MRS Scan for Spinal Cord Lesions

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Rami Eldaya, MD

Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Volunteers: Adults > 18 years, healthy with no malignancy, demyelinating disease, back pain, degenerative disease, or spinal cord lesions, consent able patients

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

Volunteers: Age < 18 years, pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, history of cancer, history of spinal cord lesions including malignant, demyelinating, or inflammatory, history of prior spinal surgery, history of implantable devices, history of MR claustrophobia, degenerative disease or spinal/back pain including myelopathy and radiculopathy, scoliosis

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion; an average of 1 year.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial aims to find out if magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can accurately detect spinal cord lesions."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 without spinal cord lesions, prior spinal surgery, implantable devices, MR claustrophobia, or degenerative back conditions. It includes those at high risk for LMD needing CNS radiation and healthy volunteers with no history of cancer or demyelinating diseases.

What is being tested?

The trial is testing the use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to evaluate the spinal cord in patients at risk for leptomeningeal disease (LMD) and in healthy individuals to establish daily applicable parameters.

What are the potential side effects?

Since MRS is a non-invasive imaging technique similar to an MRI scan, side effects are minimal but may include discomfort from lying still during the procedure and loud noises from the machine.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Select...

I am over 18, healthy, and have no history of cancer, nerve damage, back pain, or spinal issues.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

Select...

I am over 18, not pregnant or breastfeeding, and have no history of cancer, spinal issues, surgeries, implants, MR claustrophobia, degenerative diseases, or scoliosis.