A Feasibility Study to Determine PET/CT Imaging of Blood Flow to the Bone

University of California, Davis3 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate if a commonly used medical bone scan, called positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with sodium fluoride can measure bone blood flow to the hip.

The purpose of this research is to validate technique on a commonly used medical bone scan, called positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) along with sodium fluoride as the tracer for determining blood flow to the bone. Up to 12 subjects will have PET/CT scans so that we can determine the repeatability and reliability of the images prior to using PET/CT for this use on subjects in the Phase 1b part of Dr. Nancy Lane's clinical research study entitled "A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous LLP2A-Alendronate in Adult Men and Women with Osteopenia Secondary to Glucocorticoids" (IRB Protocol #866350).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Normal Subjects

Interventions

PET/CT ScanDEVICE

PET/CT scanning with sodium fluoride

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be included in the study. 1. 20 - 75 years old 2. Must be ambulatory and able to attend all appointments 3. Women must agree to use one of the following methods of birth control for the duration of the clinical trial: systemic hormonal contraceptive (oral, injected, transdermal), intrauterine device, double barrier (e.g., cervical cap or diaphragm with condom or spermicide). Men with female partners must agree to use double barrier contraception, unless their partner is using systemic hormonal contraceptives or has an intrauterine device 4. Subject undergoing PET/CT scans must have the ability to lay motionless for up to 30 minutes. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects undergoing PET/CT scans must not be breast-feeding. 2. History of hypersensitivity to fluoride

Locations (1)

UC Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measure of Blood Flow to the proximal femur

Measure the sodium fluoride -18 concentration to blood vessels of the the proximal femur

Time frame: Within a week of the scan

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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