Foot/Ankle at 7T MRI

Recruiting

• Conditions: Plantar Plate Tear

• Registration Number: NCT04441983
• Lead Sponsor: Balgrist University Hospital

Brief Summary

* To evaluate standard clinical sequences for 7 Tesla MRI of the foot and/or ankle to improve detailed depiction of the complex anatomy of this region.

* To evaluate various pathologies of the foot and/or ankle (plantar plate tears, Morton neuroma, tendon tears, ligament tears etc.).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-22
• Study Start: 2022-02-01
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-08
• Primary Completion: 2025-10-31
• Study Completion: 2025-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
• at least 18 years old
• Study group: Patients with specific pathologies (i.e. Morton neuroma, tendon tears, plantar plate tears) as proven by 1,5 or 3T MRI or asymptomatic subjects (to look at the normal microanatomy of different structures, mainly the plantar plate)
• Control group: No evidence of the respective pathology.

Exclusion Criteria

• previous foot surgery with metal in vivo
• pregnancy or breast feeding
• any MRI contra-indications

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sensitivity / specificity	2 years	The sensitivity/specificity for detection of various pathologies in the foot/ankle, for exampleMorton neuroma, plantar plate tears and tendon injuries at 7T MRI

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Balgrist University Hospital; 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland