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Brief Title: Data Analysis for Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) - TNFi vs Abatacept
Official Title: Data Analysis for Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines - Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors vs Abatacept
Study ID: NCT04529902
Brief Summary: This study aims to evaluate the comparative risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease onset between patients treated with medications that target specific metabolic pathways and patients treated with alternative medications for the same indication.
Detailed Description: This is a non-randomized, non-interventional study that is part of the DREAM Study of Brigham and Women's Hospital. DREAM is led by Dr. Madhav Thambisetty, MD, PhD, Chief of the Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Section, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging (NIA) intramural research program. This study aims to evaluate the comparative risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease onset between patients treated with medications that target specific metabolic pathways and patients treated with alternative medications for the same indication using healthcare claims data.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Name: Rishi J Desai, PhD
Affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Madhav Thambisetty, MD, PhD
Affiliation: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR