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Cohort C for Alzheimer's Disease

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Yulin Ge, MD
Research Sponsored by NYU Langone Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 21 minutes
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial uses a special MRI scan to check if the blood-brain barrier in older adults is working properly. It targets those at risk of dementia or Alzheimer's Disease, as early changes in this barrier might indicate future brain problems.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alzheimer's Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 21 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 21 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Permeability as Measured by GRASP DCE-MRI Sequence
Permeability Surface Area (PS) as Measured by GRASP DCE-MRI Sequence

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Cohort CExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) patients aged 65 and older. Participants in Cohort C will be matched by age and gender to participants in Cohort B. Participants in Cohort C will undergo a 3T brain scan that will last up to 60 minutes using the GRASP DCE-MRI sequence performed during the first 9 minutes of scan time.
Group II: Cohort BExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Cognitively normal control participants aged 65 - 85 years. Participants will undergo a 3T brain scan that will last up to 60 minutes using the GRASP DCE-MRI sequence performed during the first 21 minutes of scan time.
Group III: Cohort AExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Cognitively normal control participants aged 20 - 40 years. Participants will undergo a 3T brain scan that will last up to 60 minutes using the GRASP DCE-MRI sequence performed during the first 21 minutes of scan time.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent (GBCA) for MRI
2018
N/A
~30
3T Brain Scan
2018
N/A
~30
GRASP Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced (DCE) MRI
2018
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

NYU Langone HealthLead Sponsor
1,407 Previous Clinical Trials
855,743 Total Patients Enrolled
Yulin Ge, MDPrincipal InvestigatorNYU Langone Health
1 Previous Clinical Trials
4 Total Patients Enrolled
~4 spots leftby Nov 2025