PET Brain Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Microglial Activation PET Brain Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital
250 participants
May 2, 2016
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The specific aims of the study are: Primary: To determine the presence and regional distribution of microglial activation, as assessed by Fluorine-18 (18F) labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 06" (PBR06) -PET, in subjects with active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) as compared to healthy controls Secondary: 1. To assess the relationship between microglial activation and clinical variables including disease severity and comorbidities (such as pain, fatigue and/or depression), as well as clinical MRI findings (such as lesions and atrophy) 2. A pilot substudy aims to establish the non-inferiority of \[F-18\]PBR06 as compared with Carbon-11 \[C-11\] labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 28" (PBR28) PET in patients with RRMS. Hypothesis: The working hypothesis is that there is microglial activation in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease as compared to healthy controls and that the pattern/ regional distribution of microglial activation is different in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) versus AD and correlates with disease severity and comorbidities. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that \[F-18\]PBR06-PET scans will be at least as good as \[C-11\]PBR28-PET scans, the current gold standard.
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Interventions
PET radiopharmaceutical
PET radiopharmaceutical
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NCT02649985