Status:
UNKNOWN
Chewing Gum Test for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (Horton's Disease) - ChewingHort
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Limoges
Conditions:
Horton Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is hypothesized that chewing-gums may be a useful test to unmask jaws intermittent claudication in order to enhance the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
Detailed Description
GCA is the most common vasculitis. The diagnosis easily could be made in patients over 50 years old with headache, inflammatory belt pain, claudication of the jaws, scalp hyperesthesia, ophthalmologic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Group 1
- Any patient suspected of having GCA, that is to say in practice patients in whom a doctor plans a Doppler ultrasound of temporal arteries or a temporal arteritis biopsy or an imagery (Angio-CT, Angio-MRI, PET- to scan
- Patient over 50 years old
- Patient able to chew a chewing gum for 4 minutes Group 2
- Patients free from GCA
- Age matched (± 3 years)
- Patient able to chew a chewing gum for 4 minutes
Exclusion
- Group 1
- Patients known to have a temporomandibular joint pathology
- Patients who started corticosteroid therapy Group 2
- Patients known to have temporomandibular joint pathology
- Patients who started corticosteroid therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 30 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04010097
Start Date
October 30 2019
End Date
January 1 2022
Last Update
November 17 2021
Active Locations (6)
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1
CH Avignon
Avignon, France
2
CHU Limoges
Limoges, France
3
CHU de Nantes
Nantes, France
4
CH St Antoine
Paris, France