Plain-English translation of NCT01757730 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Heart Failure research guide →This trial is testing a new imaging technique called Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) that measures how stiff your body's soft tissues are—like your liver, heart, and blood vessels. The study compares tissue stiffness in people with certain diseases to people without disease, to figure out if this test can help doctors diagnose conditions earlier and more accurately than current methods.
Many serious diseases change how stiff our organs become, but doctors currently need invasive procedures like biopsies to check this. This study exists to see if MRE can safely measure tissue stiffness without any needles or surgery, which could transform how doctors diagnose and treat heart failure, liver disease, and other conditions.
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You will lie inside an MRI scanner while researchers place a small vibrating drum on the area of your body they want to study. The drum is connected by a tube to a machine outside the scanner that creates gentle vibrations—similar to a massage. The MRI scanner then takes pictures of how these vibrations move through your tissues to measure stiffness. Your study may be repeated to check that the results are consistent.
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United States
Enrollment target
~1,000 participants
Started
March 2012
Primary completion
March 2028
Age range
18 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in April 2025.
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Central contact
Arunark Kolipaka
Ohio State University
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