pulmonary inflammation Sarcoidose
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Men and women > 18 years * Suspected cardiac sarcoidosis: patients with histologically proven extracardiac sarcoidosis, presenting with either an abnormal ECG, abnormal echocardiogram or symptoms of palpitations/pre-syncope or syncope * Suspected neurosarcoidosis; patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of central nervous system involvement or with abnormalities during neurologic examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Pregnancy or nursing * Mental health problems interfering with participation * Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs in the year prior to screening * History of ischemic heart disease * Any type of myocardial disease * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary parameters: * 68Ga-DOTA-NOC uptake (SUVmax and SUVmean) in target tissue (myocard and CNS) of sarcoidosis patients. * Sensitivity and specificity of 68Ga-DOTA-NOC PET/CT to determine sarcoidosis activity in neurological and cardiac sarcoidosis analysis. Sensitivity and specificity of 68Ga-DOTA-NOC PET/CT will be determined as compared with the diagnostic criteria for *definite* or *probable neurosarcoidosis and a *histological* or *clinical* diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameter: * Correlation between clinical response to immunosuppressive therapy and quantitative uptake measures (myocardial SUVmax and SUVmean for 68Ga-DOTA-NOC). | — |
Countries
The Netherlands