Could a quicker, Needle-Free MRI replace the standard scan for Crohn's patients?
NCT ID NCT05354609
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a new, faster MRI technique (diffusion-weighted) to the standard MRI for monitoring Crohn's disease. The new method does not require a contrast injection or bowel cleansing, which patients often dislike. Researchers will check if the new scan is just as good at finding inflammation in the bowel. About 140 adults with Crohn's disease will have both types of MRI on the same day, and doctors will compare the results.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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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: * Any patient diagnosed with Crohn's disease with bowel involvement for whom a MR-enterography was ordered as part of their follow-up * Age ≥ 18 * Subject's ability to understand and express opposition * Affiliation to French social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Any contraindication to MRI * Allergy to gadolinium chelates * Claustrophobia * Major obesity that does not allow the patient to enter the machine's tunnel (whose diameter is 70 cm) * Pregnant woman * Person under curators or guardianship
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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