Can 4D-MRI spot brain aneurysms before they rupture?
NCT ID NCT06705452
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a special MRI technique, called 4D Flow MRI, can better detect and predict the growth of unruptured brain aneurysms. Researchers will follow adults with these aneurysms, using the advanced imaging to measure changes in the aneurysm's shape over time. The goal is to find early warning signs that could help doctors identify which aneurysms are at higher risk of rupture, potentially preventing a hemorrhagic stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Additional 4D Flow MRI or 4D Flow sequence
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better prediction of aneurysm growth and rupture risk, potentially preventing hemorrhagic strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational imaging study, so it won't test a treatment. The findings may not directly change patient care, and the imaging technique may not reliably predict growth in all cases.
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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 281 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2032
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: * Patients with one or more unruptured intracranial aneurysms followed up at the participating center. Patients may have other ruptured and/or treated aneurysms * Patient older than 18 years * Patient consenting to participate to the study * Patient enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program exclusion criteria: * Patients who have already received surgical or endovascular treatment for all their aneurysm(s), or who are due to receive such treatment in less than 2 months. * Patients with only ruptured aneurysm(s) * Patients with arteriovenous malformations (treated or untreated) * Patients with a contraindication to MRI * Patients with an allergy to one of the contrast agents (Iodixanol, Gadoteric acid) * Pregnant or breast-feeding patients * Patients protected by law.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Damien JOLLY
RECRUITINGReims, 51100, France
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