MRI may offer Radiation-Free diagnosis for lung fungal allergy
NCT ID NCT03265366
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether MRI can accurately detect lung abnormalities caused by allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), a fungal allergy. Researchers compared MRI results to standard CT scans in 25 adults with ABPA or severe asthma. If MRI works well, it could provide a safer, radiation-free way to diagnose and monitor ABPA.
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 MRI proves accurate, it could offer a radiation-free alternative to CT scans for diagnosing ABPA.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. MRI might not detect all signs of ABPA as well as CT scans.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Jan 2020
- 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: * study patients have a diagnosis of ABPA * control patients have severe asthma * All the patients are ≥ 18 years old, have social security care, signature of consent form Exclusion Criteria: * cystic fibrosis * other type of aspergilloses * contraindication for MRI * woman without effective contraception
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Pessac, 33604, France