Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Grand Opportunity
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive ImpairmentAlzheimer's Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT01078636
- Lead Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to build upon the information obtained in the original Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI1), to examine how brain imaging technology can be used with other tests to measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer's disease (AD). ADNI-GO seeks to define and characterize the mildest symptomatic phase of AD, referred to in this study as early amnestic MCI (EMCI). This information will aid in the early detection of AD, and in measuring the effectiveness of treatments in future clinical trials.
- Detailed Description
This project continues the work from ADNI1, the goal of which is to test whether serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), other biological markers, and clinical and neuropsychological assessments can be combined to measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer's disease (AD). The goal of the study is to determine relationships among the clinical, cognitive, imaging, genetic, and biochemical biomarker characteristics of the stage of the AD spectrum that precedes MCI, the mildest symptomatic phase of AD, referred to here as EMCI. The ADNI-GO model posits that AD begins with amyloid β (Aβ) deposition in the cortex, which leads to synaptic dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and cognitive/ functional decline.
Some of the leading-edge technologies under study are brain-imaging techniques, such as positron emission tomography (PET), including FDG-PET (which measures glucose metabolism in the brain); PET using a radioactive compound (F-AV-45) that measures brain beta-amyloid; and structural MRI. Brain scans are showing scientists how the brain's structure and function change as AD starts and progresses. Biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid are revealing other changes that could identify which patients with MCI will develop Alzheimer's. Scientists are looking at levels of beta-amyloid and tau in cerebrospinal fluid. (Abnormal amounts of the amyloid and tau proteins in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.)
All participants from ADNI1 who are in the normal and MCI stages will continue to be followed in ADNI-GO. The next step is to scan and analyze the brains of people with EMCI; 200 EMCI participants will be enrolled to narrow the gap between cognitively normal (CN) and "late MCI (LMCI)" participants currently enrolled in ADNI.
The overall impact of this study will be increased knowledge concerning the sequence and timing of events leading to MCI and AD, development of better clinical and imaging/fluid biomarker methods for early detection and for monitoring the progression of these conditions, and facilitation of clinical trials of treatments to slow disease progression, ultimately contributing to the prevention of AD.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 342
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Between 55 and 90 years of age
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Study partner to accompany patient to all clinic visits for the duration of the protocol
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Memory complaint by patient and/or study partner
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Abnormal memory function score on Wechsler Memory Scale (adjusted for education)
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Mini-Mental State Exam score between 24 and 30 (inclusive)
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Clinical Dementia Rating = 0.5; Memory Box score at least 0.5
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General cognition and functional performance sufficiently preserved such that a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease cannot be made by the site physician at the time of the screening visit
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Stability of the following permitted medications for 4 weeks (unless stated otherwise):
- Antidepressants lacking significant anticholinergic side effects
- Estrogen replacement therapy
- Gingko biloba is permissible, but discouraged
- Washout from psychoactive medication (e.g., excluded antidepressants, neuroleptics, chronic anxiolytics or sedative hypnotics, etc.) for at least 4 weeks prior to screening
- Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine if stable for 12 weeks prior to screening
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Geriatric Depression Scale less than 6
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Visual and auditory acuity adequate for neuropsychological testing
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Good general health with no diseases expected to interfere with the study
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Not pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential (i.e. women must be two years post-menopausal or surgically sterile)
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Hachinski less than or equal to 4
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Six grade education or has a good work history (sufficient to exclude mental retardation)
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Fluent in English or Spanish
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Agrees to at least one lumbar puncture for the collection of CSF
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Willing and able to complete all baseline assessments
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Willing to undergo repeated MRIs and at least two PET scans and willing to provide DNA and plasma samples as specified
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Willing and able to participate in a longitudinal imaging study
Specific Inclusion Criteria for follow-up participants from ADNI1:
- Must have been enrolled and followed in ADNI for at least one year diagnosed as either Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Cognitively Normal (CN) regardless of whether a diagnostic conversion has occurred since enrolling in ADNI
- Willing and able to continue to participate in an ongoing longitudinal study; a reduced battery of tests can be requested from the project directors if the participant is not able/willing to complete the full battery
