Effect on Body Movement and Mental Skills in Patients Who Received Gadolinium-based Contrast Media for Magnetic Resonance Examination Multiple Times Within 5 Years

NCT ID: NCT04373564

Last Updated: 2026-01-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

2076 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-24

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This study is a postmarketing requirement jointly carried out by four NDA holders (Bayer AG, Bracco, GE Healthcare and Guerbet) and the CRO IQVIA.

The study aims to create detailed images of the organs and tissue of the human body during x-ray, CT-scan or MRI investigations, doctors are using contrast media (a kind of dye) which can be given to patients by injection into a blood vessel or by mouth.

In this study researchers want to find out whether so called gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have an effect on body movement and mental skills when given to participants multiple times within 5 years.

The study plans to enroll about 2076 participants suffering from a condition for which they are likely to have at least annually a MRI or another imaging examinations. Only adults up to 65 years will be considered to join this study. During the study duration of 5 years participants will receive annually a MRI or other imaging tests (such as CT-scan, x-ray) and will visit the study doctor at least 7 times for physical examinations, laboratory investigations and tests on body movement and mental skills.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

The primary objective of the study is to assess the potential effect of repeated exposure to either a linear or a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) on change from baseline to Year 5 in composite measure of motor and cognitive function among neurologically normal adults in comparison to a matched non-GBCA- exposed control group.

The secondary objectives comprise the assessment of the following endpoints in GBCA-exposed participants as compared to controls a) changes from baseline in composite measure of motor and cognitive function post-baseline on yearly basis (Years 1 to 4); b) changes from baseline in each individual test of motor and cognitive function on yearly basis (Years 1 to 5). Total Gd concentrations in blood and urine samples on yearly basis (Years 1 to 5) and adverse events will be collected as secondary objectives.

Of note : The study is considered interventional because of the addition of UE-MRI scans for all participants, as well as blood sampling and the administration of the motor and cognitive tests. The GBCA administered as part of the contrast-enhanced MR imaging in the experimental arms is not the intervention in this study. Neither the protocol nor the investigators assign patients to a specific GBCA as part of the study, making this part of the study observational rather than interventional. The participants were already scheduled, prior to study screening, to undergo CE-MRI as part of their clinical care. The choice of GBCA for the CE-MRI will be based on medical need and institutional usage of GBCA, independent of study participation.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Motor Function Cognitive Function Contrast Media

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Linear GBCAs

Adult participants, who were scheduled for repeated enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), receive a linear gadoliniumbased contrast agent (GBCA, i.e. Eovist/ Primovist, MultiHance or Omniscan) prior to MRI. Each participant will receive the same GBCA throughout the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess motor function annually

Cognitive Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess cognitive function annually

Unenhanced-MRI of the brain

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The UE-MRI of the brain will be performed at baseline and at the year 5 visit in order to exclude presence of a significant MRI abnormality

Gadolinium Measurements

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Blood samples and spontaneous urine specimens will be collected through the course of the study to measure Gd concentration

Gadoxetate disodium

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Gadobenate dimeglumine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Gadodiamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Macrocyclic GBCAs

Adult participants, who were scheduled for repeated enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), receive a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA, i.e. Gadavist/ Gadovist, Dotarem, Magnescope or ProHance) prior to MRI. Each participant will receive the same GBCA throughout the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess motor function annually

Cognitive Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess cognitive function annually

Unenhanced-MRI of the brain

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The UE-MRI of the brain will be performed at baseline and at the year 5 visit in order to exclude presence of a significant MRI abnormality

Gadolinium Measurements

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Blood samples and spontaneous urine specimens will be collected through the course of the study to measure Gd concentration

Gadoterate meglumine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Gadobutrol

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Gadoteridol

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

No GBCA (Control arm)

Adult participants who were never exposed to any gadolinium-based contrast agent and matching the population characteristics of the two GBCA arms. They will not receive any gadolinium-based contrast agent over the study course, but may undergo clinically indicated imaging (e.g. unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), unenhanced or enhanced computed tomography, ultrasound and/or X-ray).

