Posterior Cingulate Function in Persons With Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease

Completed

Conditions studied: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Adult Children, Risk

In brief

The purpose of this study is to use fMRI techniques to explore a certain part of the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease known as the posterior cingulate. Determining the functionality of this brain region may help us diagnose AD more accurately, thus allowing earlier treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00478166

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

206

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2007-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-05

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Cognitively healthy
• (Controls Only) Parents survived past age 70 and did/do not have memory problems.

You may not qualify if…

• Claustrophobia
• Metallic or electronic implants

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin - Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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