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Status unknownNCT035429684DFlowFallotUpdated Jan 23, 2020

Imaging by 4 DFlow in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot

An interventional study of magnetic resonance imaging in Congenital Heart Disease, sponsored by Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue. Status unknown at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 10 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-23.

Sponsored by Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2017, registered May 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
10 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Conventionnal cadiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the reference to assess changes in right heart flow and pulmonary artery hemodynamics in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot.

4D Flow CMR Imaging is a new imaging modality able to assess all of these parameters faster (8 min vs 30 min) and more comfortably.

The aim of this study is to compare conventionnal CMR and 4D Flow CMR for the assessment of these parameters (ventricular volume, ventricular systolic function, and regurgitation of the pulmonary pathway).

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Congenital heart disease, or corrected heart disease requires regular, specialized follow-up throughout the life of these patients. Among the recommended examinations, cardiac MRI is the reference for functionnal ventricles assessment (volume/systolic function), particularly for the right ventricle.

Among these pathologies, the tetralogy of Fallot is indicative of the increasing importance of cardiac MRI. In this disease, strong parameters has been identifies for the follow to prevent right ventricle dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. They rely on right ventricle volumes and on the pulmonary artery regurgitation, both using cardiac MRI.

However, this imaging modality imposes constraints such as a long acquisition times (30 to 40 min) or the need to hold apneas, which may render the procedure uncomfortable, even more in the case of very young patients.

The idea of exploring a new imaging modality is therefore based on the willingness to offer a faster and more comfortable examination. 4D Flow MRI could enable conventionnal parameters, detection of both normal and abnormal right heart flow patterns, and may allow comprehensive analysis of post-surgically altered geometries and hemodynamics.

4D Flow MRI cardiac imaging is :

  • A single and faster acquisition (8 to 15 minutes) that cardiac MRI.
  • A free breathing acquisition Imaging modality.
  • A quite-isotropic assessment.
  • A technically simple exam (a single sequence requiring low competence).
  • And offers unlimited post processing.

The investigators hypothesize that 4D MRI is non-inferior to 2D MRI in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot, for the evaluation of conventional cardiac evaluation parameters: ventricular volume, ventricular systolic function, and regurgitation of the pulmonary pathway.

The investigators hypothesize that 4D MRI is superior to 2D MRI in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot, as ti allows to identifying new predictors of ventricular dysfunction such as intravenous extracardiac turbulent / laminar flow character, preferential orientation, flow distribution and trans-tricuspid diastolic flow.

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Conditions studied

  • Congenital Heart Disease

Keywords

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Imaging by 4D Flow,
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Prevention of ventricular dysfunction
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In context

Heart Diseases

3,639 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Diseases; 461 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 100 across 1,778 interventional studies indexed under Heart Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue is the lead sponsor of 40 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
10 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    • children from the age of 10 and above without any upper age limit;
  • giving their informed consent for the study;
  • with a corrected tetralogy of Fallot;
  • sent for a follow-up imaging examination with endomyocardial fibrosis screening;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    • pregnant woman;
  • children \<10 years old;
  • All contraindications inherent to MRI: (claustrophobia, ferromagnetic intracorporeal foreign bodies)
  • Contraindication to contrast media injection (Gadolinium)
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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

  • Experimental
    4D magnetic resonance imaging

    MRI, 4D imaging, acquisition and analysis of 4D cardiac MRI images-A single, faster acquisition (8 to 15 minutes).

    Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging

  • Sham comparator
    2D magnetic resonance imaging

    MRI, 2D imaging, acquisition and analysis of 2D cardiac MRI

    Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging

Interventions

  • Proceduremagnetic resonance imaging

    Acquisition 4D Flow magnetic resonance Imaging-8 minutes

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of the pulmonary artery regurgitation using 2D MRI and 4D Flow MRI.

    Assessment of the pulmonary artery regurgitation using 2D MRI and 4D Flow MRI : regurgitation volume (ml) and regurgitation fraction (%).

    Time frame: 20 min

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare the evaluation of right ventricle volumes using 2D MRI and 4D Flow MRI.

    Assessment of the end-diastolic and end-systolic right ventricle volumes using 2D MRI and 4D Flow MRI (ml).

    Time frame: 20 min

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Hôpital Marie Lannelongue
    Le Plessis-Robinson, 92350, France
    Recruiting
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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 Jan 23, 2020, 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
NCT03542968
Lead sponsor
Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 1, 2018
Start date
Oct 12, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 11, 2019
Completion
Apr 11, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 23, 2020

Study contacts

Olaf Mercier, Professor
Contact
o.mercier@hml.fr
+33140948695
Marc Antoine ISORNI, Doctor
principal investigator · Hôpital Marie Lannelongue

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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