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European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Registry: Recruitment and prescreening approach for a longitudinal cohort and prevention trials

  • Lisa Vermunt*
  • , Colin D. Veal
  • , Lea ter Meulen
  • , Charalambos Chrysostomou
  • , Wiesje van der Flier
  • , Giovanni B. Frisoni
  • , Idris Guessous
  • , Miia Kivipelto
  • , Moira Marizzoni
  • , Pablo Martinez-Lage
  • , Jose Molinuevo
  • , David Porteous
  • , Karen Ritchie
  • , Philip Scheltens
  • , Pierre-Jean Ousset
  • , Craig W. Ritchie
  • , Gerald Luscan
  • , Anthony J. Brookes
  • , Pieter Jelle Visser
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Introduction: It is a challenge to find participants for Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention trials within a short period of time. The European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Registry (EPAD) aims to facilitate recruitment by preselecting subjects from ongoing cohort studies. This article introduces this novel approach. Methods: Avirtual registry, with access to risk factors and biomarkers for AD through minimal data sets of ongoing cohort studies, was set up. Results: To date, ten cohorts have been included in the EPAD. Around 2500 participants have been selected, using variables associated with the risk for AD. Of these, 15% were already recruited in the EPAD longitudinal cohort study, which serves as a trial readiness cohort. Discussion: This study demonstrates that a virtual registry can be used for the preselection of participants for AD studies. (C) 2018 the Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)837-842
Number of pages6
JournalAlzheimer's & Dementia
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Preclinical AD
  • Prodromal AD
  • Clinical trial
  • Participant recruitment
  • Research registry
  • EPAD

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