Group Type OTHER

Motor Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess motor function annually

Cognitive Tests

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

To assess cognitive function annually

Unenhanced-MRI of the brain

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The UE-MRI of the brain will be performed at baseline and at the year 5 visit in order to exclude presence of a significant MRI abnormality

Gadolinium Measurements

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Blood samples and spontaneous urine specimens will be collected through the course of the study to measure Gd concentration

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Motor Tests

To assess motor function annually

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cognitive Tests

To assess cognitive function annually

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Unenhanced-MRI of the brain

The UE-MRI of the brain will be performed at baseline and at the year 5 visit in order to exclude presence of a significant MRI abnormality

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Gadolinium Measurements

Blood samples and spontaneous urine specimens will be collected through the course of the study to measure Gd concentration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Gadoxetate disodium

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Gadobenate dimeglumine

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Gadodiamide

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Gadoterate meglumine

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Gadobutrol

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Gadoteridol

Administered as defined by the treating physician as part of routine clinical practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

Eovist Primovist BAY86-4873 MultiHance Omniscan Dotarem Magnescope BAY86-4875 Gadavist Gadovist ProHance

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Participant must be neurologically normal, defined as free of unstable neurologic and psychiatric disease as confirmed by a normal neurologic examination at screening
* Participant (GBCA-exposed or controls) agrees to undergo unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (UE-MRI) of the brain at enrollment and at the end of the observation period (5 years)
* Participants should have at least 1 of the following indications: a) Medium to high risk for breast cancer or dense breasts undergoing breast cancer screening with MRI, b) Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and under active diagnostic surveillance for prostate cancer, c) Chronic liver disease (eg, liver cirrhosis limited to Child class A, post-hepatitis chronic hepatopathy, or primary sclerosing cholangitis) for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma development, d) Low-grade colorectal cancer or neuroendocrine tumor undergoing screening for liver metastases or e) Branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas (maximum size ≤2 cm) undergoing imaging surveillance.

In addition, for participants in the GBCA Arms only:

* Each participant should be likely to undergo ≄5 GBCA-enhanced MR examinations with the same GBCA at least annually throughout the 5-year study duration
* Prospective participants with up to 3 well documented GBCA administrations prior to study screening are acceptable, provided that the imaging was performed with the same GBCA as the one to be prospectively used in the study. If the GBCA used cannot be identified, he/she cannot be enrolled.

For the Control Arm:

* Participants who never had and are not likely to receive any GBCA injection during the course of the study
* Each control participant must be willing to undergo UE-MRI of the brain at baseline and at Year 5. In Years 1 to 4, the control participants will undergo their clinically indicated UE-MRIs, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, or X-ray procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* As evidenced by history or determined in the neurologic exam at screening, concurrent neurological and/or psychiatric disease (or treatments) that could influence the results of the study's motor and cognitive tests (e.g. Cerebrovascular disease, Multiple sclerosis, Neurodegenerative disease, Malignant disease other than listed in indications, Carcinoid tumors, Epilepsy, Prior neurosurgery, Psychotic disorders or any prior psychotic episode not otherwise specified - any documented prior history of chronic schizophrenia, Remittent or current medically confirmed major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder, History of long-term major depression or bipolar affective disorder with an active episode in the past 2 to 5 years, Neurodevelopmental disorders (eg, trisomy 21), Uncontrolled severe migraine, Uncontrolled or controlled anxiety or depression within 6 months before enrollment, Screening scores of ≤24 on the MMSE and/or ≄11 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)).
* Prior, planned, or ongoing chemotherapy or brain irradiation
* Use of concomitant medication(s) affecting neuro-cognitive or motor function
* Substance or alcohol abuse as determined by the investigator
* Alcoholic cirrhosis
* Renal disease, defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
* History of environmental/occupational/other exposure to one or more chemicals that may affect cognitive and/or motor function, including, but not limited to, heavy metals (arsenic \[As\], cadmium \[Cd\], lead \[Pb\], manganese \[Mn\], and mercury \[Hg\]), pesticides, solvents, or carbon monoxide.
* Clinical indications requiring \>1 contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) every 6 months
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
* Presence of any metal-containing joint implants/prostheses

In addition, for participants in either of the GBCA Arms only:

\- Receipt of a GBCA or generic prior to study entry other than the specific GBCA to be administered during the course of the study.

