Could Symptom-Triggered scans replace routine MRIs for brain cancer?
NCT ID NCT07634575
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using an app for patients to report symptoms can guide when to do MRI scans, instead of following a fixed schedule. It involves 20 adults with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it improves health.
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 a more personalized and efficient imaging schedule for glioblastoma patients, reducing unnecessary scans and catching problems earlier based on symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 20 participants. It is not designed to prove that triggered imaging improves outcomes, only that patients and doctors can use the approach. The results may not apply to all patients.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
- 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: i. Newly diagnosed glioblastoma (WHO grade IV) ii. Planned to undergo the Stupp treatment regimen iii. Aged 18-70 iv. To be treated at KCH and GSTT v. No MRI contraindications vi. Patients with internet access and an e-mail account Exclusion Criteria: i. Uncertainty of diagnosis ii. Deviation from the standard Stupp regimen iii. Patients participating in another interventional study iv. Unable to read and comprehend English language text v. Lack capacity at point of consent vi. WHO Performance status \> 3 (Karnofsky score \< 30)
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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
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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KCH
London, United Kingdom
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