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SV2A in Older Adults

Yale University · with National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NCT05465538

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 50+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Phase 1, Phase 2
Target enrollment
24
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 6, 2022
Record last updated
October 20, 2026

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What the study is about

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of cannabis use on brain synaptic density among older adults using [11C]UCB-J PET imaging.

Being studied: [11C]UCB-J PET

Conditions: Cannabis Use

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Male or female, aged ≥50 years
  • No history of significant medical or neurological disease
  • BMI ≤ 50
  • If woman of childbearing potential, must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control, as determined by the principal investigator, for the duration of the study and up to one month after completion of PET scans

Exclusion Criteria

  • Women with a positive pregnancy test or women who are lactating
  • Have had exposure to ionizing radiation that in combination with the study tracer would result in a cumulative exposure that exceeds recommended exposure limits;
  • History of a bleeding disorder or are currently taking anticoagulants
  • Subjects who have donated blood within 8 weeks of the present study

Recruiting US locations

  • Conneticut Mental Health Center

    New Haven, CT 06519

    Site contact: Khaled Draghmeh, MD · 203-932-5711 · khaled.draghmeh@yale.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Khaled Draghmeh, MD · 203-932-5711 · khaled.draghmeh@yale.edu
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