NCT04426539 (ClinicalTrials.gov)
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New IDEAS is an observational, open-label, longitudinal cohort study designed to address the requirements of the CED provisions of the NCD on beta-amyloid PET. Building on the initial Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) study, New IDEAS will evaluate the association between amyloid PET and patient-centered outcomes in an expanded and more ethnoracially and clinically diverse group of Medicare participants presenting with cognitive impairment. A total of 7,000 Medicare beneficiaries meeting the study’s eligibility criteria will be consented and enrolled over 30 months at sites throughout the United States. To ensure diversity, the study will enroll at least 2,000 Blacks/African Americans, at least 2,000 Latinos/Hispanics, and up to 3,000 additional participants from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Based on disease stage prior to PET, all participants will be classified as having MCI or dementia. Based on their clinical presentation prior to PET, all participants will be classified as having “typical” (i.e., progressive amnestic) or “atypical” clinical presentations of AD.
Tailored recruitment strategies will be implemented to ensure inclusion of underrepresented populations including Black/African American patients, Latino/Hispanic patients, patients with early-onset (age < 65) cognitive impairment, and patients with typical or atypical presentation of MCI or dementia.
Dementia specialists will team with PET facilities that have trained radiologists/nuclear medicine physicians and access to perform amyloid PET. Amyloid PET will be performed and interpreted at each facility with results provided to the ordering physician for support in further decision making. The dementia specialists will record their diagnosis and intended management plan based on the current clinical and diagnostic information, and assuming no access to amyloid PET at the “pre-PET visit.” PET results will be disclosed to participants and changes in management will be recommended at the “PET disclosure visit.” Patients will return 90 ± 30 days following PET for an in-person “post-PET visit.” At this final visit, specialists will record the diagnosis and implemented management plan, incorporating amyloid PET into clinical decision making. Medicare claims data will be collected directly from CMS for 12 months prior to the PET imaging and 12 months after the PET imaging for each participant.
The New IDEAS study differs from the original study by:
The New IDEAS study is a CMS Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) study and is designed to be analogous to routine care.
Per cms.gov:
The New IDEAS study will provide additional data to allow CMS to complete the CED cycle. This may result in Medicare coverage for a brain amyloid PET scan for all eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Once the CED cycle is complete, Medicare coverage, as in the New IDEAS Study, would continue to be subject to individuals’ benefits per their insurance plan(s).
For more information about CED see the CMS website.