Assessment of the Impact of Thoracic Outlet Syndromes on the Performance at Work

Thoracic outlet syndrome may associate neurologic, arterial and venous symptoms. The responsibility of repetitive movements and postural factors has been mentioned for long. Some tasks are hard to perform, and it seemed interesting to assess the consequences of this syndrome on the work capacity by a questionnaire, at the moment of diagnosis by Echo-Doppler

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Key information

Conditions

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases Nerve Compression Syndromes Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hôpital Swynghedau, CHU

Lille, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

A stenosis of at least 80% of arterial stenosis at Echo-Doppler examination during abduction-retropulsion of the arm
Actually employed or having been employed

Exclusion criteria

Cognitive or mental impairment
Illiteracy
Visual impairment
Patients having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or ehler-Danlos syndrome

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

Assessment of the impairment at work by a specific auto- questionnaire given after echo-Doppler that confirm the diagnosis

Primary outcomes

Frequency of an impairment at work

Time frame: Baseline: one session

Secondary outcomes

Frequency of job loss

Time frame: Baseline: one session
Frequency of income loss

Time frame: Baseline: one session

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Lille

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PROCTB

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Dec 19, 2018
Registry last updated: Apr 21, 2026

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