Alzheimer's Disease(AD)InRADNCT07213700
InRAD Observational Study
An observational study of Alzheimer's Disease(AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), run by Stichting International Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Foundation at 23 sites in 17 countries.
Trial summary
The goal of this international observational study is to evaluate long-term disease outcomes and treatment safety in people with Alzheimer's disease (PwAD), by collecting real-world data from routine clinical practice across global clinical centers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Alzheimer's Disease(AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
- What is being tested?
- None, this is a non-interventional observational study
- How many people
- 50,000 participants
- Where
- 23 sitesin 17 countries
- Study dates
- 30 Mar 2026to Jan 2036
- How long will I take part?
- 10 Years
- Phase
- Observational
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Participants will be from centers part of the InRAD international network
Who may be able to join
- Be undergoing diagnostic work-up for Alzheimer's disease (AD), OR
- Have a confirmed diagnosis of AD (whether currently treated with an AD-specific treatment, or untreated),
- Be attending an InRAD Center,
- Have provided informed consent for long-term follow-up
Who cannot join
- -Any patient or legal representative who is unable or unwilling to provide a signed informed consent form
- The protocol does not specify a lower or upper age limit. Participants are expected to be predominantly adults, and can include younger adults with early-onset or genetically determined Alzheimer's disease (e.g. Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer's disease).
Trial locations and contacts
23 sites in 17 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Scientific Officer contact
23 sites in 17 countries
Romania3 sites, 3 recruiting
- Recruiting
County Emergency Clinic Hospital Brasov/Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Brasov
Brasov, 500326
Cristian Falup-Pecurariu
- Recruiting
Saint Luke Hospital for Chronic Disease-Geriatrics and Gerontology II
Bucharest, 041915
Luiza Spiru
- Recruiting
Fundatia Ana Aslan International
Bucharest
Luiza Spiru
Austria2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Medical University of Graz
Graz, 8010
Stephan Seiler
- Recruiting
Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum
Schwarzach, 5620
Fabian Zach
Greece2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Aiginition Hospital
Athens, 115 28
Nikolaos Scarmeas
- Recruiting
Panhellenic Federation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Thessaloniki
Magda Tsolaki
Italy2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
B.R.A.N.D. Center - Neurologia Universitaria - Policinico Foggia
Foggia
Emanuele D'Amico
- Recruiting
Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132
Federica Agosta
Netherlands2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Stichting Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc) - ABOARD Cohort
Amsterdam
Casper De Boer
- Recruiting
Stichting Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc) - Amsterdam Dementia Cohort
Amsterdam
Jort Vijverberg
Australia1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, 3004
David Darby
Brazil1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Irmandade da Santa Casa de São Paulo
São Paulo, 01221-010
Diogo Haddad Santos
Czechia1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Motol and Homolka University Hospital (UHM)
Prague, 150 06
Jakub Hort
Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Ain Shams University
Cairo
Samia Ahmed Abdul-Rahman
Ireland1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
The Adelaide and Meath Hospital
Dublin
Antoinette O'Connor
Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
NeuroProtect
Warsaw, 01-684
Maciej Czarnecki
Portugal1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Hospital de Santo António
Porto, 4050-011
Inês Laranjinha
Saudi Arabia1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Riyadh, 11564
Yara AlKhodair
Spain1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades
Barcelona, 08028
Mercè Boada
Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Not yet recruiting
New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital
New Taipei City, 236
Jung-Lung Hsu
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Istanbul University Çapa Hospital
Istanbul, 34093
Başar Bilgiç
About this study
Official title: The International Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (InRAD): An International Registry Observational Study Dedicated to Evaluating Outcomes Data in Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this international observational study is to evaluate long-term disease outcomes and treatment safety in people with Alzheimer's disease (PwAD), by collecting real-world data from routine clinical practice across global clinical centers.
The InRAD Registry Observational Study has several aims:
Read more
- To collect medical information for many years from a large group of people with Alzheimer's disease. This will be used for research, which will support improved understanding about the disease.
- To enable researchers to look at the effectiveness, usefulness and safety of treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
- To enable researchers to answer similar research questions and compare results in many different areas of the world.
People with Alzheimer's disease who meet the eligibility criteria and agree to participate in the Study will be asked to visit their doctor (e.g. psychiatrist, geriatrician, or neurologist) at least once a year, or as frequently as is needed for their care. During or after their appointments they may be offered assessments, tests, medications, and treatments as determined by their doctor and their team. This is an observational data collection.
Read the detailed description
The study protocol is owned by all InRAD Observational Study Investigators. All centers taking part in InRAD are the data controllers. InRAD is a data processor and is providing operational management and system support.
Study Type: Prospective, non-interventional, multinational observational cohort study.
Study Objective: The primary goal of the InRAD Observational Study is to collect and analyze real-world data (RWD) to evaluate long-term disease outcomes and treatment safety in people with Alzheimer's disease (PwAD). The study aims to:
- Assess disease stage transitions, cognitive and functional changes over time.
- Examine the relationship between demographics, comorbidities, diagnostic and monitoring tests, drug exposures, and outcomes.
- Compare disease demographics and outcomes across countries and regions.
- Characterize the occurrence of medical events, including Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Adverse Events (AEs), particularly in relation to AD-specific treatments.
Study Population: Adults undergoing diagnostic work-up for Alzheimer's disease or already diagnosed. Includes treated, treatment-eligible, and untreated patients. Participants must be attending an InRAD Center and provide informed consent for long-term follow-up.
