Kurihara Project
The Kurihara Project was a community-based study aimed at preventing stroke, dementia, and bed-confinement among individuals aged 75 years or older in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Nineteen communities out of 255 were selected to participate in the project, targeting a population of 1,254 individuals, 47% of which responded. The project involved conducting CDR (clinical dementia rating) assessments, neuropsychological tests, blood and urine tests, and MRI scans on the selected populations.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
590 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 75 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
Tohoku University (東北大学)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Kurihara Government
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (厚生労働省, MHLW)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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