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PET Imaging of Noradrenergic Transmission in the Brain

NCT07686393 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

Researchers have developed a new radioactive tracer (11C-ARMI). A tracer is a drug that attaches itself to other chemicals in the body and lights up so that the chemicals can be seen in imaging scans. The new tracer may be able to help them with many diseases, such as Alzheimer s disease and Parkinson s disease. Researchers want to test the new tracer in healthy people.

Objective:

To test a new tracer (11C-ARMI) during imaging scans of the brain and body in healthy people.

Eligibility:

Healthy people aged 18 years and older. They must have been screened under protocols 01-M-0254 or 17M0181.

Design:

All participants will have a positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan. Before the scan, they will have blood and urine tests and a test of their heart function. The 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.

Some participants will have a PET/CT scan of only their brain. They will have up to 2 visits. On the second visit, they will have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. For the MRI, they will lie on a table that slides into a cylinder. The MRI uses magnetic fields to create images of the inside of the body.

Participants will receive a follow-up call to check on their well-being after their PET/CT scans.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

11C-ARMI

Injected IV followed by PET scanning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Robert B Innis, M.D. · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
105 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-16
Primary Completion
2029-02-05
Completion
2030-02-20
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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