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SUBMITTER: McNeil JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5861878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McNeil John J JJ Woods Robyn L RL Nelson Mark R MR Murray Anne M AM Reid Christopher M CM Kirpach Brenda B Storey Elsdon E Shah Raj C RC Wolfe Rory S RS Tonkin Andrew M AM Newman Anne B AB Williamson Jeff D JD Lockery Jessica E JE Margolis Karen L KL Ernst Michael E ME Abhayaratna Walter P WP Stocks Nigel N Fitzgerald Sharyn M SM Trevaks Ruth E RE Orchard Suzanne G SG Beilin Lawrence J LJ Donnan Geoffrey A GA Gibbs Peter P Johnston Colin I CI Grimm Richard H RH
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20171001 11
<h4>Background</h4>There are no primary prevention trials of aspirin with relevant geriatric outcomes in elderly people. ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) is a placebo-controlled trial of low-dose aspirin that will determine whether 5 years of daily 100-mg enteric-coated aspirin extends disability-free and dementia-free life in a healthy elderly population and whether these benefits outweigh the risks.<h4>Methods</h4>Set in primary care, this randomized double-blind placebo-cont ...[more]