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Can a simple scan save kids from paralysis during tumor surgery?

NCT ID NCT06798532

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks back at medical records of 150 children who had surgery for neuroblastic tumors in the lower chest. Some had a special X-ray (arteriography) before surgery to map a key spinal artery, while others did not. Researchers want to see if the imaging helps prevent spinal cord damage after surgery. The goal is to find out whether this extra step is worth doing.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If this study finds that arteriography reduces complications, it could help standardize care and improve safety for children undergoing surgery for these tumors.
What could go wrong
This is a retrospective chart review, not a controlled trial, so it can only show associations, not prove cause and effect. The results may not change current practice.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gangliocytoma ganglioneuroblastoma ganglioneuroma neoplasm neuroblastic tumor neuroblastoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

NEUROBLASTIC TUMORS NEUROBLASTOMA TUMOR, SOLID

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes, 44000, France

  • CHU Nice

    Nice, 06200, France

  • CHU d'Amiens

    Amiens, 80000, France

  • CHU de Besançon

    Besançon, 25000, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • CHU de Brest

    Brest, 29200, France

  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, 14000, France

  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • CHU de Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38000, France

  • CHU de La Réunion

    Saint-Denis, 97405, France

  • CHU de Lille

    Lille, 59000, France

  • CHU de Limoges

    Limoges, 87000, France

  • CHU de Lyon

    Bron, 69677, France

  • CHU de Marseille

    Marseille, 13005, France

  • CHU de Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34090, France

  • CHU de Nancy

    Nancy, 54100, France

  • CHU de Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86000, France

  • CHU de Reims

    Reims, 51100, France

  • CHU de Rennes

    Rennes, 35203 CEDEX 2, France

  • CHU de Rouen

    Rouen, 76000, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 671091, France

  • CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31059 cedex 9, France

  • CHU de Tours

    Tours, 37000, France

  • Hôpital Bicêtre

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France

  • Hôpital Necker enfants malades

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Hôpital Robert Debré

    Paris, 75019, France

  • Hôpital Trousseau

    Paris, 75012, France

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