New scan could reveal hidden danger in aortic aneurysms
NCT ID NCT07548099
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new imaging drug called 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i to see if it can show inflammation in the wall of the aorta in people with abdominal aortic aneurysms. About 30 adults with aneurysms and some without will get a PET/CT scan after receiving the drug. The goal is to understand how inflammation relates to aneurysm growth and how consistent the scans are over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We plan to enroll up to 15 fully evaluable adult participants in this pilot study who have an established diagnosis of AAA and up to 5 fully evaluable adult participants who do not have a diagnosis of AAA.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants will be at least 18 years of age 2. Have an established diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm based on standard clinical criteria or are an age matched control with absence of known AAA. 3. Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of the PET/CT scan will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential before the injection of radiotracer. 2. Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician 3. Patients with chronic renal disease whose GFR is less than 40 mL/min/1.73m² at the time of enrollment. 4. Documented allergy to iodinated contrast 5. Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study 6. Less than 6 months life expectancy as deemed by the treating physician at the time of initial enrollment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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