Health Evaluation in African Americans Using RAS Therapy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if telmisartan, an FDA approved blood pressure medication, may also have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease prevention in African Americans, who are at high risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2022-04-15

Completion

2022-04-15

Publications

• Background Wharton W, Goldstein FC, Tansey MG, Brown AL, Tharwani SD, Verble DD, Cintron A, Kehoe PG. Rationale and Design of the Mechanistic Potential of Antihypertensives in Preclinical Alzheimer's (HEART) Trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;61(2):815-824. doi: 10.3233/JAD-161198.

Drugs

Indications