# Can Imaging be an Alternative to Exercise Testing as a Predictor of Surgical Fitness?

> **NCT06544187** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust** · enrollment: 56 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Fitness
- Imaging

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** MRS scan
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** CPET

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06544187
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-01-06
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 56 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06544187

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06544187, "Can Imaging be an Alternative to Exercise Testing as a Predictor of Surgical Fitness?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06544187. Licensed CC0.

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