RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07001059

oPtic Nerve Sheath Evaluation in gianT Cell aRtheritis by UltraSound


Sponsor

Hôpital NOVO

Enrollment

190 participants

Start Date

Sep 4, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the measure of the optic nerve sheath is a reliable diagnostic marker for giant cell arteritis


Eligibility

Min Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

  • Patient with suspected GCA
  • Patient over 50 years

Exclusion Criteria4

  • Patient with history of GCA
  • Patient with a history of polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) without initial PET scan
  • Patient with a history of retinal disease, demyelinating disease, or intracranial hypertension
  • Use of corticosteroids \> 0.5mg/kg in the last 2 weeks

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Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTorbital ultrasound

orbital ultrasound at the beginning of the participation, and at 6 months after the inclusion.


Locations(9)

Rhumatology departement - Centre Hospitalier Aix en Provence

Aix-en-Provence, France

Rhumatology department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest

Brest, France

Internal Medecine Department- CHU Caen

Caen, France

Internal Medicine and Clinical Immulogy department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon

Dijon, France

Internal Medicine and VascularMedecine Department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

Nantes, France

Internal Medicine department - Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Paris, France

Rhumatology department - Hôpital Bichat

Paris, France

Rhumatology department - Hôpital NOVO - Pontoise site

Pontoise, France

Rhumatology department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

Tours, France

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