An observational study in Alzheimer Disease, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-09.
Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Observational
This study involves a brain positron emission tomography (PET) scan with a new, investigational radioactive tracer called [11C]-CS1P1 to identify inflammation in the brain by testing with healthy older adults and with cognitively impaired older adults.
The primary objective of this IND study is to further evaluate the [11C]-CS1P1 for PET imaging of S1P1 expression in healthy older adults and in adults with Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). Investigators will complete imaging of the brain and neck in older adults with normal cognition and those with clinically diagnosed cognitive impairment from ADRD to characterize [11C]-CS1P1 uptake in the brain. Investigators will compare the normal cognition participants to patients with ADRD to collect preliminary data that will subsequently test the hypothesis that [11C]-CS1P1 uptake is elevated in patients with ADRD.
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All participants will be recruited from the community through the Volunteer for Health (VFH) Research Participant Registry at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), a research recruitment service offered by the Center for Clinical Studies Recruitment Enhancement Core at WUSM and through referrals from the Knight ADRC, MDC, and affiliated studies of memory and aging at Washington University, including affiliated Knight ADRC Research Imaging Program studies, referrals from physicians at Washington University and BJC Healthcare. The cohort will include healthy normal control participants and ADRD participants (n=80).
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy participants will receive a single intravenous bolus injection of 12.0 - 17.0 milliCurie (mCi) of the investigational radiotracer \[11C\]-CS1P1. Participants will then undergo a brain \[11C\]-CS1P1 PET scan
Drug: [11C]-CS1P1
Participants with cognitive impairment will receive a single intravenous bolus injection of 12.0 - 17.0 milliCurie (mCi) of the investigational radiotracer \[11C\]-CS1P1. Participants will then undergo a brain \[11C\]-CS1P1 PET scan
Drug: [11C]-CS1P1
Participants will receive a single intravenous bolus injection of 12.0 - 17.0 milliCurie (mCi) of the investigational radiotracer \[11C\]-CS1P1. Participants will then undergo a brain \[11C\]-CS1P1 PET scan
Also known as: Sphingosine 1 Phosphate 1
PET imaging studies of [11C]-CS1P1 in healthy control participants and participants with Alzheimer's Disease and measuring the uptake of [11C]-CS1P1 tracer.
To test the hypothesis that specific binding of \[11C\]-CS1P1 is elevated in participants with ADRD compared to healthy normal control participants.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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