Older patients are still under-represented in clinical trials of Alzheimer’s disease.

Title : Older patients are still under-represented in clinical trials of Alzheimer s disease.

Source : PubMed
ID : 27520290
Authors : Banzi R, Camaioni P, Tettamanti M, Bertele V, Lucca U.
Year : 2016
Disease Category : Mental disorder
Focused Population : Elderly patients
Priori/Posteriori : Posteriori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : NHANES_T2D
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Trial participants vs. general population (from EHR, survey, a cohort, etc) : Yes
Real-world data sources : Aging, Demographics, and Memory study ([17] and personal communication) and the Framingham study
Target Population Data Type Levels : National