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 GenerAAtions Study
Multi-sensory Environment Home Research Study (MSE Home)
New Drug for Alzheimer's being studied
Research Volunteers Needed for Interview Study (U of M)
Volunteers Needed for Alzheimer’s Research (MADRC)
GenerAAtions Study
Researchers in the Henry Ford Health System Department of Neurology, in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University, are conducting a study that examines vascular, environmental, and genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans. The GenerAAtions study is funded by the National Institute of Health, and will enroll 500 patients who have been diagnosed with mild to moderate, possible or probable Alzheimer’s disease. Participants must be African American, 65 years of age or older, and been seen within the Henry Ford Health System within the past 2 years. The study involves a clinical exam and diagnostic tests. A family member or someone who is familiar with the person’s daily routine and knows them fairly well must accompany the patient. For more information call 313-874-6229.
This project is not part of the Alzheimer’s Association, and this notice does not imply endorsement or involvement, but is an attempt to simply inform families of a service in which they may or may not wish to participate.
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Multi-sensory Environment Home Research Study
(MSE Home)
ATTENTION FAMILIES AND SENIORS
The School of Nursing (SON) at Oakland University would like to welcome you to the Multi-sensory Environment Home Research Study (MSE Home). The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of using Multi-sensory Environments in the home as a way of helping persons with dementia and their family caregivers improve their quality of life at home. If you are a person who has been given a diagnosis of dementia and/or a family member who cares for a person at home with a medical diagnosis of dementia you are eligible to participate in this very important study.
If you would like to participate in this study and help determine if Multi-sensory Environments can be used in the home, please contact DR. CHERYL RILEY- DOUCET at 248 321-4306 for more information and to sign up so that a nurse researcher can contact you by telephone.
This project is not part of the Alzheimer’s Association, and this notice does not imply endorsement or involvement; but is an attempt to simply inform families of a study in which they may or may not wish to participate.
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New Drug for Alzheimer's Being Studied
Subjects in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease are now being evaluated for participation in an FDA approved clinical trial of Flurizan, which may lower the levels of amyloid plaques in the brain. Candidates must already be on Aricept, Razadyne/Reminyl or Exelon for several months and at the same dose for 4 months. Please call Ellen Near at the Mood and Memory Clinic located in Farmington Hills, Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at (248) 888 - 9999.
This project is not part of the Alzheimer’s Association, and this notice does not imply endorsement or involvement, but is an attempt to simply inform families of a service in which they may or may not wish to participate.
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Research Volunteers Needed for Interview Study
Research to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is very important. Unfortunately, people with AD can have difficulty providing informed consent for such research, raising important ethical issues.
University of Michigan researchers are conducting an interview study of patients with Alzheimer’s disease to better understand AD patients’ ability to give informed consent for research and their ability to choose people they trust to help them make decisions about research participation.
We are recruiting persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease by their doctors and who are still able to engage in clinical interviews.
The study involves two interviews with the person who has Alzheimer’s disease. Each interview will take approximately 1 hour to 1.5 hours. We conduct these interviews at the patient’s convenience, usually in the home, so that you do not need to travel anywhere.
This interview study does not involve taking any drugs. Participants will be compensated for their time. The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
If you or your loved one are interested in participating in the study or have any questions, please contact Dr. Scott Kim or our research coordinator, Gloria Jen, at 734-936-3922 (email: scottkim@umich.edu or gjen@umich.edu).
This project is not part of the Alzheimer’s Association, and this notice does not imply endorsement or involvement; but is an attempt to simply inform families of a study in which they may or may not wish to participate.
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Volunteers Needed for Alzheimer’s Research
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease. Advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s are only possible when people participate in research. The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC), based at the University of Michigan, is looking for volunteers with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease to take part in two on-going research studies. The first study is testing a new treatment for the difficult behaviors that often accompany Alzheimer’s such as agitation or anxiety. The other is a brain imaging study.
If you would like to find out more about these studies, contact Joanne Lord at (734) 647-7760 or jllord@umich.edu.
This project is not part of the Alzheimer’s Association, and this notice does not imply endorsement or involvement, but is an attempt to simply inform families of a service in which they may or may not wish to participate.
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