{"id":422,"date":"2020-07-10T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:24:06","slug":"affiliations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/affiliations\/","title":{"rendered":"Participant Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-622  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1523\/2026\/07\/Samarth-wide-300x72.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1523\/2026\/07\/Samarth-wide-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1523\/2026\/07\/Samarth-wide-1024x245.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1523\/2026\/07\/Samarth-wide-768x184.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/samarth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1523\/2026\/07\/Samarth-wide.png 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>The South Asian Memory, Aging, and Risk Tracking for brain Health study (SAMARTH)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>This study seeks to recruit individuals with ethnic or racial backgrounds from the South Asian subcontinents, aged 45-70, who have a risk factor for Alzheimer\u2019s disease or related dementias.<\/h5>\n<h5>Study participants will complete a series of assessments for factors that have been linked to AD. These include study visits every two years, involving surveys, cognitive assessments, language assessments, motor function tasks, blood tests, physical and neurological exams, and brain imaging. We will compensate you for your time.<\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Who can enroll?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>Individuals who :<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>have a South Asian ancestry (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>are aged 45\u201370 years<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>have English language fluency<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>are not diagnosed Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or other dementia<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>do not have any conditions significantly affecting cognition, or end-stage disease \/ short life expectancy<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What happens in the study?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>3 visits, above 7-8 hours total<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Visit 1: medical history, blood draw, cognitive testing<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Visit 2 (remote): questionnaires and surveys about lifestyle, activity, personality<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Visit 3: Brain MRI and other brain measures, and a walking fitness task<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Dietary recall, use of a phone app, and an actigraph (watch that measures activity)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Now enrolling!<\/h5>\n<h5>You may also complete our screening form (the screening form does not obligate you to participate in the study)<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8Bu6qvwTQcJ5Hp4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Screening Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Asian Memory, Aging, and Risk Tracking for brain Health study (SAMARTH) This study seeks to recruit individuals with ethnic or racial backgrounds from the South Asian subcontinents, aged &hellip; 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