Could blocking a Tumor's blood supply shrink brain meningiomas?
NCT ID NCT05416567
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a procedure called endovascular embolization for people with meningioma, a type of brain tumor. The procedure blocks blood vessels that feed the tumor, aiming to shrink it or stop its growth. Participants are adults with growing or symptomatic meningiomas that are supplied by a specific artery. The study measures tumor volume changes and tracks complications or the need for further treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a procedure called endovascular embolization that blocks blood vessels feeding the tumor
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less invasive treatment for meningiomas, potentially avoiding surgery or radiation in some patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The procedure carries risks like bleeding or stroke.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2037
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Radiological diagnose of typical intracranial meningioma (homogenous contrast enhancement or dural attachment) * Indication for treatment due to growth, symptoms or both * Tumor location suggestive of vascular supply via middle meningeal artery branches * Age 18 years or older * Karnofsky performance status of 90 or better (able to carry on normal activity and work) Exclusion Criteria: * Informed consent not possible (e.g. language barriers, aphasia, cognitive impaired) * Previously treated for meningioma * Intraosseous growth * Tumor related brain edema * Neurofibromatosis type 2 * Systemic cancer * Epilepsy * Progressive neurodegenerative disorder (eg. MS, Parkinsons disease) * History of psychiatric disorder * Unfit for participation for any other reason judged by the physician including patients * Contraindications to MRI * Allergic to contrast agents * Relative contraindications to endovascular treatment judged from CT angiography (tortoise carotid arteries, carotid stenosis, calcified aortic arch, anatomical vascular variants/anomalies suggesting increased risk with endovascular treatment) * DSA (Digital subtraction angiography) from carotid artery suggesting that significant vascular supply is from other vessels than the MMA.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St Olavs Hospital
RECRUITINGTrondheim, 7006, Norway
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