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Helmsley 3.0: Abbreviated MRE

Recruiting
Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Registration Number
NCT06533228
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brief Summary

The purpose of our study is to compare an abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the bowel or magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) protocol to a conventional, standard of care MRE in children and adults with Crohn's Disease.

Detailed Description

This multi-center study will evaluate the effectiveness of an abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the bowel or magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) to document the presence and severity of small bowel inflammation, the presence and features of stricturing and penetrating disease in children and adults with Crohn's Disease.

The abbreviated MRI of the bowel or MRE will not involve IV contrast or an injection of glucagon and water will replace the oral contrast used in standard of care MREs. Scan time will be greatly reduced with the abbreviated MRE ( approximately 15 minutes) compared to a standard of care MRE (approximately 60 minutes).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria
  • Established Crohn's disease diagnosis in patients 10 and older

  • Undergoing clinical magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) examinations for any reason(s) below

    • Staging/ restaging/ follow- up of intestinal inflammation
    • Evaluation of known or suspected luminal narrowing/ stricturing disease
    • Evaluation of known or suspected internal penetrating disease
Exclusion Criteria
  • Undergoing initial imaging for suspected Crohn's disease where the diagnosis of Crohn's disease has yet to be definitively established
  • New Crohn's disease diagnosis, undergoing baseline imaging
  • Isolated colonic disease
  • Known or suspected pregnancy
  • Contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Ileostomy or prior ileal resection
  • Less than 10 years of age
  • Unable or unwilling to follow imaging procedures
  • Non- English speaking

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare clinical MRE with research MRE3 years

Our abbreviated magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) will be non-inferior to a standard clinical MRE in detecting small bowel inflammation, strictures and penetrating disease associated with Crohn's Disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Willingness to trade diagnostic performance for patient experience3 years

We will ask patients a series of questions to determine their tolerance for trading diagnostic performance for a better patient experience.

Patient experiences and preferences between the abbreviated MRE and the standard clinical MRE.3 years

Patients/patients parents will answer a survey to determine if the abbreviated magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) or the clinical MRE is preferred.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

NYU Langone

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Mayo Clinic
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Kristin Fritz
Contact
507-293-0925
yaggy.Kristin@mayo.edu
Jeff Fidler
Principal Investigator

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