Actively Recruiting
Utility of PET-MRI in Surveillance of Paediatric Brain Tumours
Led by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Updated on 2026-05-06
5
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
169 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor
G
GE Healthcare
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a pilot project to explore the utility of PET-MRI in the post-treatment surveillance of high-grade gliomas or medulloblastomas in children in our institution.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Utility of PET-MRI in Surveillance of Paediatric Brain Tumours
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have a presumptive or histologically confirmed diagnosis of a malignant brain tumour requiring treatment
- Diagnostic uncertainty about tumour recurrence post-treatment based on conventional MR imaging in the opinion of the MDT
- Have a life expectancy of at least three months
- Able to comply with an MRI scan without a general anaesthetic
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to comply with an MRI scan without a general anaesthetic
- Diabetes or other causes of hyperglycaemia
- Pregnancy
- Patient body habitus above scanner dimensions
- Standard contra-indication to MRI (eg. pacemaker, non-compatible metallic implants, altered renal function)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S10 1SN
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
David King, MBChB
CONTACT
K
Keith Pugh, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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