Taking part in PREVENTABLE is easy. You can join the study in a clinic or from your home by phone anywhere in the United States. The study drug will be shipped to you and a study doctor will follow-up with you by phone through your medical records.
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Why join PREVENTABLE?
By taking part in this study, you are playing an active role in your own health care and helping to generate evidence on healthy aging that may help future generations.
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You may also benefit from additional memory and physical function monitoring.
What should I expect if I decide to participate?
You will:
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have blood drawn (for an in-clinic visit only).
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do a brief memory and physical test.
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be randomized to take the study drug or a placebo, taking one pill a day.
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have one approximately 30-minute follow-up phone call each year.
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This study is expected to last five years and you will not be charged for the study drug or any study-related procedures.
How can I participate?
You may be a good fit for the study if you are a Veteran, 75 years or older, not taking a statin, and do not have:
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heart disease (heart attack or stroke)
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dementia
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a significant disability that limits your basic everyday activities
