The main objective of this interdisciplinary study is to develop an understanding of the molecular imaging features of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in military personnel, while helping to establish assessment tools that may be of use in diagnosis, determining prognosis, and in future therapeutic clinical trials. Additionally, the objective is to evaluate feasibility of \[18F\]PI-2620 in the assessment TBI.
The main objective of this interdisciplinary study is to develop an understanding of the molecular imaging features of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in military personnel, while helping to establish assessment tools that may be of use in diagnosis, determining prognosis, and in future therapeutic clinical trials. Additionally, the objective is to evaluate feasibility of \[18F\]PI-2620 in the assessment TBI. This particular tracer has been shown to be effective in localizing tau deposition. \[18F\]PI-2620 has not yet received FDA approval for routine clinical use and for the purpose of this study is considered an Investigational New Drug (IND) by the FDA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
18
The participant will be injected with 5 mCi (185 MBq) \[18F\]PI-2620 via a short line which will be placed in an intravenous line in an antecubital vein. Subjects will be placed in the scanner after injection and dynamic scans will be acquired for 0 to 60 minutes post injection.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Tau deposition in the brain as measured with PI-2620 PET
Tau deposition in the brain of military personnel with blast-related mTBI, non-blast mTBI or no history of TBI will be measured with PI-2620 using positron emission tomography.
Time frame: 1 day
Amyloid deposition in the brain as measured with Florbetaben PET
Amyloid deposition in the brain of military personnel with blast-related mTBI, non-blast mTBI or no history of TBI will be measured with Florbetaben using positron emission tomography.
Time frame: 1 day
Correlation of brain MR imaging with PI-2620 brain PET imaging
Brain MR imaging will be performed and results correlated with PI-2620 brain PET imaging
Time frame: 1 day
Neurocognitive deficits present in military personnel with blast-related mTBI as measured with NICoE
Neuropsychology assessment will be performed with NICoE, an intensive outpatient program. All subjects will undergo a battery of standardized questionnaires and neuropsychological tests that will characterize the cohort across multiple neuropsychological domains.
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
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