Can lung MRI replace CT scans for detecting a serious Post-Transplant lung condition?
NCT ID NCT04080232
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether lung MRI can diagnose bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after allogeneic stem cell transplant as well as chest CT scans. BOS is a serious lung complication that can occur after transplant, and early diagnosis is important. Researchers compared MRI and CT scans in 16 adult patients to see if MRI could spot the same lung abnormalities. If MRI works well, it could provide a radiation-free option for monitoring these patients.
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, lung MRI could offer a safer, radiation-free way to detect bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome earlier after stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 16 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. MRI may not be as accurate as CT scans for all lung details.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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May 2023
- 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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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 ≥ 18 yo ; * Patient who underwent an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) * \> 3 months post-SCT * With evidence of * respiratory symptoms, and/or * Pathological PFTs defined by : obstructive syndrome (FEV1 :vital capacity/CVF \< 0.7), FEV1 \< 0.75 of pre-SCT values, residual volume \> 120%, and/or ; * Altered PFTs consistent with 0p stage described in lung transplantation BOS: FEV1 decline ≥ 10 % and/or FEF25-75 decline ≥ 25% compared to pre-SCT PFTs, and/or ; * Abnormal chest CT-scan with findings consistent with BOS: evidence of air trapping on expiratory CT-scan, bronchiectasis, and/or airway thickening. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication for MRI ; * Contraindication of oxygen administration ; * Decompensation of altered respiratory function ; * Acute respiratory infection (bacterial, fungal or viral) documented in the last 6 weeks ;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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