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TransIent Perivascular Inflammation of the Carotid Artery (TIPIC) Syndrome: Clinical and Radiological Follow-up

NCT03804112 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2021-06-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

TIPIC syndrome (previously called carotidynia) is a rare entity of unknown cause, where the patient has a temporary cervical pain associated with a suggestive inflammation around the carotid artery. Usually considered as a unique and benign episode, some patients have recurrences and the follow-up is usually short. In this study the investigators aim to evaluate patients who presented a TIPIC episode at least 3 months before, clinically and with a cervical doppler ultrasound

Conditions

  • Cervical Pain
  • Vasculitis

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound exam with Doppler

Ultrasound exam of the neck to search a perivascular inflammation at the level of the carotid bifurcation.

BIOLOGICAL

Blood samples

blood count , CRP and viral serologies (herpes virus, chlamydia, mycoplasma),

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

    lead NETWORK

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-17
Primary Completion
2020-02-18
Completion
2020-02-18

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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