Clinical trial · Observational
Study of the Safety of MRI Scans in People Who Have Breast Tissue Expanders After Mastectomy
A Pilot Safety Study for Performing MRI in Patients Who Have Breast Tissue Expanders
NCT04769960CI-TRIAL-00111875active not recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is safe to perform MRI scans in people who have breast tissue expanders in place.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Adenocarcinoma | Breast Adenocarcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI Studies | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Patient Reported Outcomes | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Participants with breast tissue expanders
- description
- Participants with breast tissue expanders that require an MRI for clinical purposes are eligible for this study.
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: MRI Studies
- Behavioral: Patient Reported Outcomes
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Safety of MRI scans for patients with breast tissue expanders
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
- Our first aim is to assess the safety of imaging patients with breast tissue expanders in the MRI. Among the 50 MRI scans, if we can successfully complete at least 50, meaning that there are no issues of burning, heating, or pain in the region of the breast tissue expander that prevents the completion of the MRI, then we will declare the imaging safe and worthy of further investigation.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Patients with breast tissue expanders that require an MRI for clinical purposes are eligible for this study. Patients must provide an implant card or surgical report indicated the exact make and model of their implanted tissue expander. Breast tissue expanders marked as "MRI unsafe" will be allowed with exceptions as described in the Participant exclusion criteria. While all types of MRI will be included in this study, including breast MRI, we anticipate that most of the MRI examinations ordered will evaluate the brain or spine for detecting or following metastasis. Inclusion Criteria: * Patient ≥ 18 years old on day of signing informed consent * Has a breast tissue expander implanted \> 28 days ago * Patients must provide an implant card or surgical report indicated the exact make and model of their implanted tissue expander Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with AeroForm Tissue Expanders (manufactured by AirXpanders) * Anyone who would normally be excluded from undergoing an MRI examination as per the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases screening policy in the MRI Safety Policy (https://one.mskcc.org/sites/pub/ehs/Policies/ECSE-2009.pdf), aside from having a breast tissue expander * Patients who are reportedly pregnant, who have a positive urine or serum pregnancy test at the time of imaging, or for which pregnancy cannot be ruled out. * Patients who are unable to tolerate, comply or complete the MRI exam due to claustrophobia, anxiety, known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder, age, frailty, or medical instability.
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