Clinical Trial: Whole-Body MRI in Suspected Victims of Abusive Head Trauma

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Whole-Body MRI in Suspected Victims of Abusive Head Trauma

Brief Summary:

The purpose: to pilot whole-body MRI scanning in infants who are already getting brain MRI for suspected child abuse

Research design: prospective, blinded reading of Whole-Body MRI (WB-MRI) images during the routine care of the hospitalized infant with comparison to routine radiographic skeletal survey images

Procedures to be used: whole-body MRI images

Risks and potential benefits: no additional risk (the infant will be receiving and MRI of their brain as part of routine care, the additional images will be obtained at the same time without additional sedation); benefits to the infant include the identification of injuries which would have otherwise been missed by routine care importance of knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result: results from this study will potentially influence the use of radiographic skeletal survey and decrease the radiation exposure to infants being evaluated for suspected child abuse.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Current Primary Outcome: MRI findings of skeletal injuries, soft tissue injuries or visceral injuries [ Time Frame: During hospitalization; MRI will typically be obtained on hospitalization day #2 ]

Whole Body MRI images will be read by a masked pediatric radiologist and compared with findings obtained by routine imaging and clinical evaluation


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Dates:
Date Received: December 1, 2014
Date Started: November 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 8, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017