Could watching a movie replace multiple brain scans before surgery?
NCT ID NCT07650994
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a new type of brain scan—watching movie clips during functional MRI (fMRI)—to standard task-based fMRI for mapping language areas in people with brain tumors (gliomas). The goal is to see if the simpler movie-watching method works as well or better for helping surgeons plan safe operations. About 90 adults aged 21–70 with known or suspected gliomas will participate, undergoing both types of fMRI and neuropsychological tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with naturalistic viewing (movie clips)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could replace multiple task-based fMRI scans with a single movie-watching scan, making presurgical brain mapping faster and easier for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study comparing two imaging methods, not a treatment trial. The movie-watching approach may not prove as accurate as standard tasks for all patients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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