Diagnostic Study of Temporal Arteritis

Diagnostic Tools in Temporal Arteritis - Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Algorithm

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01130857

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-05-26

Start date

2010-07-31

Completion date

2012-07-31

Last updated

2010-05-26

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Conditions

Temporal Arteritis

Brief summary

Despite a large and growing body of knowledge concerning the diagnosis of temporal arteritis, this potentially crippling disease still requires pathological diagnosis in practically every case. It seems likely that a correctly estimated clinical probability could help in evaluating imaging results in a way that might safely obviate temporal biopsy in a large segment of suspect cases. With this aim in view, we intend to identify useful clinical items and integrate them in an appropriate diagnostic pathway.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients suspected of temporal arteritis and referred by their physicians to biopsy of a temporal artery.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy; age \> 80 or \< 18; unable to answer study questions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percent decrease in future biopsy use.	2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome.	2 years

Contacts

Primary ContactIsrael SA Heller, MD

heller@tasmc.health.gov.il+97236973375/6

Backup ContactIoni Tsechori, MD

Outcome results