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Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasonography in Sjögren's Syndrome

NCT06338735 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2024-06-26

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Summary

Patients diagnosed with a diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome performed according to the ACR/EULAR criteria will be included in the study. Sjogren's syndrome diagnosis will be performed following a complete diagnostic work-up involving rheumatologic assessment, glandular functional tests, and blood testing for anti-Ro(SSA) antibodies. Conventional ultrasonography of major salivary glands and ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (70 MHz) of minor salivary glands will be performed, and the scans assessed using the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) scoring system (Score 0 normal glandular tissue, Score 1 mild glandular alteration, fine echogenicity or diffuse hypo-echogenicity, Score 2 moderate glandular alteration and focal hypoechoic areas with partial conservation of normal parenchyma, Score 3 diffuse presence of hypoechoic areas in the absence of normal glandular parenchyma with glandular fibrosis. Focus Score will be assessed following biopsy of minor salivary glands.

Conditions

  • Sjogren's Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasound scan of minor salivary glands

Patients will undergo ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (70 MHz) of minor salivary glands, and the scans will be assessed using the OMERACT scoring system. Score 0 will be assigned in the presence of normal glandular tissue, Score 1 will correspond to mild glandular alteration, fine echogenicity or diffuse hypo-echogenicity, Score 2 will be assigned to moderate glandular alteration and focal hypoechoic areas with partial conservation of normal parenchyma, while in Score 3 diffuse presence of hypoechoic areas in the absence of normal glandular parenchyma with glandular fibrosis will be observed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pisa

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-11
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2030-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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