Quantitative Measurement of Intracranial Interstitial Fluid Flow Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 10
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Intracranial Interstitial Fluid Flow Rate
研究概览
简要总结
Intracranial interstitial fluid (ISF) flow is crucial for adequate clearance of extracellular waste products from the brain parenchyma. Recent demonstrations have shown that a deficiency in flow leads to the accumulation of such waste products in neurodegenerative disorders. Unfortunately, no clinical investigation that gives a quantitative measure of ISF flow exists. Such a test could prove very useful in the clinical setting for multiple neurologic disorders by providing a measure of potential diagnostic importance, as well as yielding a means to monitor response to treatment.
The investigators hypothesize that such an investigation can be developed using magnetic resonance spectroscopy to give a quantitative measure of ISF flow, using spectroscopy of ethanol as a dynamic marker of interstitial fluid. Beneficially, the approach is non-invasive. This pilot project aims to develop this technique with proof of concept in healthy volunteers (males in the age range of 20-75).
This pilot project aims to develop the technique, demonstrating its ability to detect ISF flow and potential differences in rates among healthy volunteers. Success at this stage will give rise to this technique being extended to studies involving individuals with various forms of intracranial pathology for comparison with values seen in healthy individuals, with the ultimate goal of it providing a measure of diagnostic significance in multiple clinical scenarios.
详细描述
Study hypothesis:
Intracranial interstitial fluid (ISF) flow is crucial for adequate clearance of extracellular waste products from the brain parenchyma. Recent demonstrations have shown that its deficiency leads to their accumulation in neurodegenerative disorders. The hypothesis of this project is MRS and/or MTI can be used to give a quantitative measure of intracranial interstitial fluid flow.
Goals:
The primary goal is to provide a quantitative measure of ISF flow rate through the brain parenchyma. This will be performed by making multiple measurements of the characteristic ethanol peak at different time points with MRS or ethanol-related decreases in water saturation signal in MTI, following its ingestion. This will allow the transit of ethanol, which is equal to the transit of ISF, to be obtained and reported using common transport parameters such as time-to-peak (TTP) and mean transit time (MTT).
Secondary objectives include determining a range of values that may be considered normal ranges for ISF flow rates in healthy individuals. This will be helpful in future experiments when such values will be compared with rates measuring for individuals with various different types of intracranial pathology.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Ability to consent, effectively communicate with the investigator, and comply with study protocols
- •Low consumer of ethanol (less than 6 drinks per week where a drink is 1 oz of distilled spirits, 6 oz wine, 12 oz beer)
排除标准
- •Contraindications to MRI
- •History of alcohol or substance abuse
- •History of liver pathology
- •Currently taking medication such as metronidazole which could induce a disulfiram reaction with ethanol
结局指标
主要结局
Intracranial Interstitial Fluid Flow Rate
时间窗: Within 1 week of actual measurement
The calculated flow rate of intracranial interstitial fluid and its standard deviation
次要结局
- Blood alcohol levels(Within 1 week of blood samples)