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A pharmacological alternative that could maintain examination completion while reducing procedural complexity would be beneficial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To determine whether sublingual zolpidem is noninferior to conventional intravenous sedation for successful MRI completion in claustrophobic adults and to evaluate safety outcomes and procedural costs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Type<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective, open\u2010label, non\u2010randomized noninferiority clinical trial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Population<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>282 claustrophobic adults undergoing clinical MRI, 229 of whom received sublingual zolpidem while 53 underwent conventional intravenous sedation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Field Strength\/Sequence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>1.5\u2010T; institutional imaging protocols.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Assessment<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Claustrophobia severity was assessed using a Claustrophobia Questionnaire. Successful MRI completion without interruption due to claustrophobia was the primary endpoint. Physiological parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation, blood glucose) were evaluated before and after MRI examination. A structured post\u2010examination questionnaire was used to assess adverse events and direct procedural costs were evaluated from institutional administration records.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Statistical Tests<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Continuous variables were analyzed using Student's\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010tests, while categorical variables were analyzed using chi\u2010square or Fisher's exact tests. Noninferiority was assessed using a predefined margin of \u221210%. Statistical significance was defined as\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There was no significant difference in the claustrophobia severity score between groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.235). MRI completion was achieved in 96.9% (222\/229) of patients receiving zolpidem and 100% (53\/53) of patients receiving conventional sedation. The absolute difference between groups was \u22123.06% (95% confidence interval: \u22125.29% to \u22120.83%), remaining within the predefined noninferiority margin. No respiratory compromise occurred in either group. Mild adverse events occurred in 20.7% of zolpidem\u2010treated patients, mainly dizziness (8.5%). Mean procedural cost was significantly and substantially lower with zolpidem (USD 0.16) than with conventional sedation (USD 114.27).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sublingual zolpidem was noninferior to conventional intravenous sedation for MRI completion in selected claustrophobic adults, demonstrating favorable safety and substantially lower procedural cost.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Evidence Level<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>2.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Technical Efficacy<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stage 5.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The trial was registered at the (ReBEC) under registration number RBR\u201023pfcg5.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jmri.70495","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]],"date-time":"2026-08-08T15:20:12Z","timestamp":1786202412000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sublingual Zolpidem for\n                    <scp>MRI<\/scp>\n                    in Claustrophobic Patients: A Prospective, Non\u2010Randomized Noninferiority Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"given":"Beatriz Birelli","family":"do Nascimento","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sorocaba Diagnostics Institute (IDS)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"},{"name":"University of Sorocaba (UNISO)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7138-0376","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fernando","family":"de S\u00e1 Del Fiol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sorocaba (UNISO)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marcus Vinicius Birelli","family":"do Nascimento","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sorocaba Diagnostics Institute (IDS)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucas Bueno","family":"de Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sorocaba Diagnostics Institute (IDS)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samanta Aparecida","family":"Alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sorocaba Diagnostics Institute (IDS)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucas do Nascimento","family":"Bernardes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sorocaba Diagnostics Institute (IDS)  S\u00e3o Paulo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_15_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S181","DOI":"10.1148\/radiol.14140706","article-title":"The History of MR Imaging as Seen Through the Pages of Radiology","volume":"273","author":"Edelman R. 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