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Brain's hidden rewiring revealed in glioma patients
NCT ID NCT07612917
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tracks how brain areas controlling movement, language, and sensation change during glioma treatment. Twenty patients with brain tumors will undergo repeated MRI scans as part of their regular care. Researchers aim to understand the brain's ability to adapt over time, which may guide future therapies.
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 could help doctors better understand how the brain rewires itself during glioma treatment, potentially improving future therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 20 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
Who is studied
Adults with diffuse gliomas (WHO grade 2-4) undergoing multimodal treatment and eligible for functional MRI and neurocognitive assessment.
- Ages
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18 to 64 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: * Patients with diffuse gliomas (WHO grade 2-4). * Age \>18 years and \<65 years. * Written participant information and informed consent provided and signed. * Signed informed consent for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years or \>65 years. * Pregnancy. * Contraindications to MRI, including but not limited to: * Active medical implants (e.g., pain pump, defibrillator, cardiac pacemaker), * Orthodontic braces, * Metallic tattoos, * Non-removable piercings, * Known metallic foreign bodies, * Claustrophobia. * Cerebral metastases from secondary (non-primary) tumors. * Absence of baseline BOLD functional MRI and/or baseline neurocognitive assessment. * Failure to provide written participant information and informed consent. * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) \<60, unless feasibility of clinical-psychological testing and BOLD fMRI is confirmed by the investigator in consultation with clinical psychology, radiology staff, and the patient.
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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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Kepler University Hospital
RECRUITINGLinz, Upper Austria, 4020, Austria
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