Evaluation of [11C]ZTP-1 to Image PDE4B
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interventional
40
1 country
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Brief Summary
Background: PDE4B is a protein in cells that helps turn off certain chemical signals after they ve done their job. It controls inflammation, immune responses, and some brain signaling. Measuring PDE4B levels in the body can help doctors manage a disease or know if a treatment is working. Researchers want to find out if a new tracer (a radioactive substance injected during imaging scans) can help them measure PDE4B in people more effectively. Objective: To test a new tracer (\[11C\]ZTP-1) during imaging scans of the brain and body in healthy people. Eligibility: Healthy people aged 18 and older. They must have been screened under protocols 01M-0254 or 17M0181. Design: Participants will have either 1 or 2 clinic visits. During their first visit, all participants will have a positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan. Prior to the scan, they will have blood and urine tests and a test of their heart function. The study tracer will be given through a tube attached to a needle inserted into a vein in the arm. They will lie on a padded bed that fits inside a doughnut-shaped machine; the machine uses x-rays to create images of the inside of the body. Some participants will have a PET/CT scan of their whole body. They will need only 1 visit. The visit will last up to about 8 hours. Some participants will have a PET/CT scan of only their brain. They will also have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. They may need to return for a second visit for the MRI scan. Participants will receive a follow-up call to check on their well-being after their PET/CT scans.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_1 healthy
Started Jun 2026
Longer than P75 for phase_1 healthy
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 3, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 4, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 17, 2026
ExpectedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 19, 2029
Study Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 3, 2030
June 12, 2026
June 2, 2026
2.8 years
June 3, 2026
June 11, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Total Volume of Distribution
Quantification of 11C-ZPT-1
120 minutes
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Dosimetry, ICC, aTRV, and biodistribution.
120 minutes
Study Arms (1)
One-arm
OTHERAll subjects will receive the same tests.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet the following criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older.
- Must have undergone a screening assessment under protocol 01M-0254, "The Evaluation of Patients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Healthy Participants or protocol 17M0181 Recruitment and Characterization of Healthy Research Volunteers for NIMH Intramural Studies."
- Be healthy based on medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- Willingness to complete all study procedures including MRI tests.
- Have had their radial artery pulse checked for the presence of adequate ulnar collateral flow and the absence of any metal or foreign objects in both wrists.
- Agree to adhere to the lifestyle considerations
You may not qualify if:
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Clinically significant abnormalities on EKG or laboratory testing. This includes CBC and acute care panel (Na, K, Cl, CO2, creatinine, glucose, urea nitrogen).
- History of neurologic illness or injury with the potential to affect study data interpretation.
- History of seizures, other than in childhood and related to fever.
- Recent exposure to radiation (i.e., PET from other research) that, when combined with this study, would be above the allowable limits.
- Inability to lie flat on camera bed for at least two hours, including claustrophobia and weight greater than the maximum for the scanner (500 lbs).
- HIV infection.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Must not have substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder.
- Unable to travel to the NIH.
- Unable to have an MRI scan (e.g., because of pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices, brain stimulators, dental implants, aneurysm clips (metal clips on the wall of a large artery), metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and cochlear implants), permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pumps, shrapnel fragments, or metal fragments in the eye.
- Known hypersensitivity to phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitors (e.g. apremilast, roflumilast, nerandomilast, crisborole).
- Taking CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. grapefruit juice, clarithromycin, erythromycin, ritonavir); CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. phenobarbital St. John's Wort, rifampicin) or oral contraceptives containing gestodene and ethinyl estradiol.
- Pregnant women will be excluded because this protocol involves exposure to ionizing radiation. Lactating women will be excluded because radioisotopes may be excreted in milk. We will perform a pregnancy test at screening and prior to all procedures to ensure participants are not pregnant. The test must be negative in order to continue on the study. In addition to completing a negative urine pregnancy test, on the day of PET scanning prior to PET scan procedures, participants of childbearing potential will undergo a clinical pregnancy screening interview with a licensed independent practitioner to confirm lack of pregnancy.
- Persons with HIV infection are excluded because HIV infection itself may change cAMP signaling.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
Related Links
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robert B Innis, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 3, 2026
First Posted
June 4, 2026
Study Start (Estimated)
June 17, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
March 19, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
October 3, 2030
Last Updated
June 12, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-06-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL
- Time Frame
- 18 months after closure of protocol.
- Access Criteria
- BTRIS
The results will be submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov