Can a simple scan save kids from paralysis during tumor surgery?
NCT ID NCT06798532
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 150 children who had surgery for neuroblastic tumors in the lower chest. Some had a special X-ray (arteriography) before surgery to map a key spinal artery, while others did not. Researchers want to see if the imaging helps prevent spinal cord damage after surgery. The goal is to find out whether this extra step is worth doing.
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 this study finds that arteriography reduces complications, it could help standardize care and improve safety for children undergoing surgery for these tumors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective chart review, not a controlled trial, so it can only show associations, not prove cause and effect. The results may not change current practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing surgery for a neuroblastic tumor in a pediatric surgery department in France between 2005 and 2024 and meeting the inclusion criteria.
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- 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: 1. Patients undergoing surgery for a neuroblastic tumor (neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma) 2. Basithoracic location between T8 and L1 3. With or without intraspinal component 4. Treated in a pediatric surgery department in France 5. Between 2005 and 2024 6. Adult patients or holders of parental authority of minor patients informed and not opposed to the use of data for the study Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Post-operative follow-up of less than 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
27 sites. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Nantes
Nantes, 44000, France
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CHU Nice
Nice, 06200, France
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CHU d'Amiens
Amiens, 80000, France
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CHU de Besançon
Besançon, 25000, France
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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CHU de Brest
Brest, 29200, France
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CHU de Caen
Caen, 14000, France
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CHU de Dijon
Dijon, 21079, France
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CHU de Grenoble
Grenoble, 38000, France
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CHU de La Réunion
Saint-Denis, 97405, France
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CHU de Lille
Lille, 59000, France
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CHU de Limoges
Limoges, 87000, France
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CHU de Lyon
Bron, 69677, France
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CHU de Marseille
Marseille, 13005, France
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CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34090, France
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CHU de Nancy
Nancy, 54100, France
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CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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CHU de Reims
Reims, 51100, France
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CHU de Rennes
Rennes, 35203 CEDEX 2, France
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CHU de Rouen
Rouen, 76000, France
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CHU de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 671091, France
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059 cedex 9, France
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CHU de Tours
Tours, 37000, France
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Hôpital Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Hôpital Necker enfants malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
Paris, 75019, France
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Hôpital Trousseau
Paris, 75012, France
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