Continuation of The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS)

NCT ID: NCT03718494

Last Updated: 2023-07-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

299 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-05-22

Study Completion Date

2022-09-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate how blood flow to the brain affects cognition in women who are postmenopausal, and how the use of hormone therapy early in menopause might change brain function. The testing in this study will add to the knowledge about brain aging in women. Researchers will determine if blood flow to the brain, brain structure, and cognition differences among women who took hormones in the past as part of Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS; NCT00154180), are currently taking hormones, or never took menopausal hormones.

Detailed Description

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This is a continuation of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS) (KEEPS; NCT00154180), a multicenter double blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial funded by the Kronos Longevity Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ to test the hypothesis that hormone therapy started early in menopause (within the "window of opportunity") would slow progression of atherosclerosis as measured by changes in carotid artery intima-medial thickening and coronary arterial calcification.

This study will involve a single follow-up evaluation of brain imaging and cognitive function of women who were randomized to menopausal hormone therapy (mHT) or placebo, approximately 13 years post-randomization and nine years after the end of mHT administration phase in KEEPS (NCT00154180). No interventions are given as part of this study; any current hormonal treatments are by choice and prescribed by the participant's personal physician.

Conditions

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Alzheimer Dementia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Menopausal Hormone Therapy (mHT) Group

Women that participated in and completed the KEEPS study (NCT00154180) that were randomized to receive menopausal hormone therapy (mHT) will have a follow up brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging (F-18 Florbetapir PET or F-18 AV-1451 PET) and cognitive function testing.

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Performed on a single 3T system and sequences will be acquired in a single sitting with an exam time under 45 minutes.

F-18 Florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

After a 50-minute uptake period, the patient will be positioned on the scanner bed with instructions to remain motionless. Injection of 10 mCi of 18F-Florbetapir (target dose 370 MBq, range 296 - 444 MBq) given. A helical CT image will be obtained at 50 minutes after injection of 18F-Florbetapir, followed by a 20-minute PET acquisition consisting of four 5-minute dynamic frames.

F-18 AV-1451 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Intravenous bolus injection of approximately 370 MBq (10 mCi) of 18F- AV-1451 (approved under IND 124449). PET/CT image acquisition will include a low dose CT and then a 20-minute PET acquisition starting at 50-60 minutes after injection of 18F-T807 and will be performed as 4, 5-minute frames that will then be summed into one static frame. Serial frames will allow for adjustment in the case of patient motion.

Neuropsychological Testing

Intervention Type OTHER

A comprehensive battery of standardized neuropsychological tests administered by trained personnel.

Placebo Group

Women that participated in and completed the KEEPS study (NCT00154180) that were randomized to receive placebo treatment will have a follow up brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging (F-18 Florbetapir PET or F-18 AV-1451 PET) and cognitive function testing.

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Performed on a single 3T system and sequences will be acquired in a single sitting with an exam time under 45 minutes.

F-18 Florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

After a 50-minute uptake period, the patient will be positioned on the scanner bed with instructions to remain motionless. Injection of 10 mCi of 18F-Florbetapir (target dose 370 MBq, range 296 - 444 MBq) given. A helical CT image will be obtained at 50 minutes after injection of 18F-Florbetapir, followed by a 20-minute PET acquisition consisting of four 5-minute dynamic frames.

F-18 AV-1451 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Intravenous bolus injection of approximately 370 MBq (10 mCi) of 18F- AV-1451 (approved under IND 124449). PET/CT image acquisition will include a low dose CT and then a 20-minute PET acquisition starting at 50-60 minutes after injection of 18F-T807 and will be performed as 4, 5-minute frames that will then be summed into one static frame. Serial frames will allow for adjustment in the case of patient motion.

Neuropsychological Testing

Intervention Type OTHER

A comprehensive battery of standardized neuropsychological tests administered by trained personnel.

Interventions

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Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Performed on a single 3T system and sequences will be acquired in a single sitting with an exam time under 45 minutes.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

F-18 Florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

After a 50-minute uptake period, the patient will be positioned on the scanner bed with instructions to remain motionless. Injection of 10 mCi of 18F-Florbetapir (target dose 370 MBq, range 296 - 444 MBq) given. A helical CT image will be obtained at 50 minutes after injection of 18F-Florbetapir, followed by a 20-minute PET acquisition consisting of four 5-minute dynamic frames.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

F-18 AV-1451 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Intravenous bolus injection of approximately 370 MBq (10 mCi) of 18F- AV-1451 (approved under IND 124449). PET/CT image acquisition will include a low dose CT and then a 20-minute PET acquisition starting at 50-60 minutes after injection of 18F-T807 and will be performed as 4, 5-minute frames that will then be summed into one static frame. Serial frames will allow for adjustment in the case of patient motion.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Neuropsychological Testing

A comprehensive battery of standardized neuropsychological tests administered by trained personnel.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participated in the original KEEPS trial.
* Able to understand study procedures.
* Willing to sign an authorization of consent in order to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who have contraindications to MRI or PET for safety reasons, such as an MRI-incompatible implant or claustrophobia.
Minimum Eligible Age

49 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

72 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Utah State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Banner Alzheimer's Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kejal Kantarci

Professor of Radiology, Cons-Research Neuroradiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kejal Kantarci, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Banner Health

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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1RF1AG057547-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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12-008697

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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