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Establishing Daily Applicable Parameters for Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Spinal Cord
Led by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-03-04
13
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
203 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
To learn if MRS can effectively assess spinal cord lesions.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Establishing Daily Applicable Parameters for Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Spinal Cord
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults over 18 years old
- Healthy volunteers with no malignancy, demyelinating disease, back pain, degenerative disease, or spinal cord lesions
- Patients over 18 years old with low volume leptomeningeal disease (LMD) confirmed by MR or CSF
- Patients scheduled to receive craniospinal irradiation (CSI) as part of standard treatment for LMD
- Patients able to give consent and willing to comply with study procedures
- No spinal cord lesions in LMD patients, only LMD disease
- Recruitment by radiation oncology faculty in consultation with the study doctor
You will not qualify if you...
- Age under 18 years
- Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals
- History of cancer
- History of spinal cord lesions including malignant, demyelinating, or inflammatory conditions
- History of prior spinal surgery
- Presence of implantable medical devices
- History of MR claustrophobia
- Degenerative disease or spinal/back pain including myelopathy and radiculopathy
- Scoliosis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77090
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Research Team
R
Rami Eldaya, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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