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ADCS Prevention Instrument Project: overview and initial results
Ferris SH, Aisen PS, Cummings J, Galasko D, Salmon DP, Schneider L, Sano M, Whitehouse PJ et al.. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders, 2006-10-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
This initial report describes the ongoing 4-year longitudinal study and provides baseline results, which confirm the feasibility of obtaining home-based clinical information via mail or telephone. Initial results for the experimental instruments and for the book club are reported in separate accompanying articles.
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APA 7th
Ferris, S. H., Aisen, P. S., Cummings, J., Galasko, D., Salmon, D. P., Schneider, L., et al. (2006). ADCS Prevention Instrument Project: overview and initial results. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.wad.0000213870.40300.21
Vancouver
Ferris SH, Aisen PS, Cummings J, Galasko D, Salmon DP, Schneider L, et al. ADCS Prevention Instrument Project: overview and initial results. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 2006. doi:10.1097/01.wad.0000213870.40300.21. PMID: 17135805.
BibTeX
@article{ferris2006-17135805,
author = {Ferris, S. H. and Aisen, P. S. and Cummings, J. and Galasko, D. and Salmon, D. P. and Schneider, L. and Sano, M. and Whitehouse, P. J. and others},
title = {{ADCS Prevention Instrument Project: overview and initial results}},
journal = {Alzheimer disease and associated disorders},
year = {2006},
doi = {10.1097/01.wad.0000213870.40300.21},
pmid = {17135805},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/01.wad.0000213870.40300.21}
}
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Key findings
- This initial report describes the ongoing 4-year longitudinal study and provides baseline results, which confirm the feasibility of obtaining home-based clinical information via mail or telephone.
- Initial results for the experimental instruments and for the book club are reported in separate accompanying articles.
Why it matters
This report sets out the ADCS Prevention Instrument Project, a 4-year longitudinal study. Its baseline results "confirm the feasibility of obtaining home-based clinical information via mail or telephone", which means prevention research could gather some data without clinic visits. It tests no treatment and shows nothing about preventing Alzheimer's. Results for the experimental instruments and the book club are in separate companion articles.
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Study details
- Study designlongitudinal study
- Participants644
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 61/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 59 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 61 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Alzheimer disease and associated disorders) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders: journal h-index 131 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial (from PubMed type “Randomized Controlled Trial”) |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2006 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 644 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 75 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 3.4 citations a year over 22 year(s) since 2006 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 6 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 10 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author and Leon J. Thal holds only 1 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of California, Los Angeles: institution h-index 1,923 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 17135805) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 59 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 59 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 61 out of 100. |
| Total | 61 / 100 | — |
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