Clinical application of Intra-operative Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Prospective Study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Giant cell arteritisSurgery - Other surgeryInflammatory and Immune System - Autoimmune diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000618853
- Lead Sponsor
- Monash Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Age above 18 years
Participants undergoing a superficial temporal artery biopsy for suspected Giant Cell Arteritis, as deemed to be required by a Consultant Neurosurgeon
Exclusion Criteria
Age below 18, inability to provide informed consent, pregnancy, previous reaction to sodium fluorescein, allergy to shellfish or contrast media, and concurrent use of a beta-blockers or ACE inhibitor
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method