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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 2013-003775-35 | EudraCT Number |
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| Name | Class |
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| Lundbeck Foundation | OTHER |
| Jascha Fonden | OTHER |
| Fonden af 2. Juli 1984 til bekæmpelse af Parkinsons Sygdom, Denmark | OTHER |
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AIM: Investigate wether there are differences in the parasympathetic nervous system in Parkinsons patients compared to controls.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We use the tracer [11C]donepezil to image the parasympathetic nervous system. The Investigators will include 20 Parkinsons patients and 20 healthy controls aged 40-80 in our study. The participants will receive a careful medical examination, including a neurological examination, as part of the inclusion process. The subjects also have an MRI scan of the brain. Then PET/CT scans with [11C]donepezil are conducted - once for the upper abdominal region and once for the head region. For evaluating the function of the parasympathetic nervous system gastric emptying time, heart rate variability and salivary flow will be measured. These measureless will be correlated to the PET findings.
PERSPECTIVES: The study will potentially result in the development of a PET ligand for imaging the parasympathetic nervous system. This will have applications for research in Parkinson's disease, diabetes, heart disease and other disorders, in which the autonomic nervous system is involved
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Parkinson's patients | Participants with Parkinson's Disease |
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| Healthy Controls | Healthy participants |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| [11C]donepezil PET | Other | Positon Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of acetylcholinesterase using the ligand [11C]donepezil |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Distribution volume of [11C]donepezil in internal organs | Our primary endpoint is the distribution volume of [11C]donepezil in internal organs (including salivary glands, heart, stomach and intestines) in Parkinson's patients compared to controls. | The distribution volume of [11C]donepezil is measured at "Day 1" by PET/CT scanning each participant. The data analysis is done when all participants have completed the study. |
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Parkinson's patients with moderate symptoms (diagnosis > 4 years earlier, bilateral disease). Will be recruited through department of neurology Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Healthy controls recruited through local media.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Per Borghammer, MD, PhD,DMSc | Dept. of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Dept. of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital | Aarhus | 8000 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010300 | Parkinson Disease |
| ID | Term |
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| D020734 | Parkinsonian Disorders |
| D001480 | Basal Ganglia Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D000080874 | Synucleinopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |