Status:

SUSPENDED

Positron Emission Tomography of Amyloid in Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease

Eligibility:

MALE

60-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

In this study in-vivo quantification of amyloid load will be performed in patients with AD, MCI and normal controls with Positron Emission Tomography. For this the PET tracers \[11C\]PIB and \[18F\]FD...

Detailed Description

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive impairment in daily life, cognitive deterioration, and a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioural symptom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease (NINCDS-ADRDA criteria)
  • Clinical diagnosis of MCI according to the criteria of Petersen
  • Age between 60 and 80 years
  • Written informed consent of each subject.
  • Hb must be \>8 mmol \\ litre at the time of the screening for males and \>7 mmol\\litre for females.
  • Weight \>50 kg
  • All subjects have to be "wilsbekwaam"

Exclusion

  • Any clinical significant abnormality of any clinical laboratory test
  • Any subject who has received any investigational medication within 30 days prior to the start of this study, or who is scheduled to receive an investigational drug.
  • Major psychiatric or neurological disorder other than AD
  • History of AD in first degree relatives (controls only)
  • History of alcohol and/or drug abuse (DSM-IV criteria)
  • Any sign of cardiovascular disease including ECG
  • Claustrophobia
  • Mini Mental State Score below 20
  • Use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Abnormalities on MRI other than white matter changes or an incidental small lacunar lesion.
  • Blood donation within 3 months before the scan day
  • Metal objects in or around the body (braces, pacemaker, metal fragments)
  • Use of antithrombotics and ASA
  • Fall ≤ 6 months or any relevant gait disorder
  • Need for elective surgery ≤ 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00205621

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

September 8 2006

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VU University Medical Center

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081 HV