A Clinical trial to study use of MRI DTI in identification of facial nerve in vestibular nerve schwannoma, a tumour of the nerve of hearing and balance

Effectiveness Of Preoperative Facial Nerve Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography For Preservation Of Facial Nerve Function In Surgery For Large Vestibular Schwannomas: A Prospective Randomized Controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/04/008345

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-04-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS WITH LARGE VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA MORE THAN 3 CM PLANNED FOR SURGERY

Interventions

Intervention1: DTI group : Patients with large vestibular schwannoma 3 cm planned for surgery randomised to group I will undergo preoperative MRI DTI tractography to predict the position of facial n

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult males or females with a diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma >3cm planned for surgery - Who give consent to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients in which there is computerized tomography evidence of calcification or hemorrhage as they are known to interfere with DTI tractography - Those who do not consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Facial nerve preservation in intraop and immediate post-opTimepoint: Facial nerve preservation in intraop and immediate post-op	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
FACIAL NERVE FUNCTION at 3 months follow upTimepoint: 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SACHIN A BORKAR

AIIMS

raghusamala@gmail.com011-26593291

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026