Recruiting
Phase 1

\[11C\]JMJ-129-d2

Sponsor:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Code:

NCT07853781

Conditions

Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

[11C]JMJ-129-d2

Study Details

Brief summary:

Background:

PDE-4D is a protein found in the brain. It helps control chemical signals that affect mood, memory, and thinking. Problems with PDE-4D may play a role in depression and Alzheimer disease. Being able to measure PDE-4D levels in the body would help doctors identify and manage these diseases. Researchers want to find out if a new tracer (a radioactive substance injected during imaging scans) can help them see PDE-4D in people more effectively.

Objective:

To test a new tracer (\[11C\]JMJ-129-d2) during imaging scans of the brain and body in healthy people.

Eligibility:

Healthy people aged 18 years and older. They must have been screened under protocols 01M0254 or 17M0181.

Design:

All participants will give samples of blood and urine. They will have a test of their heart function. A plastic tube will be inserted into a vein in their arm; the new tracer will be given through this tube.

Some participants will have 1 positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT scan of their whole body. They will lie on a padded bed that slides into a doughnut-shaped machine; the machine uses x-rays to create images of the inside of the body.

Some participants will have 1 or 2 PET/CT scans of their brain only. Their head will be supported to keep it still during the scan. They will also have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. MRI uses magnetic fields to capture images of the inside of the body. The MRI scan may require a second visit.

All participants will receive a follow-up call to check on their well-being 2 or 3 days after their scans.

Conditions

Healthy

Study ID

NCT07853781

Start date

Oct 26, 2026

Status verified date

Sep 24, 2026

Completion date

Feb 5, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 22, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent under this protocol.
  • Successful completion of screening under protocol 01M0254 or 17M0181 and confirmation of eligibility.
  • Age 18 years or older.
  • In good general health as determined by medical history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory testing, and electrocardiogram.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with all study procedures.
  • Have had their radial artery pulse checked for the presence of adequate ulnar collateral flow and the absence of any metal or foreign objects in both wrists.
  • Agree to adhere to the lifestyle considerations

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  • Clinically significant abnormalities on EKG or laboratory testing. This includes CBC and acute care panel (Na, K, Cl, CO2, creatinine, glucose, urea nitrogen).
  • Any current DSM-5-TR persistent psychiatric disorder, including but not limited to: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; bipolar and related disorders; and depressive disorders.
  • History of neurologic illness or injury with the potential to affect study data interpretation.
  • History of seizures, other than in childhood and related to fever.
  • Recent exposure to radiation (i.e., PET from other research) which when combined with this study would be above the allowable limits.
  • Inability to lie flat on camera bed for at least two hours, including claustrophobia and weight greater than the maximum for the scanner (500 lbs).
  • HIV Infection.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding.
  • Participants must not have substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder.
  • Unable to travel to the NIH.
  • Are unable to have an MRI scan (e.g., because of pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices, brain stimulators, dental implants, aneurysm clips (metal clips on the wall of a large artery), metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and cochlear implants), permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pumps, shrapnel fragments, or metal fragments in the eye.
  • Known hypersensitivity to phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitors (e.g. apremilast, roflumilast, crisaborole).
  • Current use of any PDE4 inhibitor (e.g., apremilast, roflumilast, crisaborole), or use within 7 days prior to PET imaging.
  • Taking CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. grapefruit juice, clarithromycin, erythromycin, ritonavir); CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. phenobarbital St. John's Wort, rifampicin) or oral contraceptives containing gestodene and ethinyl estradiol, which may alter the metabolism and affect the kinetics of the study drug.

EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN

Inclusion of children is not appropriate, because this protocol has more than minimal risk from radiation exposure without the possibility of direct benefit.

EXCLUSION OF PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING WOMEN

Pregnant women will be excluded because this protocol involves exposure to ionizing radiation. Lactating women will be excluded because radioisotopes may be excreted in milk. We will perform a urine pregnancy test at screening and prior to all procedures to ensure participants are not pregnant. The test must be negative in order to continue on the study. In addition to completing a negative urine pregnancy test, on the day of PET scanning prior to PET scan procedures, participants of childbearing potential will undergo a clinical pregnancy screening interview with a licensed independent practitioner to confirm lack of pregnancy.

EXCLUSION OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE

Persons with HIV infection are excluded because HIV infection itself may change cAMP signaling.

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: One-arm

All subjects will receive the same tests.

Interventions

[11C]JMJ-129-d2

Injected IV followed by PET scanning

Primary outcome measure

  • Total Volume of Distribution [ Time Frame: 120 minutes ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Recruiting

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Contacts

NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)

800-411-1222ccopr@nih.gov

More Information

Sponsor

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Last update posted

Oct 2, 2026

Last verified

Sep 24, 2026

Keywords

  • Kinetic Modeling
  • Dosimetry
  • Whole-body imaging
  • Brain Imaging
  • Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D)
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/CT Imaging
  • 11C-JMJ-129-d2

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-03. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on 2026-10-02. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.