NCT07343271Recruiting
Dual-energy CT vs. MRI in the Evaluation of Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The diagnostic and pre-therapeutic assessment of squamous cell carcinomas requires a neck and chest CT scan and a neck and facial MRI, which is the most effective examination, to establish the TNM stage of the tumor. However, obtaining this complete assessment can delay treatment. Confirmation of the non-inferiority of 40keV dual-energy CT in BOLT compared to MRI would spare the patient an additional MRI examination, speed up the pre-treatment assessment, reduce the loss of opportunity due to delayed treatment, and free up MRI imaging slots, which are still insufficient in the region.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07343271
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 30
- From 11 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- A lesion other than oral or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- A labial location
- A contraindication to performing one or both of the imaging examinations.
Who the study is looking for
- Adult patient (≥18 years)
- presenting with oral or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma proven by histopathological analysis of a biopsy
- having undergone a clinical examination with nasofibroscopy by an ENT surgeon specializing in cancer surgery
- a contrast-enhanced cervicofacial MRI
- and a contrast-enhanced cervicofacial DECT with BOLT maneuver.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale - CHU de Strasbourg - France Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Strasbourg | France | Recruiting |
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