Plain-English translation of NCT02914067 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This research study is trying to understand how brain tumors — and the surgery or treatment used to fight them — affect how children think, remember, and learn. Researchers will use computer-based thinking tests and special brain imaging scans to track these changes over time. The goal is to spot early warning signs and eventually help doctors predict and prevent these thinking problems before they happen.
When children have brain tumors removed or treated, many experience problems with thinking and learning afterward — but doctors don't yet know why this happens or how to stop it. This study aims to find the early signs of these changes so that future treatments can better protect children's brains.
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Depending on which group you join, you will complete computer-based thinking and memory tests (which take about 45 minutes) and have brain imaging scans that include a special type called rsfcMRI (adding about 15 minutes to a standard MRI). Some participants will do these tests once during the time around diagnosis, while others will return every 6 months during treatment or yearly after treatment ends — for a total of up to 3 visits over time. All testing is timed to happen alongside your regular hospital visits and standard-of-care scans whenever possible.
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