device application on both head and abdomen have demonstrated striking efficacy in preclinical studies. The investigator's results clearly indicated that RGn treatment produces a normalization of all parameters that are strongly modified in the model, including memory performances associated to oxidative stress, neuroinflammation or apoptosis markers, microbiota composition and specific markers related to the amyloid or tau processes (Blivet et al., Alzheimers Dement (NY), 2018). Following such promising results, this pilot clinical study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of REGEnLIFE RGn530 device on cognitive performances evolution from mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease patients. The double-blind, randomized, monocentric sham-controlled clinical trial will be performed at the CHU de Montpellier. 64 patients will be enrolled: 32 in photobiomodulation group and 32 in sham group. Each patient will follow 8 weeks of treatment with 5 sessions of 25min per week (total of 40 sessions) and will undergo, for a total period of three months, series of clinical examinations including cognitive evaluation, biological and electrophysiological analyses, sleep recordings, and imaging assessments. REGEnLIFE RGn530 medical device will follow EC labelling if proven to be safe and effective. In the light of anti-amyloid therapeutic approaches lack of success, RGn530 dual treatment is hoped to be particularly valuable as an innovative and extensive treatment strategy for AD.
Age range
55 Years – 85 Years
Sex
ALL
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Orientation (time and space) score (10 items) from the Mini Mental Scale Examination (MMSE)
Timeframe: Month 2
Sum of free recall (sum of the three learning tests) and of cued recall (sum of free recall and indexed recall) from the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT)
Timeframe: Month 2
(3) Digit symbol Substitution test (WAIS-IV coding test)
Timeframe: Month 2
(4) 2-minutes Category naming test
Timeframe: Month 2