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NCT Number: NCT06266624

Tourniquet-Test in HHT

The Tourniquet test is used as a diagnostic procedure for thrombocytopathies and vascular diseases. Currently, there is no evidence whether this test is also positive in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a vasculopathy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this non-invasive test could also be used as an additional diagnostic criterion in patients with HHT.

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Key information

Conditions

HHT

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Essen

Essen, Nordrhein Westphalen, 45122, Germany

About this study

The Tourniquet test is used as a diagnostic procedure for thrombocytopathies and vascular diseases. Currently, there is no evidence whether this test is also positive in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a vasculopathy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this non-invasive test could also be used as an additional diagnostic criterion in patients with HHT.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • In patients with confirmed HHT diagnosis (≥ 3 Curaçao criteria or positive molecular genetics)
  • aged over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • if inclusion criteria does not apply

Treatment and study plan

Tourniquet Test

Diagnostic Test

Tourniquet Test was performed in patients with HHT

Primary outcomes

  1. number of positive Tourniquet Test results in HHT patients

    Time frame: three years

    Documentation of the number of positive Tourniquet Test results in HHT patients

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Essen

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 10, 2024

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