Clinical trial · Observational
Patient Anxiety During Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Italian Translation and Cross-cultural Validation of a Questionnaire Evaluating Patient Anxiety During Magnetic Resonance Imaging: the Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ)
- 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)
This study is a cross-sectional validation project that aims to translate the MRI-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ) into Italian and adapt it culturally for cancer patients undergoing whole-body MRI. The protocol will recruit 175 adult patients at the European Institute of Oncology, use a forward-backward translation process, and evaluate the Italian version with the MRI-AQ itself plus the MRI Fear Survey Schedule (MRI-FSS). The main statistical goal is to show that the Italian version is not inferior to the original in terms of internal consistency. The ultimate purpose is to provide a specific, validated tool for measuring MRI-related anxiety in Italian oncology patients.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Italian validation of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ)
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
- Internal consistency of the Italian version of the MRI-AQ, evaluated by Cronbach's alpha to determine whether the translated instrument demonstrates psychometric reliability comparable to that of the original questionnaire.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Fear Survey Schedule (MRI-FSS)
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
- To assess the construct validity of the MRI-FSS and to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the questionnaire in cancer patients undergoing whole-body MRI.
- measure
- Feasibility and acceptability of the Italian MRI-AQ
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Cancer patients who will perform a WB-MRI in their clinical path * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients able to speak and read the local language(s) fluently. * Patients with no concomitant neurological or psychiatric disorders. * Acceptance and signature of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Absolute contraindication to WB-MRI * Previous cancer-related medical treatments or other treatments that could have altered patients' cognition
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