No magic bullet to prevent Alzheimer’s, but encouraging healthy behaviors could be key

SMARRT study helps participants develop personalized plans

That’s the idea behind a new pilot project we’re conducting here at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) with researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and funded by the National Institute on Aging.  It’s called the Systematic Multi-domain Alzheimer’s Risk Reduction Trial, or SMARRT. We’re now enrolling a random sample of more than 200 Kaiser Permanente Washington members age 70 to 89 to consent to participate in the pilot study. Half will work with a behavior coach and nurse to develop a personalized plan to reduce factors that may put them at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease.