Assessing Trigeminal Neuralgia with Advanced MRI Techniques

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates patients with essential trigeminal neuralgia using advanced MRI techniques, including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting state functional MRI (fMRI). The goal is to better understand the relationship between vascular conflicts and nerve damage that may not be visible with standard MRI. By incorporating these additional imaging sequences, the study aims to improve the assessment of trigeminal nerve involvement and potentially guide surgical interventions. The MRI examination will be conducted on a high-resolution 3 Tesla machine and will last approximately 45 minutes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients (18 years and over);
* Supported in the neurosurgery department or at the assessment and treatment center for pain for unilateral essential trigeminal neuralgia with search for vasculo-nervous conflict;

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient with neurodegenerative or inflammatory neurological pathology;
* Patient who has already been operated on for a DMV;
* Absolute contraindication to MRI
* Patient benefiting from a legal protection measure; with impaired judgment skills or unable to receive information;
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Where it's running

• Fondation Ophtalmologique de Rothschild
  Paris, France Recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.