For participants in the Control Arm only:

* Participants with any previous exposure to a GBCA.
* Participants with any contraindication to UE-MRI examinations.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Bayer AG (Sponsor)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bracco (Sponsor)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

GEHC (Sponsor)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Guerbet

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Scottsdale Medical Imaging, LLC

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Massachussets General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status TERMINATED

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

ActivMed Practices & Research, Inc.

Methuen, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status TERMINATED

Department of Radiology

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

UNC School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Santa Marta

Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil

Site Status TERMINATED

Liga Norte-Rio-Grandense Contra o CĆ¢ncer

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Instituto Mederi de Pesquisa e Saude

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Instituto BaĆ­a Sul de Ensino e Pesquisa (IEP)

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Site Status WITHDRAWN

CEMEC - Oncológica

SĆ£o Bernardo do Campo, SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

CPCLIN - Centro de Pesquisas ClĆ­nicas Ltda.

SĆ£o Paulo, SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil

Site Status TERMINATED

Albert Einstein Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira

SĆ£o Paulo, SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

CEMEC - Oncológica

SĆ£o Bernardo do Campo, , Brazil

Site Status WITHDRAWN

G. Kenneth Jansz Medical Professional Corporation

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere

Paris, , France

Site Status WITHDRAWN

CHU Strasbourg - HƓpital Hautepierre

Strasbourg, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Vivantes Klinikum Neukoelln

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

A.O.U. Senese Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte

Siena, Siena, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Trieste

Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

UniversitĆ  Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

Roma, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (Ospedale Borgo Roma)

Verona, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

BHI of Omsk region "Clinical Oncology Dispensary"

Omsk, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

FSBI "National medical scientific center of psychiatry and neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev" Adolescent

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

FSBI North-West Federal Medical Research Center n.a. V.A. Almazov of MoH RF

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

LLC Medical Center Mart

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

RSBIH "Smolensk Regional Clinical Hospital"

Smolensk, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Tomsk National Research Medical Centre of the Russia

Tomsk, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

SBIH Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary of the MoH of Republic Bashkortostan

Ufa, , Russia

Site Status SUSPENDED

Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Chonnam National University Hospital

Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Inje University Busan Paik Hospital

Busan, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Pusan National University Hospital

Busan, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Chosun University Hospital

Gwangju, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Chung-Ang University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Russia South Korea

Central Contacts

Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.

Nathalie LE FUR, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+33649351166

Frantz HEBERT

Role: CONTACT

+33680249334

Facility Contacts

Find local site contact details for specific facilities participating in the trial.

Role: primary

4804254194

Valentine Mildred

Role: primary

7737029812

Teresa Osmulski

Role: primary

3096724808

Role: primary

617-726-8396

Rebecca Jordan

Role: primary

Meera Kasireddy

Role: primary

2154566370

Sydney Haldeman Sydney

Role: primary

Nolan Caroll

Role: primary

Keyla Deucher

Role: primary

+5549991379921

Brenda Santos

Role: primary

+555133203479

Luciana Cubas Volpe

Role: primary

+551732015054

Gilberto Szarf

Role: primary

Samir Chenaf

Role: primary

Gabriella Baumann

Role: primary

Anna Ianza

Role: primary

+39403992120

Stephanie Steidler

Role: primary

Frederica Spani

Role: primary

Robertis Riccardo

Role: primary

JinSil Choi

Role: primary

Hayun Jung

Role: primary

+82518908975

Yun Jung

Role: primary

Gyu Won Kim

Role: primary

so hyun Kim

Role: primary

"+82220194608 -0-0000-0000"

DaJeong Kwon

Role: primary

+821029011336

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

20405

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GMRA-105

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GE-041-081

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IQVIA-ODYS-001-LZA45541

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DGD-44-065

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.