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NCT Number: NCT03424525

11C-Trimethoprim PET/CT Imaging to Evaluate Biodistribution and Kinetics in Human Subjects

Patients with suspected bacterial infection at the time screening are eligible for this study. Patients may participate in this study if they are at least 18 years of age, and most participants will be receiving care at the clinical practices of the University of Pennsylvania. Up to 30 subjects will participate in two different imaging cohorts.

The Biodistribution cohort will include up to 5 patients referred from orthopedics who will undergo a series of vertex to mid-thigh (or feet if indicated) biodistribution [11C]trimethoprim PET/CT scans over a period of approximately 2 ½ hours.

The Dynamic cohort will include up to 25 patients who will undergo approximately 60 minutes of dynamic scanning followed by up to 2 static skull base to mid-thigh (or feet if indicated) scans imaging post injection of [11C]trimethoprim. Some subjects who may be selected clinically to undergo surgical or antibiotic treatment may undergo a second therapy may also undergo an optional second [11C]trimethoprim PET/CT after the initiation of therapy to collect pilot data on the changes in [11C]trimethoprim biodistribution and uptake with therapy, the timing of this scan may vary depending on the type of treatment the patient is receiving.

Patients will also undergo baseline lab tests complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and blood cultures. If these tests are done as part of clinical standard of care they will not need to be repeated for this study.

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Key information

Conditions

Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria at least 18 years of age
  • Known or suspected bacterial infection.
  • Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures.

Exclusion criteria

  • Antibiotic therapy with trimethoprim within 48h of the baseline PET/CT scan.
  • Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician
  • Serious or unstable medical or psychological comorbidities that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study.
  • Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of screening will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential at screening.

Treatment and study plan

11C-Trimethoprim

Drug

[11C]TMP is a radiolabeled imaging agent for positron emission tomography (PET/CT). Most relevant to this protocol, it is for imaging bacterial infection in human subjects. TMP is well-known, safe, broad-spectrum, synthetic, small molecule antibiotic that has been used clinically for over 50 years for the treatment of acute bacterial infection and has been combined with sulfa-based antibiotics (Bactrim/Septra) for bacterial infection prophylaxis especially in the lung and bladder.

Primary outcomes

  1. Kinetics of uptake of [11C]TMP in human patients

    Time frame: 3 years

    The biodistribution which includes kinetics of uptake of [11C]TMP in human patients via PET/CT will be measured

Secondary outcomes

  1. [11C]trimethoprim in infected versus non-infected tissues

    Time frame: 3 years

    Measure uptake of [11C]trimethoprim in infected versus non-infected tissues via PET/CT

  2. The change in biodistribution which includes kinetics of uptake of [11C]TMP in human patients after therapy

    Time frame: 3 years

    Describe the change in biodistribution which incldues kinetics of uptake of [11C]TMP in human via PET/CT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

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Registry information

Official study title

11C-Trimethoprim PET/CT Imaging to Evaluate Biodistribution and Kinetics in Human

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 7, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 23, 2026

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