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) (other than prescribed for the illness in case of patients);\n* Subject has had exposure to ionizing radiation (\\> 1 mSv) in other research studies within the last 12 months;\n* Subject has a contra-indication for MRI scanning;\n* Subject suffers from claustrophobia or cannot tolerate confinement during PET-MRI scanning procedures; subject cannot lie still for (at least) 60 minutes inside the scanner;\n* (For subjects with arterial sampling): The subject is hypersensitive to lidocaine (used for local anaesthesia during the placement of the arterial catheter), has an abnormal Allen test (a test to check blood flow in the arteries of the forearm) or is on anti-coagulant therapy;\n* Subject (or his\u002Fher legal representative) does not understand the study procedures;\n* Subject is unwilling or unable to perform all of the study procedures, or is considered unsuitable in any way by the principal investigator;\n* Subject is potentially pregnant (hCG test can be done if doubt exists).",true,"ALL","18 Years","90 Years",{"count":21,"type":22},300,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[25],"NA","The goal of this study is to use ultra-high-resolution (UHR) PET imaging to better understand how the brain and spinal cord change in healthy aging and in neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and psychotic disorders. Researchers will use the NeuroExplorer PET\u002FCT system, a new scanner that can show very small structures in the brain and spinal cord in much more detail than regular PET.\n\nThe main questions this study aims to answer are:\n\n* How do small but important brain regions (like the locus coeruleus, substantia nigra, and thalamic nuclei) change in healthy aging?\n* What early brain changes occur in neurodegenerative and psychotic disorders, and can they help improve early diagnosis?\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Undergo PET and MRI brain scans using different tracers that measure brain metabolism (18F-FDG), synaptic density (¹⁸F-SynVesT-1), dopamine transporters (¹⁸F-PE2I), and tau protein buildup (¹⁸F-MK6240).\n* Complete cognitive and clinical assessments related to memory, mood, and motor or psychiatric symptoms, depending on their group.\n\nThis study will include healthy volunteers and patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer´s disease, ALS, Parkinson's disease and related disorders, or psychotic disorders.\n\nThe results will help create detailed brain imaging maps for healthy aging and identify early biomarkers for different diseases to support better diagnosis and treatment in the future.",[28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37],"Alzheimer Dementia (AD)","ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis","Parkinson s Disease","REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD)","PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy","MSA - Multiple System Atrophy","Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)","ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS\u002FFTD)","Adult Onset Psychotic Disorder","Very Late Onset Psychotic Disorder",[39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54],"PET\u002FCT scan","Alzheimer´s disease","Dementia","Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis","Parkinson´s disease","REM sleep behavior disorders","Progressive supranuclear palsy","Multiple System Atrophy","Dementia with Lewy Bodies","Psychotic disorders","Schizophrenia","ALS with frontotemporal dementia","UHR PET","Locus coeruleus","Papez circuit","Thalamic subnuclei","RECRUITING","2026-03-27",{"date":58,"type":59},"2026-04-03","ACTUAL",{"date":61,"type":59},"2026-02-13",{"date":63,"type":22},"2029-09",{"name":65,"class":66},"Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven","OTHER",1,{"id":69,"slug":70,"hasResults":11,"nctId":71,"briefTitle":72,"officialTitle":73,"acronym":74,"eligibilityCriteria":75,"healthyVolunteers":16,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":76,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":78,"phases":4,"briefSummary":79,"conditions":80,"keywords":84,"overallStatus":55,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":87,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":88,"startDateStruct":90,"completionDateStruct":92,"leadSponsor":94,"locationsCount":67},"100584175","als-research-collaborative-100584175","NCT06885918","ALS Research Collaborative","ALS Translational Research Program","ARC","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* 18 years of age or older\n* Can communicate in written English\n* Has a diagnosis of ALS\u002FMND or is a known carrier of an ALS associated mutation\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Significant cognitive impairment that would prevent individual completion and understanding of the informed consent process.",{"count":77,"type":22},2000,"OBSERVATIONAL","The goal of this natural history study is to learn more about the biological and clinical aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study's findings will help with drug discovery, biomarker discovery, and outcome measure validation. Adults living with ALS, other motor neuron diseases (MND), a known mutation related to ALS and healthy volunteers contribute prospective and retrospective data to this study remotely. The study is sponsored and conducted by the ALS Therapy Development Institute.",[42,81,35,82,83],"ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)","Motor Neuron Disease","Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis",[74,72,85,86],"ALS TDI","ALS Therapy Develeopment Institute","2025-03-13",{"date":89,"type":59},"2025-03-20",{"date":91,"type":59},"2014-09-12",{"date":93,"type":22},"2035-01-31",{"name":95,"class":66},"ALS Therapy Development Institute"]