AIIMS Cohort Study (ACS)
The main focus of the AIIMS Cohort Study (ACS), also know as ‘A Population Based Prospective Cohort Study to Unravel the Causes of Stroke and Cognitive Decline: A Cross-Cultural Perspective’, is on investigating factors underlying stroke and dementia in a sample of men and women aged 50 years and over from India. In this cohort study, 7,500 “apparently healthy” participants from rural and 7,500 from urban population were recruited and have been followed up over a period of at least 8 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
15,000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 50 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2015
Primary Institutions
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान, नई दिल्ली, AIIMS)
Erasmus University Medical Centre (Erasmus MC)
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
National Brain Research Centre (राष्ट्रीय मस्तिष्क अनुसंधान केंद्र)
Links
health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/cohort-study-centre-inaugurated-at-aiims/54731183
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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