Could MRI replace x-rays for infertility checks?
NCT ID NCT02108665
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two imaging methods for diagnosing female infertility: MRI with a contrast dye and traditional X-ray. The goal was to see if MRI, which uses no radiation, could provide a complete and accurate assessment. Forty women participated, and researchers measured how well MRI detected uterine abnormalities compared to X-ray.
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, MRI could replace X-ray for infertility diagnosis, offering a safer, radiation-free option.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants. Results may not apply to all women, and MRI may not be as accurate as X-ray in all cases.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2013
- Finished
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Aug 2017
- 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: Patient who a pelvic MRI and an Hysterography, part of an infertility assessment, have been prescribed by a gynecologist physician in Nice University Hospital. Informed consent signed Patient with social insurance Age \> 18 Exclusion Criteria: Contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging hysterosalpingography Contraindication to radiographic hysterosalpingography
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service d'imagerie médicale Hôpital Archet II
Nice, 06000, France
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