Dementia Matters9 Heinä 2024

Getting AHEAD of Alzheimer’s with Inclusive Clinical Trials

Dementia Matters Special Series: Voices of Research Participants

When Ms. Carol Turner found out her family had a history of Alzheimer’s disease, she wanted to know how she could help herself and others with similar experiences. After learning about the AHEAD Study, which is testing a treatment that could delay memory loss before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear, she signed up to participate in this ground-breaking research. Ms. Turner joins the final episode in our Voices of Research Participants series to discuss her journey as a research participant, how she became an advocate for others in her community and the power of representation in clinical trials.

Guest: Ms. Carol Turner, AHEAD Study participant

Co-host: Sarah Walter, MSc, program administrator, Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) and Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI)

Show Notes

Listen to the rest of the Voices of Research Participants series, “From Caregiver to Research Participant: How One Woman’s Experience as a Dementia Caregiver Drew Her to Alzheimer’s Research,” “Living with Lewy Body: A Neurologist’s Journey Through Research and Dementia Care,” and “Advocating for All: The Impact of Community and Equity in Dementia Research” on our website and all podcast platforms.

Watch “Voices from the AHEAD Alzheimer's Disease Trial” featuring Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS on the UW Clinical Trials Institute YouTube.

Learn more about the AHEAD Study on their website.

Learn more about Sarah Walter in her bio on the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium website.

Find resources for people with dementia and their care partners on our website.

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