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StepUp for Dementia Research helps many different types of studies. These studies include but are not limited to surveys about what works in improving quality of life for people with dementia and their carers; drug trials; longitudinal follow-up studies for people who...

Researchers define the kind of people they seek and the StepUp for Dementia Research system matches that description to the information you provide. Once you match to a study, researchers from that study will be able to see all the information you submitted into...

Information security is very important to us. StepUp for Dementia Research will keep your personal information private, secure and confidential. The information entered into our website is encrypted, secured and stored in Australia with the Microsoft provided ‘Azure’...

StepUp for Dementia Research is completely free for all volunteers, researchers and users.

StepUp for Dementia Research helps you to become involved as a participant in dementia research studies. It will also help you learn more about the research in your local area, region or other parts of Australia, and help signal to researchers, the government, media...

No. Once you have registered your interest, the website will check if your details match to any of the current studies, and then continue to check automatically every time new studies are added. It may take some time to match to a study, as explained in “Will I match...

Anyone living with or without dementia, 18 years or older and residing in Australia can register. Volunteers are needed from all ethnic backgrounds and cultures (being able to speak English is not a requirement: some studies may be able to engage interpreters);...

StepUp for Dementia Research was initially funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Health and run by the University of Sydney. Professor Yun-Hee Jeon, Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing, leads the program. The website and technology behind...

StepUp for Dementia Research makes it easier for people to find out about dementia research and take part in research studies. The goal is to make it possible for everyone who wants to be involved in dementia research to get the chance to do so and to help researchers...