Author : Ricardo F. Allegri
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
ISBN 13 : 012807048X
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis Global Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease by : Ricardo F. Allegri
Download or read book Global Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease written by Ricardo F. Allegri and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dementia is seriously disabling for those who have it and is often devastating for their caregivers and families. There are 7.7 million new cases of dementia each year, implying that there is a new case of dementia somewhere in the world every four seconds. The growth of dementia in the next 20 years will be much more acute in those countries with low and medium salaries. The World Health Organization wrote a report about dementia, calling on all governments to define dementia as a public health priority. Dementia clinical studies are becoming more and more complex with the number of enrolled patients increasing. Historically, the majority of patients recruited into clinical trials for medicine development have been from Western Europe and the US. However, clinical trials are increasingly recruiting patients from more countries, including developing countries. South America has larger urban populations than other emerging regions and could provide treatment-naïve patients for clinical trials.