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Eye movement and Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (BEAM) (Pittsburgh Compound B [11C]-PIB)

Method of Measurement (Pre-analytical Tools)
Optical
Biomarker Measured
Vasculature
Use
Pharmacodynamic/response
Susceptibility/risk
Stage of Development
Clinical trials
Active vs Completed Trials
Active
Aim/Results

To investigate novel, non-invasive ocular measurements including optical coherence tomography and eye tracking in a cross-sectional study of participants with various neurodegenerative dementias against standard cognitive assessments and brain imaging measures; and To assess the potential utility of ocular assessments for early detection in the pre-dementia, i.e. the so-called Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) stage, across the common neurodegenerative dementia syndromes and, Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) due to small vessel disease (SVD). To determine the prevalence and relevance of amyloid uptake on PET scanning across the dementias most commonly associated with amyloidosis. Specifically we aim to examine correlations with amyloid uptake status in patients symptomatic from the most common proteinopathies (ie amyloid, tau, synuclein) combined in varying degrees with the most common vasculopathies (ie small vessel disease) using multimodal structural and functional imaging, cognitive behavioral, and gait and balance measures, taking into account genetic risk markers (particularly apolipoprotein E genotypes) and fluid biomarkers ( eg cytokines, oxidative stress, lipidomics).

Target Population/ Population Being Studied

Normal controls and patients with AD, MCI, Subcortical Vascular Impairment, or LBD Spectrum

Length of Current Trial
One-time assessment (1 day)
Number of Trial Participants

345

Estimated Trial Completion
December 2021
What is Required from Patients

noninvasive eye tracking test, noninvasive images of the eye, in clinic visit

What is Required from the Health System

eye tracking device, eye imager, technicians

Sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Brain Canada; Weston Brain Institute; GE Healthcare; University Health Network, Toronto; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Baycrest; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto; Kensington Eye Institute

“BEAM: Brain-Eye Amyloid Memory Study (BEAM).” ClinicalTrials.gov. Accessed October 10, 2019. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02524405?term=biomarker&recrs=abdf&cond=Alzheimer+Disease&draw=8&rank=69