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RECRUITING
NCT03019757

Distinguishing Between Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease

Sponsor: Douglas Scharre

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The study is designed to characterize the clinical, neuropsychological, polysomnographic, and neuroimaging findings among subjects with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body dementia, and Parkinsons' Disease.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

76

Start Date

2018-08-30

Completion Date

2026-12

Last Updated

2025-03-30

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

RADIATION

DaTscan

A functional imaging of the dopamine transporter using the radioligand \[123I\]FP-CIT

RADIATION

F18-AV-45

A brain scan to to measure the extent of amyloid deposition

RADIATION

FDG-PET

a brain scan measuring total and regional cerebral glucose metabolism wtih positron emission tomographs with 2-(18F)

GENETIC

APOE genotype

10 ml of whole blood will be drawn and shipped to Athena Diagnostics for genetic testing.

PROCEDURE

Polysomnogram

Overnight sleep study

BEHAVIORAL

Clinical Assessment

Clinical assessments include cognitive, behavioral, and motor evaluations

Locations (1)

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States