Description

Alzheimer Disease is far more common in adults with Down Syndrome, but not every person with Down Syndrome will get Alzheimer Disease. Our study wants to find out more about the development of Alzheimer Disease in people with Down Syndrome, and you can help!

We ask parents/caregivers to answer questions:

• About the adult’s daily functioning
• About signs of dementia

We ask the adult with Down Syndrome to:

• Play memory games
• Let us take pictures of his/her brain using MRI
• Provide a DNA sample
• Get compensated for his/her time ($20 per hour)

Participation in the study will require 1 to 3 trips to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. We'd like to see you every year for 3 years. The study will take approximately 8 hours total, which can be spaced out over 2 or 3 days, at your convenience.

If you choose to complete a release form, we can provide to your healthcare provider a copy of the cognitive testing results and/or the structural MRI scan.

Participant Criteria

Adults with Down syndrome between 30 and 75 years old

Compensation

$20/hour for study tasks.

Visit Requirements

1 to 3 trips to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

Brochure

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Contact Information

Genea Crockett
1-888-717-4319
imaging-genetics@chgr.mc.vanderbilt.edu