New MRI technique could reveal Brain's electrical secrets in tumor patients
NCT ID NCT06470711
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Mayo Clinic study uses special MRI scans to map electrical activity in the brain. Researchers will compare healthy volunteers and people with a type of brain tumor called glioma. The goal is to improve how doctors diagnose and understand brain conditions.
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 lead to better imaging methods to understand brain electrical activity, potentially improving diagnosis for brain tumor patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants or lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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
Healthy volunteers and clinical neuro-oncology subjects with high grade glioma
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Aim 1: normal healthy volunteers * Aim 2, 3, 4: participants included in IRB 16-002424, including those that have undergone surgical biopsy/resection for suspected or known glioma Exclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteer unable to have an MRI
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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 study's own enquiry address
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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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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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