Systematic Chart Review of Carotidynia Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02900872

Acronym

TIPIC

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-14

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-09-14

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Conditions

Carotidynia

Brief summary

Systematic retrospective study of medical charts and medical imaging files, of patients consulting for acute neck pain and presenting unclassified abnormalities on dedicated vessel imaging.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* acute cervical tenderness or neck pain fulfilling the characteristics of an idiopathic neck pain syndrome as defined by the International Headache Society in 1988 * the performing of a diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT or US of the cervical area with a dedicated vessel analysis * unilateral or bilateral abnormalities of common carotid, carotid bifurcation or internal carotid arteries on dedicated vessel imaging.

Exclusion criteria

* patients without imaging, or without dedicated vessel analysis * patients presenting with pain caused by a clearly identified vascular disease on dedicated vessel analysis imaging such as carotid occlusion, carotid dissection, vasculitis like giant cell arteritis. * patients with no abnormality on cervical or vessel imaging

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presence or absence of perivascular carotid artery enlargement on dedicated vessel imaging	Within 1 week following admission

Outcome results