Claustrophobia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Charite University, Berlin, Germany174 enrolled

Overview

The objective of the study is to determine the ability of open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to reduce claustrophobic reactions, thereby enabling more examinations of severely anxious patients. The investigators hypothesize that anxiety-based claustrophobia that prevents MR examinations without sedation can be reduced using an open MR scanner design thereby improving clinical management of those patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

174

Conditions

Claustrophobia

Interventions

Open MRI scanner.DEVICE

Imaging in an Open MRI scanner.

Closed MRI scanner.DEVICE

Imaging in a short-bore closed MRI scanner.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Severely anxious patients with reported claustrophobia during MRI or with the inability to undergo MR examinations on conventional scanners * Clinical indication for MR imaging of the head, spine, or shoulder. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to MR imaging (shrapnells, pacemakers, certain unsafe implants) * Age below 18 years

Locations (1)

Charité

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The ability of an open MRI scanner to reduce claustrophobic reactions that prevent MR examinations.

Time frame: Before or During MRI

Secondary Outcomes

Impact of MR imaging results on subsequent measurement.

Time frame: 6 months after MRI

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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