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Use of Specially Designed Pediatric MR Coils on Clinical Scanners

Novel Coils for Pediatric Musculoskeletal MRI

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01795989
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-02-21
Start date
2011-11-18
Completion date
2016-10-04
Last updated
2020-09-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers, Musculoskeletal Complication

Keywords

Coil, MRI, safety, efficacy, musculoskeletal imaging, MSK

Brief summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the use of new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) coils. An MRI takes pictures of body parts using a large magnet and a computer. A coil is the part of the MRI system that collects data to make the MR images. The investigators have designed, developed, and built two child-sized coils to use when imaging elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles. These new coils will be better suited to fit infants through teenagers rather than the conventional coils used which were created for adults These MRI coils have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are considered investigational devices.

Detailed description

The safety and the clinical efficacy/equivalence of two pediatric 1.5T coils will be evaluated/demonstrated in two phases. Patient safety and image quality will be evaluated/demonstrated in Phase One by collecting images on healthy participants using a combination of the existing commercially available coils and the new coils. Clinical efficacy/equivalence will be evaluated/demonstrated in Phase Two by collecting standard MRI exams in pediatric patients. In Phase Two, the imaging data for a given patient will be collected by one of the two following scenarios : 1) the clinically ordered exams will be completed using a combination of the existing commercially available coils and new coil, with the images from each directly compared, or 2) the clinically ordered scans will be collected using one of the new coils and the images compared to historical de-identified MR exam, age and gender matched patient data (which were acquired using the existing commercially available coils). Results of Phase One will be reported to the IRB. Phase Two will not begin until the IRB has reviewed the results of Phase One and approved the commencement of Phase Two.

Interventions

DEVICE1.5T MRI Elbow Coil

Pediatric coil for musculoskeletal imaging at 1.5 Tesla for pediatric patients and healthy participants.

Sponsors

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Healthy Participants: * Male or female * Age: Old enough to participate in an MR study without sedation (typically greater than 5-6 years old) Pediatric Patients: * Male or female * Sent for elbow MR or superficial/small parts musculoskeletal MR imaging. * Age: any age

Exclusion criteria

* Female participants who are pregnant or lactating (verbal pregnancy screens will be given for all females of child bearing potential prior to the MRI). * Subjects with standard contraindications to MRI.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with adverse events as measured by heating and comfort participant response.Day 1Each participant will be monitored for adverse events during the MRI scan

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MRI Image QualityUp to 3 weeks post MRI participant scanThe following measures will be individually evaluated on 3-point scale: Overall image quality, Image uniformity overall, and Signal to Noise.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026