What this study is
This research study is being conducted to test how an imaging drug called 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i can be used to image an abdominal aortic aneurysm. 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i is a drug used with an imaging test called a PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography).
The aim is to collect data using a new imaging drug called 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i that may be able to create images of inflammation in the aorta, which is thought to be important in how aneurysms grow and develop and to understand how consistent these scans are across time and what might affect the inflammation.
What's being tested
- 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i
Intervention · DRUG
The radiotracer 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i will be used to assess the aortic wall in individuals with AAA and age-matched participants without a diagnosis of AAA as a control group.
Study details
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Enrolling
- 30 people
- Starts
- 2026-04-30
- Est. completion
- 2029-04-30
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- Participants will be at least 18 years of age
- Have an established diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm based on standard clinical criteria or are an age matched control with absence of known AAA.
- Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures.
You can't join if
- Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of the PET/CT scan will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential before the injection of radiotracer.
- Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician
- Patients with chronic renal disease whose GFR is less than 40 mL/min/1.73m² at the time of enrollment.
- Documented allergy to iodinated contrast
- Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study
- Less than 6 months life expectancy as deemed by the treating physician at the time of initial enrollment.
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Study locations (1)
1 openPenn Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Study ID UPENN IRB# 858617
Principal investigator
Scott M Damrauer, MD
Penn Medicine Division of Vascular Surgery
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.