In Vivo and ex Vivo Validation of MR Tractography of Brain White Matter Tracts - FIBRATLAS II-III

NCT ID: NCT02455284

Last Updated: 2025-12-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

134 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2021-02-28

Brief Summary

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White matter tracts connect cortical areas to other parts of the cortex, to basal ganglia and to the brain stem and spinal cord. These tracts form the internal part of the brain and transmit the nervous impulses. Changes in brain white matter may serve as biomarkers for numerous neurological diseases.

Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) is a non-invasive MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) technique providing information on white matter tracts (tractography) by studying water diffusion. Since it is based on complex mathematical models that only indirectly evaluates the underlying anatomy, tractography need to be validated before being used for research and clinical purposes. Several validation techniques were previously proposed, none of them being fully convincing in human.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neurological Diseases

Keywords

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MRI Tractography white physiology analysis matter tracts

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy subjects

MRI and neuropsychological evaluation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MRI

Intervention Type DEVICE

In vivo MRI with B0 cartography, FLAIR, 3D T1 anatomic images, DWI, and Tractography from DWI images

Interventions

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MRI

In vivo MRI with B0 cartography, FLAIR, 3D T1 anatomic images, DWI, and Tractography from DWI images

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Prior enrollment in a body donation program
* Age ≥ 82 years
* Absence of major cognitive impairment as demonstrated by independent living skills in 4 fields evaluated by the IADL (4 items) (Lawton and Brody, 1969)
* Distance to one of the participating laboratories ≤ 120km
* Able to remain supine in the MR scanner for acquisition duration (60 min),
* Affiliation to Social Security
* Informed and written consent


* Past or present Neurological or Neurosurgical diseases (excluding trauma or degenerative spinal lesions)
* Uncontrolled: High blood pressure, diabetes (types I or II), or dyslipemia
* Contraindications to MRI
* Contraindication to body donation

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis on MRI of brain lesions, excepted common age-related changes
Minimum Eligible Age

82 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Tours

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christophe DESTRIEUX, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital of Tours

Locations

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University Hospital of Amiens

Amiens, , France

Site Status

University Hospital of Angers

Angers, , France

Site Status

University Hospital of Brest

Brest, , France

Site Status

Hospital of Charpennes - Lyon

Lyon, , France

Site Status

University Hospital of Nancy

Nancy, , France

Site Status

University Hospital of Rennes

Rennes, , France

Site Status

University Hospital of Tours

Tours, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Sizaret E, Brachet M, Launay A, Destrieux C, Zemmoura I, Angel L; FIBRATLAS Consortium. Norms for neuropsychological tests in cognitively healthy French oldest old adults. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2024 Nov;30(9):841-855. doi: 10.1017/S1355617724000390. Epub 2024 Sep 18.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39291410 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ANR 14 - CD / FIBRATLAS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id