New brain scan study targets Alzheimer's in african american seniors
NCT ID NCT05393388
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses a special brain scan called Tau PET to look at a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease in healthy older African Americans. Researchers want to learn how this protein builds up and relates to memory changes over time. The goal is to better understand early signs of Alzheimer's in a diverse group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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111 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
Study population includes cognitively normal, older adult (\>65 years old) black or African American participants
- Ages
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65 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. Males and females African Americans ≥ 65 years of age. 2. Part of the ABCD2 longitudinal cohort, protocol 844047, of the PMC/ADCC with consensus conference designation of normal cognition. 3. ABCD2 longitudinal visit must be completed or scheduled to be completed within 1 year prior to the \[18F\]AV-1451 TAU PET scan. 4. A brain MRI must be performed within 1 year prior to their study \[18F\]AV-1451 TAU PET scan date and be deemed of adequate quality that the scan may be used for study analysis, including 3T high-resolution imaging of medial temporal lobe structures. 5. An amyloid PET scan completed or scheduled within 1year of their study \[18F\]AV-1451 6. Women must be post-menopausal or surgically sterile. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have any medical or psychiatric conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study, including major depression and prior head trauma. 2. Have evidence of structural abnormalities such as major stroke or mass on MRI that is likely to interfere with analysis of the PET scan. 3. Inability to tolerate or contraindication to imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician. 4. Have a history of significant ongoing alcohol or substance abuse or dependence based on self-report. 5. Women of child bearing potential * The inclusion / exclusion criteria will be ascertained through self-report in conjunction with any medical history available through the participant's medical or research records (EPIC or the ADC database)\*
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Penn Memory Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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