Status:

COMPLETED

Ability Of ([18F]-AV-45) PET Scan to Distinguish Alzheimer's Disease Subjects From Cognitively Normal Individuals

Lead Sponsor:

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals

Collaborating Sponsors:

American College of Radiology Imaging Network

General Electric

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-90 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the performance characteristics of a novel \[18F\] amyloid detection ligand (18F\]-AV-45) with respect to its ability to distinguish patients with clinically-diagnosed probabl...

Detailed Description

15 patients with a clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease and 15 cognitively normal elderly control subjects will receive both \[18F\]-AV-45 and \[11C\]PIB to compare the diagnostic perfor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Normal subjects: mini-mental state examination (MMSE) 27-30, clinical dementia rating (CDR) = 0, no symptoms of depression
  • Alzheimer's subjects: MMSE 18-26, CDR \>=0.5, University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Center consensus diagnosis of probable AD, absence of abnormalities on MRI

Exclusion

  • other neurological disease
  • evidence of MRI abnormality
  • psychiatric disorder
  • alcohol abuse
  • clinically significant lab abnormalities
  • residence in nursing facility
  • participation in clinical trial with experimental medication in past 1 month

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00855868

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2011

Last Update

July 26 2012

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Research Site

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104