Alzheimer's Research Studies

Arizona State University researchers are seeking volunteers for a study designed to assist caregivers for people with dementia or a decline in thinking abilities using strategies used by dancers and artists to quickly recognize and reduce stress in their bodies.

FIT-AD SMART Trial is a 12-month study that is testing the impact of various exercise types on cognitive and physical outcomes in older

adults with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. A study partner is required to report on quality-of-life measures.

This study is designed as a longitudinal study. It includes surveying current caregivers to assess if they witness lucid moments in a person with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Assessments will be done monthly for one year.

The Learning from Family and Friends Who Helped with Dementia Care Study is seeking former dementia caregivers to learn from their experience with the hope of sharing successful strategies with others.

The Learning Skills Together study is a Zoom-delivered complex care training for family caregivers to persons living with dementia.

• As more people live to advanced old age it is critical to gain a greater understanding of their health status and functional abilities during their life in relation to aging and cognition as a whole. Knowledge gained from the Longevity Study will have a great impact in our understanding of the continual aging spectrum.
• This study is currently enrolling individuals, who are 50 years old and above who are willing to share information about their life.  There is a wait list to enroll into the study with the oldest individuals called first.

The overall goal of this NIH funded project is to adapt a validated digital health intervention called Medication Education, Decision Support, Reminding, and Monitoring (MEDSReM) system (IRB: 22546), currently designed to improve hypertension medication adherence in cognitively normal older adults, to support self-management of hypertension medication for persons with mild cognitive impairment (PwMCI).

MindCrowd is a first-of-its-kind web-based memory study to identify cognitive performance outliers and to better understand their genetic differences. In Phase I, the goal is to have 1 million individuals, aged 18+, take the 10-minute online test and gather information for a more detailed Phase II study. 

The National Institute of Aging (NIA) - Family Based Study - Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (FBS EOAD) is a study to understand the genetic factors influencing early-onset Alzheimer disease (EOAD) risk. The study includes individuals with EOAD, mild cognitive impairment, or other dementias. The study also recruits additional family members without dementia or memory problems that are willing to participate.