NCT00205608

Brief Summary

Patients with schizophrenia have volume loss in gray matter. This study is designed to evaluate whether their is microglia activation in schizophrenia using \[11C\](R)-PK11195 PET.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_1 schizophrenia

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2004

Longer than P75 for phase_1 schizophrenia

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2004

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 13, 2005

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 20, 2005

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2007

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

June 28, 2010

Status Verified

July 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

September 13, 2005

Last Update Submit

June 25, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

schizophreniamicrogliaPET

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • [11C]-(R)-Pk11195 binding

    microglia activation in schizophrenia

    within 5 years of start symptoms

Interventions

camera is new

Also known as: Siemens HR+

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 40 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Schizophrenia according to DSM-IV criteria confirmed by a diagnostic interview (CASH, only for patients) within the first 5 years after initial diagnosis
  • Male and Females
  • Good physical or mental (controls) Health which will be evaluated with medical history, a physical examination and screening laboratory tests (see appendix 1).
  • Age between 18 and 40 years (10 patients and 10 controls)
  • Mini Mental State score \>27 .
  • Written informed consent of the subject.
  • Hb must be \>8 mmol \\ litre at the time of the screening.

You may not qualify if:

  • Previous neurotrauma with loss of consciousness
  • Any clinical significant abnormality of any clinical laboratory test, including drug screening.
  • Any subject who has received any investigational medication within 30 days prior to the start of this study, or who is scheduled to receive an investigational drug.
  • any other major current psychiatric diagnosis on axis-1 of DSM-IV (patients)
  • History of psychiatric or neurological illness (controls)
  • History of psychiatric or neurological illness in first-degree relatives (controls)
  • History of alcohol and/or drug abuse (DSM-IV criteria)
  • Blood donation within 3 months before the scan day
  • Claustrophobia
  • Metal objects in or around the body (braces, pacemaker, metal fragments); Pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

VU University Medical Center

Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Interventions

Positron-Emission Tomography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tomography, Emission-ComputedImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisImage EnhancementPhotographyRadionuclide ImagingTomographyDiagnostic Techniques, Radioisotope

Study Officials

  • Bart van Berckel, MD; PhD

    UMC Utrecht

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Posted

September 20, 2005

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion

March 1, 2007

Study Completion

December 1, 2007

Last Updated

June 28, 2010

Record last verified: 2008-07

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