Some Local Alzheimer's, Dementia Studies Halted Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Local Alzheimer's and dementia studies in New York have been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports CNY Central . Clarity Clinical Research has paused projects in East Syracuse, with scientists resorting to telehealth to continue the research. "What we're trying to do is continue to have patients, continue to gather data," said Clarity Clinical Research Site Director Lisa Sonneborn. She is worried about losing traction for research, afraid that some clinical trials may never resume after the pandemic. Sonneborn hopes that through telehealth, to keep their research going. She believes the COVID-19 crisis will most certainly change clinical trials of the future. "The flexibility that we're getting in gathering data is going to change," Sonneborn hopes that the telehealth efforts will gather sufficient information to sustain the research once the crisis has passed. "The flexibility that we're getting in gathering data is going to change," she predicted. "And it's going to allow people to engage in research in very different ways and hopefully what that's going to do is it will encourage more people to help in research so that we can find cures faster for diseases."