Halo Sign Vanishing Time After Steroids Outbreak in GCA Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Doppler Ultrasound
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 50 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 64 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier le Mans · Other
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About This Trial
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a rare disease characterized by vasculitis of the large arterial trunks targeting the thoracic aorta and its dividing branches, affecting adults over the age of 50. Vasculitis lesions cause thickening of the arterial wall, visible on temporal artery biopsy (TAB) or vascular imaging (echo-Doppler, angio-CT, angio-MRI, 18FDG PET-CT). This is a severe disease that can le…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 50 and over
* Without legal protection.
* Meeting GCA classification criteria as defined by ACR 2022 with the presence of a halo sign-unilateral or bilateral-on Doppler ultrasound of the temporal artery.
* Newly diagnosed with an indication for corticosteroid tre…
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