LIFTD-PIN

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Longitudinal Investigation of Fronto-Temporal Dementia – PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation

• IRAS ID

  210645

• Contact name

  Jonathan Rohrer

• Contact email

  j.rohrer@ucl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  UCL

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  Z6364106/2016/07/21, UCL Data Protection Registration

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 2 days

• Research summary

  Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the four most common causes of dementia at any age, and below the age of 65 is approximately equal in frequency to Alzheimer’s disease. Its effect particularly on people of working age with young families represents a major health and economic burden on society. There are still no curative treatments for these disorders and the ideal methodology for clinical trials remains unclear. The identification of robust biomarkers in FTD are therefore prerequisites for any disease-modifying therapy trial. This study is a cohort study of subjects with frontotemporal dementia investigating PET imaging of neuroinflammation.

• REC name

  London - City & East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/1754

• Date of REC Opinion

  28 Oct 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion