Magnetoencephalography by Optical Pumping Magnetometer

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Conditions studied: Magnetoencephalography, Optical Pump Magnetometer, Neonate, Premature

In brief

MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG) is a method of recording brain activity with high temporal resolution and good spatial resolution, compared to current recording techniques such as ElectroEncephaloGraphy (EEG). The main limitation of MEG is its cost due to the sensors used, the Super Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID). These require a complex infrastructure from an instrumentation point of view to operate, requiring liquid helium, most often at a loss, at increasing cost. Optical Pumping Magnetometers (OPM) type sensors represent a promising alternative to SQUIDs sensors, especially since they do not require helium cooling. The purpose of this project is to Identify biomarkers in Magnetoencephalography of normal brain development in healthy adults, premature and term newborns from "a priori" obtained by the classical technique of High Resolution EEG performed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05835817

Run by

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

People needed

70

Starts

2023-04-11

Expected to finish

2026-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-28

Who can join

Age: 0 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• For healthy adult volunteers
• Age between 18 and 65
• No pathology, no treatment
• No toxicant intake
• For term newborns
• Child between 38 and 42 weeks gestational age on the day of registration
• No pathology, no treatment
• For children born prematurely
• Child between 28 and 36 weeks gestational age on the day of registration
• No pathology, no treatment apart from routine care related to prematurity
• For pregnant women
• Pregnant with between 28 to 40 weeks gestational age on the day of registration
• No pathology, no treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Subject and Patients "not compatible" MEG. Wearers of prosthesis or pacemaker likely to generate artefacts interfering with the measurement. There is no danger to the subject, but the measurement itself may be impossible.
• Patients who cannot stand to stand still for a few minutes.
• Newborn on ventilatory assistance or infusion
• Newborn baby not meeting the age criteria

Where it is running

• CHU Amiens — Amiens, France (enrolling)

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