Brain scans may reveal how lewy body dementia progresses
NCT ID NCT03582488
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 135 people with Lewy body dementia over up to 5 years, using special PET scans to measure brain changes linked to memory and thinking decline. Researchers hope to find imaging markers that show how the disease progresses. Participants will have regular tests and scans, but no new treatment is being tested.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 18F-Flortaucipir and Pittsburgh Compound-B (PET imaging radioligands)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict how Lewy body dementia will progress and guide future treatment trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational imaging study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2018
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Diagnosis of probable DLB, at least 18 years of age, reliable informant who personally speaks with or sees the participant at least weekly, sufficiently fluent in English, must be willing and able to consent to the protocol and undergo up to 6 visits over 5 years, willing and able to undergo neuropsychological testing and no contraindication to MRI imaging. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of another neurologic disorder which could impact findings, such as multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, etc., unwilling to return for follow-up yearly and undergo neuropsychological testing and MR imaging, if undergoing Tau imaging cannot have QT Prolongation, do not have a reliable informant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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