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Brain MRI may spot troubled fetuses before birth
NCT ID NCT02229630
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special brain MRI could predict which unborn babies with poor growth (intrauterine growth restriction) will have health problems after birth. Researchers scanned 82 fetuses before 32 weeks of pregnancy and compared the results to their health at delivery. The goal was to see if the scan could identify those at highest risk of complications like low Apgar scores or needing intensive care.
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 identify which growth-restricted fetuses are at highest risk, allowing earlier intervention.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study that only looks at whether MRI can predict outcomes. It does not test a treatment, so it may not change care directly.
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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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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2015
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- 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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Female participants only
- 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: * single pregnancy * estimated foetal weight ≤ 5th percentile * agreeing to participate * women age ≥ 18 years of age, speaking and understanding French language * covered by the French social security system Exclusion Criteria: * foetal malformation or foetal karyotype abnormal * infectious foetopathy * multiple pregnancy * refusal to participate * pregnant women aged \< 18 years old * pregnant women not understanding or speaking French language * not covered by French social security * contraindication to MRI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Armand Trousseau
Paris, 75012, France