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Can a quick MRI scan reveal what a healthy Child's liver looks like?

NCT ID NCT03235414

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026

Summary

This study aims to determine normal liver stiffness values in healthy children aged 7 to 17 using a special MRI technique called MR elastography. Participants receive a one-time research MRI and a blood draw to confirm their liver is healthy. The results could help doctors better diagnose liver disease in children by providing a baseline of what is normal.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a reference range of healthy liver stiffness in children, improving non-invasive diagnosis of liver diseases.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study in healthy volunteers, so it does not test a treatment. Results may vary across MRI machines and field strengths, limiting generalizability.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

101 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2018

Finished

Jul 2020

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

7 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 7-17 years * No documented history of liver diseases * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * NPO less than 4 hours * Body mass index \<10th or \> 85th percentile for age * Documented history of liver disease * Pregnancy * Inability to lie still for duration of the MRI * Inability to breath hold for the duration of the 15-20 second MR elastography sequence * Standard contraindication to MRI (implanted hardware, etc.) * Requirement of sedation or general anesthesia for MRI * Abnormality of any measured liver function test * Liver fat fraction \>5% by MRI PDFF

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

liver disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Liver diseases

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

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