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Tennessee Alzheimer's Project

Vanderbilt University Medical Center · with National Institute on Aging (NIA) · NCT05372172

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 60+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
1000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
October 27, 2021
Record last updated
February 5, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The primary objective of the Vanderbilt Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (VADRC) is to provide local and national researchers with access to a well-characterized and diverse clinical cohort, including participant referrals, biosamples, clinical data, and neuroimaging data. The VADRC Clinical Core will create an infrastructure to support research efforts of both local and national investigator studies to develop early detection, prevention, and treatment strategies for Alzheimer's disease. The Clinical Core intends to enroll up to 1000 participants, including individuals who are cognitively unimpaired, have mild cognitive impairment, or have Alzheimer's disease. This cohort of about 1000 participants will be called the Tennessee Alzheimer's Project. Participants will be seen annually for comprehensive clinical characterization and then referred to other studies to enhance Alzheimer's disease research activities.

Being studied: none, observational study

Conditions: Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Biomarker; Cognitive Dysfunction; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Dementia; Cognition

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 60 or older
  • Meet standard criteria for (a) cognitively unimpaired, (b) mild cognitive impairment, or (c) Alzheimer's disease
  • English speaking
  • Individuals who lack decisional capacity to provide informed consent at baseline will not be enrolled in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • No available reliable study partner (reliable is defined as someone who interacts significantly with the participant and is available to participate in study visits in person or by phone)
  • History of major psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar), neurological illness (e.g., epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease), or head injury with significant loss of consciousness.
  • Unable to undergo MRI (e.g., claustrophobia, ferrous metal in body)

Recruiting US locations

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, TN 37232

    Site contact: Jenna Boue · 6153228676 · jenna.boue@vumc.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Michelle Houston · 615-875-3175 · michelle.houston@vumc.org
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