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Lung DiseasesIRM-EPNCT01077778

Magnetic Resonance Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

An observational study of Lung Diseases and Pulmonary Embolism, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-enhanced, unenhanced and perfusion sequences in patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism Thoracic CT angiography (CTA) will serve as reference standard Result of MRI will not… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Embolism
What is being tested?
Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Mar 2007to Feb 2010
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: patients with acute pulmonary embolism suspicion who fulfil the inclusion criteria

Who may be able to join

  • Clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism
  • 18 years old or more
  • D-dimers more than 500 or high clinical probability of pulmonary embolism according to the revised Geneva score
  • Thoracic CT angiography performed within 24 hours
  • Informed consent

Who cannot join

  • - Contraindication to MRI (pace maker, claustrophobia, any implanted ferromagnetic foreign body)
  • Obese patients too large to fit in MRI unit
  • Allergy to gadolinium-containing contrast agent or to iodinated contrast media
  • Renal insufficiency (clearance less than 30 ml/mn)
  • Anticoagulation at a curative dose started more than 48 hours prior to MRI
  • Life expectancy less than 3 months
  • Pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hopital George Pompidou

    Paris, 75015

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Magnetic Resonance Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Prospective Evaluation in 280 Patients, With Comparison to Multi-slice CT Angiography

  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-enhanced, unenhanced and perfusion sequences in patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism
  • Thoracic CT angiography (CTA) will serve as reference standard
  • Result of MRI will not interfere with patients' management
  • Untreated patients with negative CTA will have 3-month follow-up to verify they were free of thrombose-embolic disease
Read the detailed description

Background In patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE)°with a contraindication to thoracic CT angiography, there is a need for an alternative diagnostic procedure. MRI has not been fully evaluated in this field; moreover, recent technological advances make it necessary to re-evaluate its performance for PE diagnosis.

Design Prospective monocentric study

  • Patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism will undergo thoracic magnetic resonance imaging if inclusion criteria are fulfilled.
  • A non-inclusion register will be establish for patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria , not included because MRI was not available (off-hours presentation , another patients already included in the protocol on the same day )

Estimated enrolment : 280 (based on a 25% prevalence of PE in our institution and an expected 80% sensitivity of MRI) Study start date: June 2007 Estimated study completion date: 17 months later (40 to 50 presentations for PE suspicion each month, 20 inclusions expected per month)

Magnetic Resonance imaging: performed on a 1.5 Tesla unit with 3 different sequences

  • Unenhanced Steady State Free Precession (SSFP) sequences
  • Perfusion imaging following Gadolinium injection at a rate of 5 c/s and a dose of 0.1mmol/kg
  • Magnetic resonance angiography following an injection of 0.1mmol/kg of gadolinium at 3ml/s MRI studies will be interpreted secondarily by 2 independent radiologists, blinded to CTA results and clinical probability.

Two different readings will be performed, one global reading and one reading of each sequence separately, displayed in a random order (access base)

Objectives

  • to evaluate MRI performance for PE diagnosis globally
  • to evaluate the diagnostic value for each sequence (especially the negative predictive value of a normal perfusion sequence)
  • to evaluate inter-observer agreement

MRI and CTA have to be performed within 24 hours

Being tested
Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Keywords
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Perfusion Imaging, Pulmonary Embolism/diagnosis
Medical subject headings
Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Embolism, Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure or surgery

    Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. MRI studies will be interpreted at the end of the inclusion process. CTA results will serve as reference standard to evaluate MRI sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values. Inter-observer agreement will be evaluated

    Measured: 17 months after the first inclusion

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. 3 months clinical follow-up will be performed in patients with negative CTA results who did not receive anticoagulation. This is to verify there were no false negatives on CTA

    Measured: 3 months afer CTA

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Mar 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2007
  3. Primary completionSep 2007
  4. Study completionFeb 2010

Why it stopped: the number of patients will be included is reach

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01077778
Sponsor's protocol ID
P051068
Acronym
IRM-EP
Status last verified
Mar 2007
First submitted
26 Feb 2010
Last updated
25 Jan 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Blum A, Bellou A, Guillemin F, Douek P, Laprevote-Heully MC, Wahl D; GENEPI study group. Performance of magnetic resonance angiography in suspected acute pulmonary embolism. Thromb Haemost. 2005 Mar;93(3):503-11. doi: 10.1160/TH04-08-0495.

    PubMed 15735802
  • Pleszewski B, Chartrand-Lefebvre C, Qanadli SD, Dery R, Perreault P, Oliva VL, Prenovault J, Belblidia A, Soulez G. Gadolinium-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: a prospective study on 48 patients. Clin Imaging. 2006 May-Jun;30(3):166-72. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2005.10.005.

    PubMed 16632150
  • Revel MP, Sanchez O, Lefort C, Meyer G, Couchon S, Hernigou A, Niarra R, Chatellier G, Frija G. Diagnostic accuracy of unenhanced, contrast-enhanced perfusion and angiographic MRI sequences for pulmonary embolism diagnosis: results of independent sequence readings. Eur Radiol. 2013 Sep;23(9):2374-82. doi: 10.1007/s00330-013-2852-8. Epub 2013 May 8.

    PubMed 23652845

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Diseases and Pulmonary Embolism, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: the number of patients will be included is reach). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

MRI studies will be interpreted at the end of the inclusion process. CTA results will serve as reference standard to evaluate MRI sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values. Inter-observer agreement will be evaluated (time frame: 17 months after the first inclusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01077778, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2016.

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