Recruitment and Consent: Recruitment is open to global clinical centers with qualified investigators. Informed consent is obtained from patients and, where applicable, their caregivers. Consent includes authorization to share pseudonymized demographic and medical data with the InRAD Registry.
Data Collection: Investigators use the InRAD Web cloud-based data-entry platform and agree to collect the defined Minimum Dataset at least annually for their patients:
Minimum Dataset (MDS):
- Patient demographics
- Disease characteristics
- Clinical outcomes
- Safety data
- Treatment details
In addition to the Minimum Dataset, Investigators may collect a variety of disease-specific or other data-fields of interest from the Extended Dataset:
Extended Dataset (EDS):
- Lifestyle factors
- Biomarkers and imaging data
- Care partner information
- Quality of life and burden assessments
Centers, through their PIs, and the InRAD SLG (Scientific Leadership Group), may propose research analyses and cohort sub-studies of interest to be conducted using the pooled Registry dataset or subsets of the Registry data.
For each analysis and sub-study proposal, the Center, through its PI, always exclusively decide whether to participate and contribute their Center data for use in the research.
The IT tool is owned, maintained and freely provided by the InRAD Foundation to Member Centers to enable and support the Study.
Pseudonymized data is to be submitted to the InRAD registry at least biannually and may be updated more frequently depending on clinical practice.
Governance and Oversight: The study is coordinated by the InRAD Foundation and governed by its Scientific Leadership Group (SLG). Each participating center is responsible for obtaining Ethics Committee (EC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval unless exempt. No Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) is appointed, consistent with the non-interventional nature of the study.
Safety Monitoring: SAEs and other medical events are recorded using MedDRA coding. Centers are responsible for reporting SAEs to local authorities and manufacturers. The registry supports longitudinal safety analyses to identify treatment-related risks.
Participant Reimbursement: No financial reimbursement is provided. Diagnostic and treatment costs are covered by patients, their healthcare provider or their health insurance.
Sampling: The study does not use randomization or stratified sampling. Instead, it includes all eligible and consenting patients encountered during routine care at participating centers, reflecting a real-world clinical population.
Funding: InRAD is coordinated by the independent International Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Foundation, a health-related not-for-profit entity incorporated in the Netherlands.
InRAD has received financial contributions from the pharmaceutical industry. InRAD does not endorse any companies or products. InRAD is operated independently from these companies.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease(AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Non-Alzheimer Degenerative Dementia
- Being tested
- None, this is a non-interventional observational study
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease (AD), Dementia, Observational study, Real-world data (RWD), International registry, Cognitive decline, InRAD Registry, InRAD Foundation, Cognitive screening (MoCA, MMSE), AD-specific therapies, Clinical staging
- Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
None, this is a non-interventional observational studyOther
None applicable
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease Registry Participants | Individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or undergoing diagnostic work-up, enrolled in the InRAD Registry for long-term observational follow-up. This cohort includes treated, treatment-eligible, and untreated patients across global clinical centers participating in routine care and data collection. Receives: Other: None, this is a non-interventional observational study |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Transitions in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Stage Over Time
Longitudinal trajectory of disease stage, assessed by the treating clinician in routine clinical practice using the NIA-AA 2018/2024 clinical staging criteria for individuals on the Alzheimer's disease continuum (Stage 0 to Stage 6, with higher stages indicating more advanced disease):
- Stage 0, asymptomatic, deterministic gene;
- Stage 1, asymptomatic, biomarker evidence only;
- Stage 2, transitional decline (mild detectable change, minimal impact on daily function);
- Stage 3, cognitive impairment with early functional impact;
- Stage 4, dementia with mild functional impairment;
- Stage 5, dementia with moderate functional impairment;
- Stage 6, dementia with severe functional impairment.
As part of the InRAD Minimum Dataset, clinical stage is entered at study entry and at least once a year thereafter, with additional entries possible at further clinical visits, to characterize the frequency, direction and timing of transitions between disease stages over time.
Measured: At study entry and at least annually thereafter, until death, withdrawal of consent or end of clinical follow-up (10 years)
Change in Cognition Over Time
Longitudinal trajectory of global cognitive function, assessed in routine clinical practice using a cognitive screening test: either the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Both have a total score range of 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognitive function. As part of the InRAD Minimum Dataset, test date, version and total score are entered at study entry and at least once a year thereafter, with additional entries possible at further clinical visits, to characterize the rate and pattern of cognitive change over time.
Measured: At study entry and at least annually thereafter, until death, withdrawal of consent or end of clinical follow-up (10 years)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Oct 2025
- Study start30 Mar 2026
- Primary completionJan 2036 (estimated)
- Study completionJan 2036 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Alzheimer's Disease(AD)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 50,000 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 10 Years
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stichting International Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Foundation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- InRAD Foundation (Data Processor), Principal Investigator
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07213700
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- InRAD-AD-OBS-V2.0
- Acronym
- InRAD
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Pseudonymized individual participant data (IPD) collected through the InRAD data entry system will be shared with InRAD investigators/researchers. Shared IPD will include data from the MDS (minimum data set) and EDS (extended data set)
Publications
Perneczky R, Darby D, Frisoni GB, Hyde R, Iwatsubo T, Mummery CJ, Park KH, van Beek J, van der Flier WM, Jessen F. Real-world datasets for the International Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (InRAD) and other registries: An international consensus. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Apr;12(4):100096. doi: 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100096. Epub 2025 Feb 18.
PubMed 39971671