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Clinical Trials/NCT01532167
NCT01532167CompletedNot Applicable

Impact and Utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for the Assessment of Inflammatory Activity Arteritis Versus Clinical Score and Laboratory Values in Takayasu Arteritis: a Cohort Study

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez1 site in 1 country26 target enrollmentStarted: February 2010Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
26
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that [18F]FDG PET is a a better method than clinical and laboratory values for the identification and assessment of inflammatory activity in patients with Takayasu Arteritis (TA), allowing long-term follow-up with a precise evaluation of response to therapy.

Detailed Description

Inflammatory activity and fibrosis are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with Takayasu arteritis. The investigators objective is to determine the utility of using 18F-FDG PET in the basal evaluation and follow-up of patients and compare the results with Dabague's clinical score.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • TA was diagnosed if the patient met 3 or more ACR criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Investigators

Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Jose Telich

Investigator

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez

Study Sites (1)

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