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Non-Anesthetized Plexus Technique for Infant (BPBP) MRI Evaluation — NAPTIME  

Newborn Clinical Trial

Official title:
Multi-Center: Non-Anesthetized Plexus Technique for Infant (BPBP) MRI Evaluation

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators are studying the ability of a novel rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol to provide more accurate and earlier information about whether an infant with brachial plexus birth palsy will require nerve surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

Brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP) affects approximately 1 in 1,000 newborns, and though the majority of infants regain full function of the affected arm without nerve surgery, those with more severe nerve root injuries will require it. Currently, the best way to determine who will need surgery is to measure the trajectory of muscle recovery by serial clinical exams, but the optimal time for nerve surgery (before 3 months of age) is earlier than the time it usually takes to determine whether the infant needs surgery (up to 6 months.) A non-invasive diagnostic test that identifies the more severe injuries that require surgery earlier than serial exams would improve treatment timing, planning, and accuracy, and ultimately outcomes. The investigators have developed a rapid MRI sequence with high spatial resolution and soft tissue contrast that does not require sedation or injection of a contrast agent, and that appeared to accurately assess the severity of nerve injury in infants with BPBP in a pilot study. This pilot study demonstrated that the protocol distinguishes infants who ultimately needed surgery from those who recovered spontaneously. The purpose of the current study is to enroll 100 infants at 3 centers (Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, Boston Children's Hospital, and Gillette Children's Hospital) over a 5 year period to validate this imaging protocol as the new "gold standard" to determine whether infants with BPBP need surgery, so that individuals who need it could have surgery earlier when it is more effective, and the parents of the majority who will recover spontaneously could be spared months of worry. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT03560999
Study type Observational
Source Shriners Hospitals for Children
Contact
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase
Start date March 11, 2017
Completion date December 31, 2024
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