Status:

RECRUITING

Portable Rapid Imaging for Medical Emergencies

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hyperfine

Conditions:

Patient Satisfaction

Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will compare the time it takes to scan a patient in the emergency department with a portable MRI when compared to a conventional MRI. Participants will be randomized to receive a portable M...

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether portable brain MRI reduces the time from scan order to scan start in the emergency department as compared to conventional brain MRI. The sec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female ≥ 18 years of age at presentation to Yale New Haven Hospital Adult ED
  • Order to receive conventional brain MRI imaging originating in the YNHH Adult ED

Exclusion

  • Lack of assent from treating physician for inclusion in this protocol.
  • Contraindications to 1.5T MRI evaluation, including:
  • Cardiac Pacemaker or defibrillator
  • Aneurysm clip
  • Implants or devices attached to the body in the chest or above, such as:
  • Nerve stimulator
  • Deep brain stimulator
  • Programmable shunt
  • Stent
  • Pain pump
  • Artificial extremity
  • Implants in the ears (hearing aid or cochlear implant
  • Any shrapnel, pellets, bullets, metallic fragments, or other metallic foreign body above the chest
  • Metallic joints, rods, screws, or other orthopedic implants in or above the chest
  • Braces, dentures, removable teeth, or dental expanders that cannot be removed.
  • Body piercings in or above the chest that cannot be removed.
  • MRI-incompatible Tracheostomy tube or Swan Ganz catheter in place
  • Status Epilepticus or anyone previously seizing deemed by the physician not to be suitable for pMRI

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 21 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06930534

Start Date

April 21 2025

End Date

April 1 2026

Last Update

August 20 2025

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Yale New Haven Health Emergency Department

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520