Sharper MRI scans on the horizon: new sequences tested in healthy volunteers
NCT ID NCT03674645
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing new MRI sequences to improve image quality, reduce scan time, and better handle motion from breathing or heartbeat. Two hundred healthy adults will undergo MRI scans without any injections or invasive procedures. The goal is to develop better tools for diagnosis and monitoring of diseases.
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 lead to faster, clearer MRI scans, helping doctors diagnose and monitor diseases more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage technical study, not a treatment trial. The new sequences may not improve image quality as expected or may not work in real-world settings.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 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: * Healthy volunteers (over 18 yo), * Male or female, * Affiliated to social security, * Without any contraindication to MRI exam and who will have signed a written inform consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals deprived of liberty, * Under guardianship or curatorship, * Persons with known disease which could disturb MRI acquisition or with absolute or relative contraindication to an MRI examination * Pregnant women, * Breastfeeding women, * Women without effective contraception, * Participants who refused to be informed of the possible discovery of a significant anomaly, * Persons involved in an interventional study with a drug or an implantable device.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
RECRUITINGPessac, 33604, France