UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Imaging Substudy

This study is looking at people who are already part of the UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC) study. Researchers want to understand more about Alzheimer's disease by using a special brain scan called [C-11]PiB-PET/MRI. This scan helps measure a protein called beta-amyloid, which is linked to Alzheimer's. The study aims to see how beta-amyloid levels relate to a person's race, risk factors for blood vessel problems, and thinking abilities. To join, you must already be enrolled in the UAB-ADC study and be at least 50 years old. The main goal is to measure beta-amyloid in the brain over 5 years.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 160 participants. It involves a specific brain imaging procedure.
What's involved
All participants will undergo a brain imaging scan using [C-11]PiB-PET/MRI. Women of childbearing potential will need a negative pregnancy test before the scan.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint, measurement of pathological beta-amyloid in the brain, will be taken at 5 years.

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NCT03503331

UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Imaging Substudy

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 50+InterventionalDiagnostic
University of Alabama at Birmingham
~160 participants
Updated 2026-08-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:[C-11]PiB-PET/MRI

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Measurement of pathological beta-amyloid in the brain
Measured over 5 years
Alzheimer Disease
1 sites across 1 states
Alabama1
  • Jonathan McConathy, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Alabama at Birmingham

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  • Measurement of pathological beta-amyloid in the brain5 years

    The amount of pathological beta-amyloid in the brains of study participants will be measured with \[C-11\]PiB-PET/MRI using standardized uptake value ratios (SUVRs) derived from the PET images.