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Status unknownNCT02711436Updated Mar 17, 2016

Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging as Compared to Computed Tomography Scan in Pediatric Orbital Cellulitis Imaging

An interventional study of Computed Tomography Scan and Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orbital Cellulitis, sponsored by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 6 Months to 20 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-03-17.

Sponsored by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2016), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
6 Months to 20 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the study is to compare orbital and central nervous system (CNS) imaging with Computed Tomography (CT) scan to that of Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Fast MRI) in children with mild, moderate or severe orbital cellulitis with medical indications for imaging.

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Conditions studied

  • Orbital Cellulitis

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In context

Cellulitis

147 studies on the registry are indexed under Cellulitis; 14 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 157 across 118 interventional studies indexed under Cellulitis.

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Lead sponsor

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 301 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Months to 20 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Children with orbital cellulitis with indications for imaging

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All others
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Computed Tomography Scan

    To determine the presence of periosteal or orbital abscess, intracranial abscess and dural venous sinus thrombosis that are imaged properly with Computed Tomography scan.

    Device: Computed Tomography Scan

  • Active comparator
    Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    To determine the presence of periosteal or orbital abscess, intracranial abscess and dural venous sinus thrombosis that are imaged properly with T1/T2-weighted MRI.

    Device: Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Interventions

  • DeviceComputed Tomography Scan
  • DeviceFast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MRI sensitivity for the detection of orbital cellulitis compared to CT

    MRI results will be compared to CT results

    Time frame: One year

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 17, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02711436
Lead sponsor
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 17, 2016
Start date
Apr 2016
Primary completion
Apr 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 17, 2016

Study contacts

Yuval Cohen, MD, PhD
Contact
dr.yuvalcohen@gmail.com
Yuval Cohen, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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