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Multicenter Study to Explore the Impact of Florbetaben (FBB) in Change of Diagnosis in Patients Who Are Evaluated for AD and in Whom Lumbar Puncture is Contraindicated or CSF Results Are Ambiguous
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Neuraceq (florbetaben 18F) and PET for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Completed, enrolled 218 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This phase 4 study will explore, in the context of the present French clinical practice, the impact of florbetaben 18F (FBB) in patients evaluated for AD who require a biomarker for etiologic determination of the cognitive and functional impairment, but in whom: 1. lumbar puncture was not feasible for medical conditions 2. results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis were considered ambiguous by treating physicians 3. lumbar puncture (LP) was refused by the patient
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Florbetaben 18F is given as an i.v. injection followed by a flush of sodium chloride solution to ensure full delivery of the dose.
A brain PET scan is usually taken 90 minutes after the i.v. injection of florbetaben 18F.