Echo Systemic Sclerosis

NCT03143413 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-05-01

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Summary

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune connective tissue disease with undefined etiology and characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and major organs. Dry eyes and / or buccal syndrome is commonly reported in patients with systemic sclerosis. Goujerot-Sjogren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder that is characterized by dryness of the eyes (xerophthalmia) and / or mouth (xerostomia). It may be primary or secondary to another connective tissue disease (such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or other). Several criteria have been validated to classify the SS but require a labial salivary gland biopsy, invasive act which complications can sometimes be reported (hematoma, lip sensory defect).

Several scores based on the evaluation of the ultrasound homogeneity of the salivary glands were developed but no studies have evaluated ultrasound abnormalities of salivary glands in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ultrasonography

Patient will be enrolled in the rheumatology department of University hospital of Clermont-Ferrand (France). Salivary glands ultrasonography will be performed on all patients enrolled by the same expert and blinded to the diagnosis of the patient. Echostructure of the two salivary glands will be graded 0 to 4 and the size calculated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-24
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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