DaTSCAN Imaging in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease

Overview

About this study

The investigators propose using DaTscan in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other neurodegenerative syndromes and disorders, to test several hypotheses - some confirmatory, and some novel. Such use will provide new data on the potential clinical and research utility of DaTscan in neurodegenerative diseases. The findings on DaTscan will be correlated with clinical diagnoses and other multimodal imaging studies (e.g., MRI, MRS, FDG-PET, and amyloid-PET) to enhance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of one of the syndromes of interest using established criteria
  • Age 40-90 inclusive
  • MMSE score above 10
  • No active medical disorder that could preclude participation
  • Stable medication regimen over previous four weeks
  • Absence of certain medications that could significantly impact the DaTscan findings
  • For those with dementia, caregiver that is with the patient at least 4 hours/day for at least 5 days per week
  • For those with dementia, or severe parkinsonism, patient and caregiver willing and able to participate in all study-related procedures
  • Patient is capable of giving informed consent, or if appropriate, has caregiver capable of giving consent on the subject's behalf.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not fulfill criteria for any of the desired diagnoses
  • Age <40 or >90
  • Women with intact uterus and not post-menopausal unless pregnancy test performed at screening is negative
  • Women who are pregnant or are breast-feeding an infant
  • MMSE score <10
  • Active medical disorder that could preclude participation in this protocol
    • Hypersensitivity to the radioligand, cocaine, or iodine (including seafood allergy)
    • Myocardial infarction or cerebral infarct over preceding year, stable or unstable angina, known symptomatic coronary artery disease
    • Renal or liver disease viewed by the physician to be too severe to warrant DaTscan infusion/imaging
    • History of significant alcohol or drug abuse
    • Any other medical disorder considered by the study physicians as inappropriate for this protocol
  • Patient or caregiver unwilling or unable to participate in all study-related procedures
  • Caregiver is not with a patient with dementia or severe parkinsonism at least 4 hours/day for at least 5 days/week
  • Patient or caregiver unwilling or unable to provide informed consent

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Bradley Boeve, M.D.

Closed-enrolling by invitation

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Not open to everyone who meets the eligibility criteria, but only those invited to participate by the study team.

Contact information:

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

(507) 284-1324

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Neill Graff Radford, M.D.

Closed-enrolling by invitation

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Not open to everyone who meets the eligibility criteria, but only those invited to participate by the study team.

Contact information:

Heather Cissel CCRP

Cissel.Heather@mayo.edu

More information

Publications

  • To apply a machine learning analysis to clinical and presynaptic dopaminergic imaging data of patients with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) to predict the development of Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Read More on PubMed