Priorities for research consortia on Alzheimer's disease.
Coordination and harmonization of efforts between five major research consortia on Alzheimer's disease may increase our understanding of this condition and improve our therapeutic approaches. Specific opportunities include a registry for families with early onset dementia, a study registry, minimal data sets, validation of assessment tools and outcomes, update on ethical issues, resolution of methodological issues, new investigators training, longitudinal observation studies, prevention studies, and liaison with stakeholders such as Alzheimer Disease International.
Gauthier
Serge
S
McGill University, Montréal, Canada. serge.gauthier@mcill.ca
Garcia
Angela
A
Sano
Mary
M
Robert
Philippe
P
Senanarong
Vorapun
V
Woodward
Michael
M
Brodaty
Henry
H
D017668:Age of Onset; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012042:Registries; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D012107:Research Design