No-Needle MRI shows promise for Crohn's monitoring
NCT ID NCT06526234
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a quick MRI without contrast injection can spot signs of Crohn's disease as well as the standard MRI with contrast. 250 patients were scanned using both methods, and radiologists compared the results. If the injection-free approach works, it could make follow-up exams much more comfortable for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MRI (non-injected MR enterography)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make Crohn's disease monitoring faster and more comfortable by avoiding contrast injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The non-injected MRI may miss subtle lesions that contrast MRI detects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Patient with MR enterography examination for follow-up or suspected Crohn's disease
- 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: Patient with MR enterography examination for follow-up or suspected Crohn's disease No Exclusion Criteria.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, CHRU de Nancy, 54511, France
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