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Evaluation of 18 F-FP-DTBZ Pancreatic PET Scanning as a Tool to Measure Beta Cell Mass

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02236754

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Official title

Scan Re-Scan Pancreatic Beta Cell Imaging Using PET Imaging and 18 F-FP-DTBZ

Brief summary

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) develops when there is impaired insulin production due to loss of insulin producing cells (beta cells). The amount of insulin that can be produced is imperfectly correlated with beta cell mass (BCM). The development of a reliable method to noninvasively quantify the total amount of insulin producing beta cells would be of great benefit by providing an important endpoint for the development of new treatments of diabetes. The investigators have previously identified a specific marker on islet cells called vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) that the investigators now propose to use in positron emission tomography (PET) scanning to determine islet beta cell mass. The PET radiopharmaceutical 18 F-fluoropropyl(FP)-dihydrotetrabenazine(DTBZ) has been used previously in human subjects without adverse effects. It has shown promise in differentiating type 1 diabetes and non-diabetes. The investigators now hypothesize that repeat PET scans will be reproducible in the same subject. Subjects with normal BCM will be recruited from among normal weight non-diabetic people with plasma insulin levels within the normal range. Subjects with predicted reduced BCM will be recruited from among patients with T1DM who have low or non-measurable insulin levels. Two PET scan measurements will be taken in each subject and the amount of VMAT2 in the pancreas will be and compared for reproducible findings. Biochemical testing will also be performed and compared to PET scans as a potential indirect marker of beta cell mass.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02236754
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Enrollment
23 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug · Radiation

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 1, 2013
Primary completion
Apr 22, 2014
Completion
Apr 22, 2014
Last update posted
Jul 22, 2024

2013 – 2014

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center New York New York 10032

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