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RecruitingNCT07809438Updated Sep 9, 2026

A Comparative Performance Study Between High and Standard Resolution Positron Emission Tomography Camera Using [18F] AV-133 in Prodromal Parkinson's Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of [18F] AV-133 PET Imaging in Prodromal Parkinson's Disease, sponsored by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a single-center, longitudinal study and will be conducted at the Institute for Neurodegenerative (INDD) Site in New Haven, CT. This study aims to recruit participants from the ongoing Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative AV-133 Prodromal Imaging sub study [PPMI 015] to obtain a second comparison imaging scan. In addition to being imaged with the standard Positron Emission Tomography (PET) camera after the [18F]AV133 injection in the PPMI 015 sub study, participants agreeing to a second scan will be imaged with the NeuroEXPLORER (NX) PET camera per this protocol.

This study will enroll approximately 25 participants at the INDD site. The dual PET scans will be completed at baseline, 1-and 2- years follow up. Participants may be asked to undergo further longitudinal scans based on the acquired study data.

All participants will have longitudinal clinical, biomarker, and genetic data for correlation analyses to imaging data from the PPMI Clinical study.

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Conditions studied

  • Prodromal 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 25 is below 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
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Prodromal participant enrolled in the PPMI 015 sub study.
  2. Able to provide consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

a) Any medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality that precludes participation per investigators judgement.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
25 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Prodromal Parkinson's disease (PD)

    Drug: [18F] AV-133 PET Imaging

Interventions

  • The study will compare the performance of \[18F\]AV133 on both NX and standard PET camera in study participants enrolled at the INDD site in PPMI 015.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of tracer uptake between two camera using Standardized Uptake Value ratio

    To compare \[18F\]AV133 Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) in striatal regions and additional relevant regions for images acquired with NX compared to Siemens Biograph in all participants

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Longitudinal comparison of quantitative signals (SUVR) between two PET cameras

    To compare the longitudinal regional change in \[18F\]AV133 SUVR in images acquired with NX PET and Siemens Biograph PET

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Correlation of AV133 longitudinal change to clinical motor change

    Correlation between longitudinal change in \[18F\]AV133 with NX derived SUVR in different brain regions and change in MDS-UPDRS score reported as correlation coefficient.

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. Correlation of AV133 longitudinal change to clinical cognitive change

    Correlation between longitudinal change in \[18F\]AV133 with NX derived SUVR in different brain regions and change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score reported as correlation coefficient.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Correlation of AV133 Longitudinal change to CSF biomarker

    Correlation between longitudinal change in \[18F\]AV133 with NX derived SUVR in different brain regions and change in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)- seed amplification assay (SAA) level reported as correlation coefficient.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — All data obtained during the conduct of this study will be sent to the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) in Los Angeles, California to be stored indefinitely for research purposes. Research data will be made available to researchers to conduct analyses related to PD and other disorders. Researchers will be required to comply with the PPMI data agreement to receive data. All personally identifiable information will be removed before it is shared outside the study

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 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
NCT07809438
Lead sponsor
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
Start date
Sep 18, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Study contacts

Lianne Ramia
Contact
LRamia1@indd.org
203-590-5600
Jessica Dimos
Contact
jdimos@indd.org
203-590-5600
Ken Marek, MD
principal investigator · Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Oversight

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