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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UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Imaging Substudy
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Jonathan McConathy, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Alabama at Birmingham
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- 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.