NCT07569718
Effects of Adolescent Synaptic Pruning
Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 18+InterventionalBasic scienceBeatriz LunaInvestigator-initiated
~60 participants
Updated 2026-05-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PET Imaging Scan using [11C]UCB-J
At a glance
Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Non-invasive quantification of synaptic pruning
Measured over The PET-CT scan will be within approximately 30 days of the parent study MRI.
+1 more outcome measured
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesPennsylvania1
Study leadership
- Beatriz Luna, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh
Who to contact
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Eligibility criteria
Inclusion
Males or females between 18-26 years of age, AND currently enrolled in the Parent Project (R01MH067924)
Exclusion
Head injury with loss of consciousness over an hour.
A vision problem or eye movement problem (such as lazy eye, double vision, blurred vision, or color blindness).
A learning disability and/or ever had an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in school.
Significant neurological or metabolic illness: Epilepsy, Meningitis, Encephalitis, Diabetes, Huntington's disease.
Diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.
Participants with, or with a first degree relative, having a DSM IV Axis l psychiatricdisorder.
Metal implants or ferromagnetic objects contained within the body which may interfere with the MRI scan (but not limited to, those with a pacemaker, presence of metallic fragments near the eyes or spinal cord, or cochlear implant.) Dental fillings do not present a risk for MRI. If there is a possibility of metal being present in the participant's body, the participant will be excluded from the study.
Weight more than 250 pounds.
Claustrophobia or uncomfortable in small spaces.
\<70% on the Achenbach scale (either from Youth Self Report (YSR) or Adult Self Report (ASR)).
IQ \< 80 or IQ \> 130.
Pregnancy or lactation, lack of effective birth control during 15 days before the scans.
Currently employed as radiation worker; or participation in radioactive drug research protocols within the previous year such that the total cumulative annual radiation dose (i.e., from participation in the previous radioactive drug study \[studies\] and this study) would exceed the radiation dose limits specified in the FDA regulations (i.e., 21 CFR 361.1) that govern the research use of \[C-11\]UCB-J
History of drug or alcohol abuse (from parent study eligibility).
What this trial measures
- Non-invasive quantification of synaptic pruningThe PET-CT scan will be within approximately 30 days of the parent study MRI.
1\. Age-related changes in synaptic density through young adulthood o Cross-sectional age-related (18-26 years of age) changes in synaptic density via SUVR quantified within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- Non-invasive quantification of synaptic pruningThe PET-CT scan will be within approximately 30 days of the parent study MRI.
2\. Within-subject associations of synapse density to MRI-derived measures of brain membrane byproducts o Synaptic density, based on SUVR modeling of \[11C\]UCB-J acquisitions, will be compared to ultra-high field (7 Tesla) \[31P\]MRSI measurement of membrane phospholipid levels obtained from the same participants.