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Description of a European memory clinic cohort undergoing amyloid-PET: The AMYPAD Diagnostic and Patient Management Study

Published inAlzheimer's & dementia, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 844-856
Publication date2023-03
First online date2022-06-17
Abstract

Introduction: AMYPAD Diagnostic and Patient Management Study (DPMS) aims to investigate the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of amyloid-PET in Europe. Here we present participants' baseline features and discuss the representativeness of the cohort.

Methods: Participants with subjective cognitive decline plus (SCD+), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia were recruited in eight European memory clinics from April 16, 2018, to October 30, 2020, and randomized into three arms: ARM1, early amyloid-PET; ARM2, late amyloid-PET; and ARM3, free-choice.

Results: A total of 840 participants (244 SCD+, 341 MCI, and 255 dementia) were enrolled. Sociodemographic/clinical features did not differ significantly among recruiting memory clinics or with previously reported cohorts. The randomization assigned 35% of participants to ARM1, 32% to ARM2, and 33% to ARM3; cognitive stages were distributed equally across the arms.

Discussion: The features of AMYPAD-DPMS participants are as expected for a memory clinic population. This ensures the generalizability of future study results.

Keywords
  • Alzheimer's
  • PET
  • Amyloid
  • Dementia
  • Memory clinic population
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Subjective cognitive decline
Funding
  • European Commission - Amyloid imaging to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease – Sofia ref.: 115952 [115952]
Citation (ISO format)
ALTOMARE, Daniele et al. Description of a European memory clinic cohort undergoing amyloid-PET: The AMYPAD Diagnostic and Patient Management Study. In: Alzheimer’s & dementia, 2023, vol. 19, n° 3, p. 844–856. doi: 10.1002/alz.12696
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