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Evaluation of Tau-Pathology in Sporadic and LRRK2 Parkinson's Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of [18F]PI-2620 in Parkinson's Disease, sponsored by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 45 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-10.

Sponsored by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2025; still recruiting 1 year 5 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
45 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study aims to evaluate the burden of tau pathology in people with Sporadic and LRRK2 PD via in vivo imaging using the tau tracer, [18F]PI-2620, and a high resolution PET camera, NeuroEXPLORER.

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The purpose of this study to compare how well [18F] PI-2620, a PET radiotracer targeting Tau protein, bind to brain regions in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Syndrome, and healthy volunteers.

The study is planned to be conducted over a period of two years. The study aims to assess the tau burden in PD compared to diseased and healthy controls with PET imaging using [18F]PI-2620 and utilizing the new NX PET camera. The study will include subjects already enrolled in the PPMI study to enable efficient enrollment. The study will utilize clinical and imaging assessments obtained during the PPMI study visit to reduce the subject burden and enable longitudinal PPMI study data used in the study analysis.

In the first year, half of the cohort will be recruited including 10 sporadic PD, 10 LRKK2 PD, 5 PSP/CBS, and 5 Healthy controls. The first-year cohorts, may be scanned on both the NX and the conventional PET camera to allow for comparison of tau deposits visualization between the two camera systems.

During the second year, remaining cohorts will be recruited to acquire the [18F]PI-2620 image using the NX PET camera. In order to investigate the temporal change in tau pathology in PD, participants recruited in the first year will be followed up at 12 months with repeat imaging with NX.

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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson's Disease

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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,573 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,086 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 40 across 3,353 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is the lead sponsor of 16 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
45 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

General inclusion criteria include the following:

  1. Ability to comply with the study procedures and attend follow-up visits.
  2. Written from the participant or legal guardian.
  3. Male or Female between 45 years and 85 years of age (Females must meet additional criteria specified below, as applicable) a. Females must be of non- or using a highly effective method of 14 days prior to until at least 24 hours after injection of [18F]PI-2620 or DaTscan.

i. Non-childbearing potential is defined as a female that must be either (no menses for at least 12 months prior to PET scan) or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).

ii. Highly effective method of birth control is defined as practicing at least one of the following: A birth control method that results in a less than 1% per year failure rate when used consistently and correctly, such as oral contraceptives for at least 3 months prior to injection, an intrauterine device (IUD) for at least 2 months prior to injection, or barrier methods, e.g., diaphragm or combination condom and spermicide. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) is not acceptable.

b. Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant, breastfeeding or lactating, or planning pregnancy during the duration of the study.

c. Non PPMI participant females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and all females of childbearing potential must have negative urine pregnancy test prior to [18F]PI-2620 injection on day of Baseline PET scan.

d. Non PPMI participant females of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to Screening Visit DaTscan injection.

Healthy Controls:

a) Enrolled in the PPMI study as a healthy subject.

Disease specific inclusion criteria:

a) Parkinson's disease

a. Enrolled in the PPMI study as a sporadic PD or LRRK2 PD participant. b. Known CSF alpha synuclein seeding amplification assay status. c. Known Plasma phosphorylated Tau217 status. b) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP):

  1. Diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) based on the Clinical diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: The movement disorder society criteria (Höglinger et al., 2017).
  2. Symptom onset within 2-5 years prior to screening.
  3. Progressive motor symptoms including vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, postural instability, and other signs of parkinsonism.
  4. Evidence of striatal degeneration in form of abnormal DaTscan (previously obtained DaTscan since onset of motor symptoms may be used).

c) Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS):

  1. Diagnosis of corticobasal syndrome (CBS) based on clinical criteria, with asymmetric motor and cognitive dysfunction (Armstrong et al., 2013).
  2. Presence of limb apraxia, dystonia, alien limb phenomenon, and/or parkinsonism (e.g., rigidity, bradykinesia).
  3. Cognitive decline as indicated by impairment in attention, executive function, or memory.
  4. Evidence of striatal degeneration in form of abnormal DaTscan (previously obtained DaTscan since onset of motor symptoms may be used).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  2. For those receiving Screening DaTscan:

    • Received any of the following medications that could interfere with the imaging and unwilling or medically unable to hold them for five half-lives before SPECT imaging: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, bupropion, phentermine, phencyclidine, fentanyl, or medication commonly considered to interfere with Ioflupane binding per standard clinical practice.
  3. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine, within 6 months of Screening Visit for non-PPMI participants or within 6 months of Baseline Visit for PPMI participants.
  4. Any structural abnormality or finding on previously obtained or screening brain MRI suggestive of neurological disorders other than the diseases of interest (in the opinion of the investigator).
  5. Any other reason that in the opinion of the investigator, including abnormal labs, that could interfere with the safety with radiotracer injection, would render the participant unsuitable for the study enrollment.
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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Parkinson's Disease (PD)

    Sporadic and LRRK2

    Drug: [18F]PI-2620

  • Experimental
    Tauopathy

    Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)

    Drug: [18F]PI-2620

  • Experimental
    Healthy

    Healthy participants

    Drug: [18F]PI-2620

Interventions

  • All participants will undergo PET imaging using the \[18F\]PI-2620 tau-binding tracer.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of tau binding between study cohort using Standardized Uptake Value ratio ( SUVr)

    Determination of \[18F\]PI-2620 binding in brain regions in all participants with NX acquired images to compare tau binding between study cohorts.

    Time frame: Once during single PET imaging

Secondary outcomes

  1. Comparison of Tau imaging to clinical profile

    To compare \[18F\]PI-2620 binding with clinical assessments including motor and cognitive rating scale.

    Time frame: Once during single PET imaging

  2. Comparison of Tau imaging to biomarker profile

    To compare \[18F\]PI-2620 binding with CSF Synuclein Seed Amplification status. To compare \[18F\]PI-2620 binding with plasma phosphoTau217.

    Time frame: Once during single PET imaging

  3. Compare Tau binding between Standard and high-resolution PET camera in all participants using SUVr.

    To compare the tau binding in all participants between the NX and conventional PET scanner (Siemens Biograph mCT).

    Time frame: Once during single PET imaging

  4. Compare longitudinal change

    To compare longitudinal change in \[18F\]PI-2620 binding over a period of 12 months across all cohorts.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders / XingImaging, LLC
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 10, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07020026
Lead sponsor
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Collaborators
Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 13, 2025
Start date
May 12, 2025
Primary completion
Apr 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 10, 2026

Study contacts

Ashley Romano, RN
Contact
info_XI001@xingimaging.com
475-318-8232
Ken Marek, MD
study chair · Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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