Could Temperamental Features Modulate Participation in Clinical Trials?

Autor: Simona Cintoli, Camilla Elefante, Claudia Radicchi, Giulio Emilio Brancati, Silvia Bacciardi, Joyce Bonaccorsi, Gabriele Siciliano, Icro Maremmani, Giulio Perugi, Gloria Tognoni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume 12
Issue 3
Pages: 1121
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12031121
Popis: The prodromal stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are the primary focus of research aimed at slowing disease progression. This study explores the influence of affective temperament on the motivation of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) to participate in clinical trials. One hundred four subjects with MCI and SCD were screened for participation in pharmacological and non-pharmacological trials. Affective temperament was assessed based on the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego (TEMPS) scale. Demographic variables and temperament subscales scores were compared between MCI and SCD patients and among patients participating in the pharmacological trial, the non-pharmacological trial and refusing participation. Twenty-one subjects consented to participate in the pharmacological trial, seventy consented to the non-pharmacological trial and thirteen refused to participate in any trial. Patients with SCD had greater education and more depressive temperamental traits than those with MCI. While older age, higher education and anxious temperament were negatively associated with participation in the pharmacological trial, irritable temperamental positively predicted pharmacological trial participation. In conclusion, temperamental features may affect the willingness of patients with MCI and SCD to take part in clinical trials and, especially, the choice to participate in pharmacological studies.
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