Brain scans may predict eye recovery
NCT ID NCT04448938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a special type of MRI, called resting-state fMRI, can predict how well people with optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) will recover their vision. Researchers will scan 200 patients and track their vision over 6 months. The goal is to see if brain activity patterns can forecast recovery.
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 help doctors predict how well patients with optic neuritis will recover their vision.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct improvement in patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 with clinical suspicion of NO who must perform an MRI for the diagnosis of NO. A control group will also be set up to compare the visual functional networks of patients with NO with those of a sample of subjects free from NO.
- 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: * Patients over 18 years of age * Clinical suspicion of optic neuritis * Benefiting from an MRI for exploration of optic neuritis * Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Having received informed information about the study and having given their express consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to absolute or relative MRI (in particular, pregnant or breastfeeding women) * History of amblyopia * Any pre-existing pathology leading to a decrease in vision (e.g. retinitis pigmentosa, AMD, etc.) * Patient benefiting from a legal protection measure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondation A De Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, PARIS, 75019, France
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