Ultrasound Elastography of Salivary Glands

Completed

• Conditions: sjögren Disease

• Registration Number: NCT02994797
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Brief Summary

Ultrasonography in salivary gland has demonstrated its usefulness to diagnose and follow patients with Sjögren syndrome (pSS). More recently, a new imaging technique allows to study the parenchymal elasticity in salivary glands and could be a new tool to evaluate patients with sicca syndrome and pSS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-16
• Primary Completion: 2018-04
• Study Completion: 2018-04
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female
• More than 18 years old
• Consulting in Doppler unit for sicca syndrome or suspicion of Sjögren syndrome
• Consent agreement

Exclusion Criteria

• No consent agreement
• No sicca symptoms

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
salivary glands elastometry	1 day	Measure of elasticity of salivary glands (parotid, submandibular and sublingual) in centimeter per second

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Brest; 🇫🇷 Brest, France