Color Doppler Imaging of Orbital Venous Flow in Grave's Orbitopathy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00697528

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-16

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2008-12-31

Last updated

2013-12-19

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Conditions

Graves' Disease, Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Keywords

Graves, Color Doppler Imaging, Graves' Ophthalmopathy, Orbital Venous Flow

Brief summary

Orbital Venous flow study in patients with Grave's Orbitopathy in different manifestation forms and stages, made with Color Doppler Imaging

Detailed description

Prospective study with Grave's patients in active and fibrotic disease, myogenic and lipogenic forms, with muscle restriction and without muscle restriction and with or without optic compressive neuropathy. Blood flow was studied with Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) in the following orbital vessels: * Superior Ophthalmic Vein (main target of the study protocol) * Retinal Central Vein * Retinal Central Artery * Ophthalmic Artery

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of Grave's Orbitopathy with well defined disease.

Exclusion criteria

* Uncertain cases, with an undefined status of Grave's Ophthalmopathy.

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results