Can a simple MRI spot kidney trouble early? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06884410
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing how consistently kidney MRI scans work on standard 1.5T machines. It involves 48 healthy volunteers who will undergo repeated MRI scans to measure kidney size, blood flow, and oxygen levels. The goal is to make kidney MRI a reliable tool for diagnosing disease without needles or contrast dyes.
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 standardize kidney MRI as a reliable tool for detecting and monitoring kidney disease without needles or contrast dyes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy people only, so results may not apply to patients with kidney disease. It does not test any treatment.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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 to 70 years
- 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: * Provision of written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures * Male and female subjects aged \[18-70\] years * Office SBP values \< 140 mmHg and DBP values ≤ 90 mmHg, under no antihypertensive therapy * Normal renal function defined as: estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] ≥ 60mL/min/1.73m2 (using CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation) * Negative result upon urine testing for haematuria or proteinuria. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous enrollment in the present substudy * Contraindications to MRI including caustrophobia, pregnancy, cardiac pacemakers or other MRI-incompatible prostheses * Ongoing therapy (e.g. for diabetes, dyslipidemia, or any acute disease) * Past or current oncological pathology
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Clínica Universidad de Navarra
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMannheim, 68197, Germany
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