Actively Recruiting Studies
BU ADC Research Registry
HOPE: Health Outreach Program for the Elderly
This longitudinal study increases our understanding of age related changes in memory and thinking. It serves as the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center (BU ADC) main research registry, where participants agree to be contacted regarding other BU ADC-approved studies.
Caregiving Support & Education
CARE-Plus
This study examines whether an educational intervention with caregivers can reduce behavioral problems in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and improve caregivers' emotional well-being. Participation consists of a 5-week intervention with weekly sessions on AD, its symptoms, and tips for improving communication and interactions. The individual with AD is not involved in this study.
Home Safety Education
This study compares two types of education to find out if they help caregivers make home safety modifications. Eligible participants include persons with AD (or related dementia) and caregivers living with a person with AD (or related dementia). This study includes two home visits for data collection and safety education. After three months, each participant is offered the alternative education.
PAIRS Program: Partnering Medical Students with AD Patients
This program pairs first-year medical students with patients with early-stage AD or related cognitive impairment. It seeks to educate the medical students about the care and support-related issues faced by patients with AD and provide patients with the opportunity to informally interact with students. Student-patient pairs meet monthly to participate in activities together throughout the academic year.
Genetics
MIRAGE: Multi-Institutional Research in Alzheimer's Genetic Epidemiology
This study evaluates the association between genetic (hereditary) and non-genetic risk factors for AD. The study is recruiting people with a diagnosis of probable AD who have a sibling without AD who would be willing to participate with them. The study is being conducted at multiple sites in the United States and abroad.
Memory and Cognition
Home-Based Assessment
This study seeks to detect cognitive changes in adults aged 75 years or older, comparing three at-home methods: (1) paper questionnaires with live telephone interviews; (2) automated telephone interviews; or (3) examinations by way of an easy-to-use computer (provided to participants for the study).
Understanding False Memory in Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This study seeks to understand why patients with AD and other dementias frequently remember things that never happened. The goal of this NIA-sponsored study is to provide ways to reduce false memories in patients with dementia.
Neuroimaging
Heart & Brain Aging
This study uses sensitive heart and brain imaging techniques and cognitive measures to better understand relations between heart and brain health among aging adults with mild memory loss. Participants attend a single study visit and undergo cognitive testing and brain and heart imaging.
Treatment
Investigational Clinical Amyloid Research in Alzheimer's
This multi-center treatment trial will evaluate whether a new medication, Bapineuzumab, increases the clearance of beta amyloid from the brain. Beta amyloid is believed to be the initial cause of AD. This treatment study is looking for adults between 50-89 years of age with an AD diagnosis. Participants will need a study partner who can accompany them to study visits.
For more information, please contact the BU ADC Recruitment Coordinator, Erin Whalen, at 617 414-1078 or ewhalen@bu.edu
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