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The ACAD Active Study Page

Welcome ACAD Study staff, coordinators and PIs.

This section encompasses study specific tools and videos for your reference. If you have any questions, comments, or new ideas, please contact NCRAD by email or phone 1-800-526-2839 or 317-278-8413.

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ACAD Blood-Based Biomarker Collection Schedule
ACAD Blood-Based Biomarker Collection Schedule
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ACAD Saliva-Based Biospecimen Collection Schedule
ACAD Saliva-Based Biospecimen Collection Schedule
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Study Resources

Kit Request Module

Please follow the below link to access the ACAD Kit Request Module. This link will direct you to a REDCap database where study coordinators and staff may request kits, individual supplies, and/or labels. ACAD sites will use the same link for ordering supplies related to blood-based biomarkers and saliva collection. Please allow a total of three weeks for kit requests to be compiled and delivered to your site.

Biological Sample and Shipment Notification Forms

Please use the below downloadable forms to collect information on specimen patient demographics, collection, and processing. We respectfully ask that all completed forms be emailed prior to shipment. If you complete the form on the website, you can choose to have it emailed automatically to us. We also ask that all shipments include a hard copy of each sample form.

manual of procedures

The below downloadable manual for biomarkers was created specifically for the ACAD Study. Please feel free to explore the manuals through the hyperlinked “Table of Contents.” Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to NCRAD at (alzstudy@iu.edu, 1-800-526-2839 or 317-278-8413) for further clarification.

Study related video tutorials

Blood Processing and Aliquoting - Example

Please note that this video is an example. The processing procedures shown in this video differ from the ACAD U19 protocol. Please follow the processing procedures outlined in this manual.

Training slides

Please see the link below for the training slides for the study.

Sample Services at NCRAD

Looking for a biorepository to bank your samples? Check out NCRAD for sample banking. We can bank samples for new studies, ongoing studies, and closed studies.

Bank samples at NCRAD