Volunteers needed for studies to advance dementia research

Interested in volunteering for research on Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and cognitive health? Learn about new and featured studies below or search for clinical trials and studies near you with the Alzheimers.gov Clinical Trials Finder.

New and featured studies

Click on the trial name for details and contact information.

Behavioral Symptoms

• MEMORI Corps: Activity-Based Companion Care for People With Dementia (Baltimore, MD)

Brain Stimulation

• Home-Based Brain Stimulation for Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (Houston, TX)
• Light Stimulation for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (Boston, MA; Orangeburg and New York, NY)

Drugs

• AVP-786 for Moderate-to-Severe Agitation in People With Alzheimer’s Disease (multiple locations)
• Bepranemab for Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease (multiple locations)
• Dose Response Study of Simufilam for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (REFOCUS-ALZ) (multiple locations)
• High Dose Simufilam for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (RETHINK-ALZ) (multiple locations)

Featured Registries and Matching Services

• Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD) — Sign up to join a study to identify risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s in people of Asian ancestry.
• Trial-Ready Cohort-Down Syndrome (TRC-DS) — Enroll to help improve methods for tracking Alzheimer’s disease progression in people with Down syndrome through cognitive and clinical testing, genetic and biomarker testing, brain imaging, and other tests.
• MindCrowd — Enroll to take a brief online cognition test and join a registry to be contacted about future research studies on the aging brain.

Get more information about these and other Alzheimer’s clinical trials online. Or call the ADEAR Center at 800-438-4380 or email adear@nia.nih.gov.

Last Updated on April 15, 2022