Clinical trials: Positron Emission Tomography
Fabry Disease, Healthy
PET Scans in Normal Volunteers and Patients With Fabry Disease
This study will determine the rate of sugar metabolism in the brain of patients with Fabry disease, a genetic disease of abnormal lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT00005111
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Alzheimer's Disease
Florbetapir Calibration to the Centiloid Scale
This study is designed to demonstrate the conversion of florbetapir (18F) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Standard Uptake Value ratio (SUVr) to Centiloid units.
- Trial name
- NCT02120664
- Testing
- Florbetapir (18F), 11C-PiB
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Huntington's Disease
[PETDE10] Imaging of PDE10A Enzyme Levels in Huntington's Disease Gene Expansion Carriers and Healthy Controls With PET.
The aim of this study is to measure the availability of the PDE10A enzyme in Huntington disease gene expansion carriers (HDGECs) using the recently developed radioligand [18F]MNI-659.
- Trial name
- PEARL-HD (NCT02061722)
- Testing
- PET Imaging with [18F]MNI-659
- Where
- 8 sites in Denmark, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHDI Foundation, Inc.
Healthy Volunteers
A PET Study of ENX-104 in Healthy Volunteers
The study is designed to evaluate the D2/D3 receptor occupancy (RO), safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ENX-104 in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT07253272
- Testing
- ENX-104
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Engrail Therapeutics INC
Schizophrenia
[18 Fluorine(F)]DOPA Determinants and Predictors of Treatment Response in Psychosis
The first purpose of this study is to determine if dopamine synthesis capacity is significantly lower in treatment non-responders from illness onset relative to treatment responders.
- Trial name
- DPTP (NCT02880995)
- Testing
- PET scan, clinical scale, 6 weeks of treatment with amisulpride
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Detecting Probable Alzheimer's Disease From Speech Using Linguistical Analysis
The object of this study is to investigate the use of linguistic deficits from speech samples for the early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment and probable Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04041895
- Testing
- Audio speech recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Tennessee State University
Neoplasms, Antioxidants
Oxidoreductive Balance and Lysosomal Activity in Cancer Patients.
The research aims to determine the parameters of oxidative stress and inflammatory processes and compare these parameters with the image obtained using positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Lipid Peroxidation
- Trial name
- NCT03470857
- Testing
- Patients
- Where
- 3 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
Healthy Volunteer
Basmisanil Positron Emission Tomography Study in Japanese Volunteers
This study will evaluate the relationship between basmisanil plasma concentrations and the occupancy of Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid A (GABAA) receptor subtypes containing an alpha5 (α5) subunit in healthy Japanese volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02534207
- Testing
- Basmisanil
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pilot Study of the Physiological Effects of an Integrative Medicine Approach in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Although underutilized, what is emerging as one of the best ways of evaluating inflammation in the body, particularly in difficult to observe regions, is through the use of Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography…
- Trial name
- IBS (NCT03370614)
- Testing
- IBS Group, Healthy Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Influence of Amphetamine-induced Sensitization on Dopamine Synthesis and Release
Patients with schizophrenia show enhanced dopamine synthesis capacity and release, an effect that can be evoked in healthy subjects by repeated amphetamine administration.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Sensitisation
- Trial name
- NCT03223844
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Healthy
A Study of [11C]JNJ-42491293, a Possible PET Ligand for the mGlu2 Receptor, in Healthy Adult Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate [11C] JNJ-42491293 as a PET ligand in healthy adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01359852
- Testing
- [11C] JNJ-42491293, [11C] JNJ-42491293 + JNJ-40411813
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Substance Abuse Disorder
Brain Imaging Studies of the Effects of Cocaine Abstinence
This study evaluates theories regarding cocaine abstinence which propose that increased presynaptic and postsynaptic dopamine activity and increased serotonin activity are associated with abstinence in cocaine dependent subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT00581282
- Testing
- PET scan, fMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Multiple Myeloma and Malignant Plasma Cell Neoplasms
A Molecular Probe Targeting BCMA for the Clinical Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma (MM), the second most common hematological malignancy, continues to pose challenges in precise clinical identification.
- Trial name
- NCT06717113
- Testing
- 18F-FDG, 68Ga-BC1
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Healthy Volunteers, Alzheimer Disease
I2PETHV - Imidazoline2 Binding Site in Healthy Volunteers
The imdazoline2 binding site (I2BS) is known to reside inside astrocytes. Changes in the numbers of I2BS in post mortem tissue has implicated them in a range of psychiatric conditions such as depression and addiction, along with…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Alzheimer Disease, Molecular Imaging
- Trial name
- I2PETHV (NCT02323217)
- Testing
- [11C]BU99008, Idazoxan, Isocarboxazid
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Schizophrenia
Brain Blood Flow Changes Elicited by Oxytocin in Volunteers With and Without Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to assess how oxytocin delivered intranasally changes regional brain blood flow measured by positron emission tomography (PET) in conjunction with oxygen-15 labeled water in persons with…
- Trial name
- NCT01123317
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Degeneration Nerves
Visualising Cerebral and Peripheral Cholinergic Nerves in Patients With Dementia Lewy Bodies.
Lewy Body Dementia (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia and characterized by loss of cholinergic neurons in the cerebrum and possibly also internal organs.
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Degeneration Nerves, Positron-Emission Tomography, Acetylcholine
- Trial name
- NCT04291144
- Testing
- PET-CT using FEOBV, MRI-scan, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Advanced Imaging Tools in the Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
We will utilize a set of imaging modalities including computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and a suite of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tools, to investigate the changes in the human brain resulting…
- Trial name
- mTBI (NCT01044615)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kettering Health Network
Healthy
A Phase I, Healthy Volunteer Positron Emission Tomography Study
The primary purpose of this study is to assess central receptor occupancy of PF 03654746 at the H3 receptor after a single oral dose of PF 03654746.
- Trial name
- NCT00730990
- Testing
- Positron Emission tomography, PET Scan with PF-03654746
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Healthy Volunteers
A Brain Imaging Study With Positron Emission Tomography and the Radiotracer [11C]UCB-J to Estimate How Fast Brivaracetam and Levetiracetam Enter the Brain in Healthy Volunteers
This study will estimate how fast two antiepileptic drugs (Levetiracetam and Brivaracetam) enter the human brain. Brain imaging will be used to measure how quickly the radioactive probe [11C]UCB-J exits the brain when…
- Trial name
- NCT02602860
- Testing
- [11C]UCB-J, Brivaracetam, Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Schizophrenia
A PET Study With RO5545965 in Healthy Male Volunteers
This single center, open-label study will evaluate the PK-PDE10A Enzyme Occupancy Relationship of RO5545965 after a single dose in healthy male volunteers by positron emission tomography (PET).
- Trial name
- NCT01923025
- Testing
- RO5545965
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche