3D nerve mapping could make Kids' head and neck surgery safer
NCT ID NCT05763615
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a new 3D MRI technique to map cranial nerves in 7 children aged 1 to 5 with head and neck tumors or birth defects. The goal was to create detailed models that help surgeons avoid damaging important nerves during operations. The research focused on developing the imaging method and checking if it matched what surgeons saw during surgery.
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 successful, this 3D modeling technique could help surgeons better plan operations for children with head and neck tumors or birth defects, potentially reducing nerve damage.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early-stage study with only 7 children. It focused on developing and testing the imaging method, not on direct treatment outcomes, so benefits are uncertain.
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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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7 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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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1 year to 5 years
- 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: * Benefiting from social security scheme. * Informed consent signed by holders of parental authority and the investigator. * Patient group: children aged 1 to 5 benefiting from a 3T MRI at the Necker Enfants-Malades hospital as part of the initial assessment of a tumor or a cervico-facial malformation. * Control group: children aged 1 to 5 benefiting from a 3T MRI at the Necker Enfants-Malades hospital as part of the initial assessment of an ENT pathology other than that of the patient group (examples: velar insufficiency, congenital deafness). Exclusion Criteria: Child with a contraindication to MRI: allergy to contrast product, pacemaker, Starr Edwards valves, stent placed for less than 6 weeks, vascular clips, contraindication to sedation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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