Comparison of 22Mhz and 18Mhz High-frequency Probes for the Ultrasound Study of Temporal Arteries in Patients Suspected of Having Giant Cell Arteritis

N/ACompletedNCT04204512

University Hospital, Brest80 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of the structural features of temporal arteritis using two frequencies probes: 18 and 22Mhz.

Comparison of the results obtained by using 2 different frequencies probes in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Giant Cell Arteritis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * sedimentation rate\> 50 mm/h or recent unusual headache or unusual fever, recent visual trouble or jaw claudication, or induration temporal arteritis Exclusion Criteria: * previous diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and relapse of the giant cell arteritis and opposition to participate

Locations (1)

CHRU de Brest

Brest, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

halo sign of temporal arteritis

hypoechogenicity of the wall artery

Time frame: inclusion

compression sign of of temporal arteritis

persistent of increased inflammatory arteries wall

Time frame: inclusion

Secondary Outcomes

halo sign of carotid arteritis

hypoechogenicity of the wall artery

Time frame: inclusion

halo sign of subclavian arteritis

hypoechogenicity of the wall artery

Time frame: inclusion

halo sign of axillary arteritis

hypoechogenicity of the wall artery

Time frame: inclusion

other structural abnormalities in unilateral B mode

stenosis, occlusion

Time frame: inclusion

other structural abnormalities in bilateral B mode

stenosis, occlusion

Time frame: inclusion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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