- Study partner who has frequent contact with participant and can accompany participant to all clinic visits for the duration of the protocol
- Any significant neurologic disease other than suspected incipient Alzheimer's disease, such as Parkinson's disease, multi-infarct dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, progressive supranuclear palsy, seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of significant head trauma followed by persistent neurologic defaults or known structural brain abnormalities
- Screening/baseline MRI scans with evidence of infection, infarction, or other focal lesions; multiple lacunes or lacunes in a critical memory structure
- Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, metal fragments or foreign objects in the eyes, skin or body
- Major depression, bipolar disorder as described in DSM-IV within the past 1 year
- Psychotic features, agitation or behavioral problems within the last 3 months which could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol
- History of schizophrenia
- History of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within the past 2 years
- Any significant systemic illness or unstable medical condition which could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol
- Clinically significant abnormalities in B12, or TFTs that might interfere with the study
- Residence in skilled nursing facility
- Current use of specific psychoactive medications (e.g.,certain antidepressants, neuroleptics, chronic anxiolytics or sedative hypnotics, etc.); current use of warfarin (exclusionary for lumbar puncture)
- Use of investigational agents one month prior to entry and for the duration of the trial
- Participation in clinical studies involving neuropsychological measures being collected more than one time per year
- Exclusion for amyloid imaging with 18F -AV-45: Current or recent participation in any procedures involving radioactive agents such that the total radiation dose exposure to the participant in any given year would exceed the limits of annual and total dose commitment set forth in the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 Section 361.1
- Exceptions to these guidelines may be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the protocol director
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of Decline as measured by: Cognitive tests, Activities of Daily Living, and CDR Sum of Boxes at screening, baseline, 6 (EMCI only) and 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Group differences for each imaging and biomarker measurement at screening, baseline, 6 (EMCI only) and 12 months Correlations among biomarkers and biomarker change at screening, baseline, 6 (EMCI only) and 12 months Rates of change on each specified biochemical biomarker at baseline, 6 (EMCI only) and 12 months Extent of amyloid deposition as measured by 18F-AV-45 at baseline Rate of volume change of whole brain, hippocampus, and other structural MRI measures at screening and 3, 6, and 12 months (EMCI); at baseline and 12 months (follow-up patients) Rate of conversion will be evaluated among all four groups at screening , baseline, 6 (EMCI only) and 12 months Rates of change of glucose metabolism (FDG-PET) at baseline Subgroups analyses: APOE genotype, low CSF Aβ42, positive amyloid imaging with 18F-AV-45 at baseline
Trial Locations
- Locations (55)
University of California, Irvine
🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States
University of California, Irvine - BIC
🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States
University of California, Davis
🇺🇸Martinez, California, United States
University of California, Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Rush University Medical Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Washington University, St. Louis
🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Albany Medical College
🇺🇸Albany, New York, United States
Johns Hopkins University
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pittsburgh
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Ohio State University
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of Texas SWMC
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Case Western Reserve University
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Banner Alzheimer's Institute
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States
University of California, San Diego
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States
Indiana University
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (CCLRBC)
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Duke University Medical Center
🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Banner Sun Health Research Institute
🇺🇸Sun City, Arizona, United States
Columbia University
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Jewish General Hospital / McGill University
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Stanford University
🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States
University of Kansas
🇺🇸Kansas City, Kansas, United States
University of Southern California
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
New York University
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Northwestern University
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Kentucky
🇺🇸Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Parkwood Hospital
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada
Emory University
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Georgetown University
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Dent Neurological Group
🇺🇸Amherst, New York, United States
University of British Columbia
🇨🇦Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Joseph's Hospital
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Premiere Research Institute
🇺🇸West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Howard University
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
🇺🇸Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Wien Center
🇺🇸Miami Beach, Florida, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
🇺🇸Rochester, New York, United States
Butler Hospital Memory & Aging Program
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Michigan
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Wake Forest University
🇺🇸Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States