UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Tau Imaging Substudy
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Interventions
- Drug: [F-18]AV-1451-PET
- Registration Number
- NCT03809351
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to measure the concentration and the regional brain distribution of pathologic tau deposition using the PET tracer AV-1451 in participants in the UAB-ADC cohort. The amount and distribution of AV-1451 in the brain will be correlated to demographic, clinical, genetic, and biospecimen data acquired through the separate ongoing UAB-ADC study. Assessment of interactions between race and vascular risk factors, brain tau levels measured with AV-1451-PET, and cognitive status will be the primary outcome of this imaging study. Individuals participating in this AV-1451-PET/MRI study will also be enrolled in an ongoing \[C-11\]PiB-PET/MRI study (IRB-300001005, IND-138128), and their amyloid, tau and cognitive statuses will be compared in terms of race and vascular risk factors.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
- Enrollment in the UAB-ADC study under a separate IRB-approved research protocol.
- Enrollment in the UAB-ADC amyloid-PET substudy under a separate IRB-approved research protocol. The amyloid-PET study does not have to have been completed prior to enrollment and participation in this tau-PET study.
- Negative urine or serum hCG test within 2 days of [F-18]AV-1451 administration in women of child bearing potential. Women who are post-menopausal with at least 1 year since last menses or documented surgical sterilization will not require pregnancy testing.
- Meets any exclusion criteria for the UAB-ADC study.
- Inability or contraindication for undergoing MRI and/or PET imaging
- Inability to participate in the imaging studies due to severity of dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description [F-18]AV-1451-PET/MRI [F-18]AV-1451-PET All participants in this study will undergo a tau-PET imaging using the tracer \[F-18\]AV-1451 with a simultaneous PET/MRI system. The \[F-18\]AV-1451 dosage is 740MBq (10 mCi) given intravenously, and the PET/MRI imaging will occur 75-105 min after tracer injection.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measurement of pathological tau deposition in the brain. 5 years The amount and regional distribution of pathological tau in the brains of study participants will be measured with \[F-18\]AV-1451-PET/MRI using standardized uptake value ratios (SUVRs) derived from the PET images.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UAB
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States