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NCT Number: NCT03690882

Medical Imaging Characteristics of Patient With Unclassified Acute Cervical Pain

Some cases of acute antero-lateral cervical pain cannot be accurately classified by medical imaging (ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance imaging and/or CT-scan) : imaging rules out carotid dissection, carotid occlusion or vasculitis as well as musculoskeletal causes and thus the pain is considered "of unknown origin".

The investigators hypothesize that in such cases perivascular inflammation of the carotid may be involved.

This study aims at systematically reviewing medical files (including imaging) of patients suffering from acute cervical pain in which carotid dissection, carotid occlusion or vasculitis as well as musculoskeletal causes have been ruled out by ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance imaging and/or CT-scan

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Key information

Conditions

Carotidynia

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rotchschild

Paris, 75019, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patient with acute cervical pain
  • Presence of at least one medical imaging modality of the neck : ultrasound with doppler imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, CT-scan
  • Medical imaging of the neck includes dedicated vessel analysis
  • Absence of definite diagnosis for the cause of the pain after imaging

Exclusion criteria

  • Musculoskeletal cause of the pain
  • Carotid dissection
  • Carotid occlusion
  • Carotid vasculitis

Treatment and study plan

systematic review of medical imaging

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of cases with perivascular inflammation of the carotid on medical imaging

    Time frame: Within 2 weeks after the first consultation for acute cervical pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

Network

Registry information

Acronym: RetroTIPIC

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Oct 1, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 1, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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