Beijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI)
BABRI is a community-based longitudinal project. The project has generated a large database of participants and enables the integration of basic disease research with clinical trials focused on asymptomatic stages of dementia. As of March 2021, BABRI has recruited over 10,200 participants (aged 50 and over, 60% female), 2,021 of whom have been followed up at least once every two or three years. Participants included in BABRI have been primarily recruited from communities in Beijing since 2008 and from communities in other regions of China since 2017 (e.g., Shanghai, Guangdong, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, and Hubei provinces).
Study design
Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
1,211 (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
2008
Primary Institutions
Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学, BNU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Ministry of Science and Technology (中华人民共和国科学技术部)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- None
Engagement
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