DC Longitudinal Study on Aging and Specimen Bank
Georgetown University
Summary
The Georgetown University Memory Disorders Program, part of the Department of Neurology, is conducting pilot studies of the feasibility of various diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and other neurodegenerative diseases. Further, this study is assessing longitudinal changes in biological, lifestyle, and cognitive assessment collection. The primary goal of this study is to examine the feasibility of biochemical assays, genetic testing, and cognitive and lifestyle assessments in the ante-mortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and other neurodegenerative diseases. This research involves genetic and cognitive status testing but the findings will not be shared with research subjects. This will be accomplished ex vivo using blood, and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from patients with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, or other neurodegenerative diseases and from normal controls.
Description
These studies will examine the feasibility of using various biochemical assays in blood, and/or cerebrospinal fluid, genetic testing, cognitive status assessments, and lifestyle questionnaires to aid in the ante-mortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Subjects have 2 options for participation. They may solely participate in the main study or the main study and the longitudinal substudy. The main study includes a single visit at which demographic and medical information will be recorded, brief cognitive testing, and blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)(optional)…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 45+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 45 and older. * Subjects within the age range of 45-50 years old must have a first degree relative with a neurodegenerative disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals under 45 years of age
Location
- Georgetown University Memory Disorders ProgramWashington D.C., District of Columbia