Italian Project on the Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease

All people aged 65-84 listed in the population registers of the 12 Italian participating towns as resident and alive on the 31.12.2002. The community based random sample was stratified by gender and 5-year age classes following an equal allocation strategy.

The general objective of IPREA-FU is to improve the evidence base on the preclinical phase of dementia, providing a better insight into its heterogeneous evolution.

Last Update 21/09/2017

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Italy
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages 60 to 100
Brain related measures Cognitive function
Funtional rating Individual physiological|Individual psychological
Anthropometric Blood pressure
Physical Cardiovascular
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Brain banking
Lifestyle
Socio-economic
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS)
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999

age at recruitment 65-84
last updated
recruitment period 2003
estimated current sample size number value
cohort acronym IPREA
start date 2003
pi Professor Emanuele Scafato
website http://www.iss.it/biobankcnesps/index.php?lang=2&id=166&tipo=25
contact details Istituto Superiore Sanit’ (ISS) – National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS)
Population Health and Health Determinants Unit
Viale Regina Elena, 299
Rome
00161
Italy
abstract  IPREA is a population study which began in 2003 recruiting 4,785 65-84 year olds registered in participating towns. The objective of IPREA?FU is to improve the evidence base on the preclinical phase of dementia.
funders  Italian Ministry of Health
contact email PI email: [email protected]
contact phone number +39 4990 4028
estimated current sample size
sample sizes 4785