PET imaging of neuroinflammation in mild traumatic brain injury
- Conditions
- mild traumatic brain injuryneurological disorder10029305
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38412
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
All subjects:
-Age above 18 and below 50 years.
-Written informed consent for participation.;Patients only:
-Diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
-No abnormalities in the structural MRI during neurologist follow-up, 4-6 weeks after the injury.
All subjects:
-The use of benzodiazepines.
-The use of anticoagulants or having coagulation disorder.
-Use of somatic medication that may affect the immune system.
-Use of any investigational drug.
-Current or recent (<1 year) alcohol or substance abuse.
-Current or recent (<4 weeks) infectious or inflammatory disease.
-Current systemic disease.
-Major metabolic disease.
-Somatic, organic or neurological disorder (other than mTBI for patients).
-Participation in a scientific research study (<1 year) involving radiation.
-Claustrophobia.
-Presence of materials in the body that can be magnetized.;For healthy volunteers:
-Presence of infection of inflammation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The [11C]-PK11195 binding potential in the brain, and the performance in the<br /><br>neuropsychological tests will be the primary parameters.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameters are white matter integrity, MRI Spectroscopy and<br /><br>serum proteins indicative of inflammation.</p><br>