Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) in Epistaxis

Completed

• Conditions: Epistaxis; Atherosclerosis
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT03092973
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

Epistaxis is a very frequent emergency among adults and often needs specialised treatment in an ENT-department. Among others, atherosclerosis is often named as a reason for an increased risk for Epistaxis. To evaluate whether or not this is the case, the investigators examined the carotid intima media thickness via ultrasound in patients who were treated in the ENT-department of the University Hospital of Zurich.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-28
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-30
• Study Completion: 2017-06-30
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• active or very recently active anterior or posterior epistaxis
• at least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• posttraumatic or postoperative epistaxis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Epistaxis Group	Ultrasound	-
Control Group	Ultrasound	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Epistaxis vs. Controls	June 2017

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland