Renal NCE-MRI in Healthy Volunteers

January 27, 2016 updated by: Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Non-contrast Enhanced MR Imaging of the Kidney in Healthy Volunteers

Non-contrast enhanced (NCE) structural MRI enables to investigate renal anatomy.

Additional NCE-MR acquisition modalities (e.g. Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI), Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) MRI, Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL), MR Angiography (MRA), phase-contrast MRI), which could be used in combination with structural MRI in a single acquisition session, have been identified to investigate in more detail renal function and structure, opening the possibility to estimate local renal diffusion and blood perfusion, beyond providing high-resolution anatomical accuracy.

Preliminary to the identification of novel imaging biomarkers of renal disease progression, perfusion and diffusion MR sequences need to be optimized for the renal compartment. Moreover, NCE-MRIs acquired on healthy volunteers are required to investigate perfusion and diffusion changes in pathological kidneys as compared to normal and physiological condition.

The objective of this study is to provide normal control NCE-MRI sequences to be used as reference for the investigation of perfusion and diffusion changes in the kidney of patients affected by chronic kidney disease (e.g. diabetic nephropathy, nephrosclerosis, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Bergamo, Italy, 24127
        • Unità di Nefrologia e Dialisi - A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 59 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 20 and ≤59 years ;
  • Healthy volunteers;
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ferro-magnetic prosthesis, aneurysm clips, severe claustrophobia or other contraindications or exclusions interfering with the MRI assessment;
  • Pregnancy (due to safety reasons).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Whole Group
Device: Non contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC)
Time Frame: At baseline.
Renal perfusion and diffusion parameter assessed by Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) MRI, characterising normal physiology.
At baseline.
T2*
Time Frame: At baseline.
Renal blood oxygenation parameter assessed by Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) MRI, characterising normal physiology.
At baseline.
Renal artery flow.
Time Frame: At baseline.
Renal perfusion parameter assessed by Phase-Contrast (PC) MRI, characterising normal physiology.
At baseline.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Collaborators

EC-DG Research

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2015

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 1, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 28, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Renal NCE-MRI in volunteers

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