Studying Brain Health in Overweight Adults

Alzheimer"s Imaging Biomarkers in Obesity

Recruiting Observational Study
Alzheimer Disease Obesity Metabolic Disease
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part. No Study Drug Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
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At a Glance
Age
40 – 60
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
240 (estimated)
Sponsor
Cyrus A Raji · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for adults aged 40-60 who are overweight or obese. Participants will undergo tests including blood tests and brain scans to understand how body weight may affect brain health.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Rules you out Type 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes

You may be able to join if

  • I am between 40 and 60 years old.
  • I am willing to undergo brain scans (MRI and PET scans).
  • I have a cognitive score indicating I am cognitively normal.

You may not be able to join if

  • I intend to have weight loss surgery.
  • I am currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • I have severe claustrophobia.
  • I cannot lie still during MRI scans.
  • I am taking medications for obesity.
  • I have conditions that would make it unsafe to undergo MRI.

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
High body fat at midlife, as evidenced by overweight or obese body mass index (BMI), is increasingly understood as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. However, the underlying processes and mechanisms that may underlie this risk remains unknown. With this project, the Investigator proposes to create a new cohort of cognitively normal 120 midlife individuals, age 40-60 years. The investigator and…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female, 40-60 years of age and any race; 2. MMSE = or greater than 25 or a Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)=0; 3. Willing and able to undergo MRI 4. Willing to complete PET scans, including \[11C\]PiB and 18F-AV-1451 (Flortaucipir) radioactive tracer injection un…
Contacts

Cyrus Raji, MD, PhD

314-273-0334

craji@wustl.edu

CONTACT

Nancy Hantler, BS, CCRC, PM

314-362-7315

hantlern@wustl.edu

CONTACT