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

Completed

Conditions studied: Brachial Plexus Palsy Due to Birth Trauma, Injury, Newborn

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03560999

Run by

Shriners Hospitals for Children

People needed

102

Starts

2017-03-11

Expected to finish

2024-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-07

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of brachial plexus birth palsy.
• Age at consent ≤4 months

You may not qualify if…

• Bilateral brachial plexus birth palsy.
• Age at MRI <28 days or >4 months old (patients can be enrolled prior to 28 days of age, but the imaging must occur in the 28 days to 4 months' time period). The lead PI will need to approve the enrollment of a subject who will have the MRI after 90 days of age.
• Concomitant medical conditions that would preclude performance of or confound interpretation of MRI or any clinical assessment.

Where it is running

• Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California — Sacramento, California, United States
• Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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