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Characterization of the Serotonin 2A Receptor Selective PET Tracer [18F]MH.MZ in Patients With Neurodegenerative Diseases
RecruitingPhase 4Healthy volunteers welcome
Who can join
Ages 50 to 85 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient arm - clinical diagnosis of Parkinson disease, diffuse Lewy body disease, multiple systems atrophy, Huntington's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, and other variants * Healthy arm - age and gender matched to patient arm * Psychosis (presence of hallucinations or delusions) starting after the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, occurring at least weekly for 4 weeks, severe enough to warrant treatment. * Study partner available for study visits Exclusion Criteria: * Prior stroke or other uncontrolled serious neurological or medical illness * Contra-indication or inability to tolerate MRI scan * Use of serotonergic medications in the last 6 weeks * Incapable of providing independent consent. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * psychosis due to a metabolic, toxic, or primary psychiatric disease * Deemed unable to complete neurocognitive testing * For PD Participants: current or prior use of pimavanserin * Use of antipsychotics in the last 2 weeks
About the study
It is hypothesize that patients with clinically diagnosed neurodegenerative diseases will have significantly different receptor occupancy of 5HT2A receptors compared to a healthy age/sex-matched control group. This will be tested by measuring 5HT2A receptor density using the PET radioligand (R)-\[18F\]MH.MZ in both populations.
What is being tested
- Pimavanserin (drug)
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Participants: 75 · Started: Jan 23, 2023
Contact the study team
- Levi Pettit, BA · Phone: 6154210569
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05357612
Locations in the U.S.
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.