Study partners should be required in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease trials

Abstract Background In an effort to intervene earlier in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), clinical trials are testing promising candidate therapies in preclinical disease. Preclinical AD trial participants are cognitively normal, functionally independent, and autonomous decision-makers. Yet, like AD dement...

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Main Authors: Joshua D. Grill, Jason Karlawish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0327-x