Epidemiology of Dementia in Central Africa
Initiatives
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1. To estimate and compare the prevalence of dementia and related syndromes in urban and rural areas in Central Africa (Central African Republic and Republic of Congo), and to study the neuropsychological profiles of demented and non-demented subjects.
2. To investigate factors associated with dementia and cognitive disorders: sociodemographic, environmental factors including vascular, nutritional, lifestyle and biological factors.
3. To determine if genetic variations can modify the risk of dementia in African populations.
4. To create a biobank from native elderly Africans in order to carry out further biological, genotypic and phenotypic researches in the future.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 2011
- End Year
- 2014
- Funding
- French National Research Agency (ANR-09-MNPS-009-01)
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Design
- Study design
- Patients' cohort
- Follow Up
- Baseline and 2-year follow-up.
Marker Paper
Guerchet M, Mbelesso P, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B et al. Epidemiology of dementia in Central Africa (EPIDEMCA): protocol for a multicentre population-based study in rural and urban areas of the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo. Springerplus. 2014 Jul 3;3:338. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-338
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,002
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Over 65 years old
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
By contacting the study representative