Language Function in Patients With Brain Tumors

Completed

Conditions studied: Brain Cancer, CNS Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to use an imaging method called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in patients who have a tumor near an area of the brain that is believed to control language. The fMRI is a new kind of imaging that uses a strong magnetic field to look at functioning brain tissue. This kind of imaging will be used to study the effect of the brain tumor on your speech.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00599703

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

7

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient in whom a tumor invades or is directly adjacent to the expected location of one of the language centers.
• At least 18 years of age
• English as first language

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with high grade tumors
• History of significant psychiatric condition (e.g. schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, significant dementia),
• History of the following neurological conditions: CVA, demyelinating conditions, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer's disease.
• History of significant claustrophobic reactions.
• Pregnancy
• Standard contraindications to MR examinations (e.g. implanted stimulator)
• Patients, who were treated prior to our first scan, will not be eligible to participate in this study

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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