EP 88 :: The Importance Of Participating In Dementia Clinical Trials :: Dr. Michelle Papka

Michelle Papka, Ph.D., has nearly 31 years' combined experience as a researcher and clinician specializing in the field of aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. She is currently the director and founder of The Cognitive and Research Center of NJ and serves as the principal investigator on over 35 recent clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, memory impairment, or mild cognitive impairment.   “It's not funding, money, or other obstacles to finding a cure. It really is people willing to be in a trial, so that's the first thing needed to move the field of dementia research forward,” Dr. Papka says. “We know that people do better when they're in a clinical trial, and it's probably because they are being monitored very, very carefully by a multidisciplinary team of specialists.”     You can sign up for a clinical trial by visiting clinicaltrials.gov. The website is maintained by the U.S. government and lists all the different clinical trials happening across the country.     Don't forget to subscribe, download, and review to share your thoughts about the show!   To find out more about Bobbi and Mike or the inspiration behind this podcast, Rodger That, head over to rodgerthat.show.