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Systemic Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Portuguese Population

Recruiting
Conditions
Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Registration Number
NCT05409833
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Porto
Brief Summary

Systemic transthyretin amyloidosis is an aging-related disorder. It is usually associated with cardiac disease but also extends to other organs. Recent studies found that idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome patients may have amyloid deposition in tenosynovial tissue. The main aims of this project are the characterization of the association between idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome and transthyretin amyloidosis and its evaluation as a predictive factor of cardiac amyloidosis

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

. Patients aged ≥ 60 years old with symptomatic idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome or other hand surgery indications.

Exclusion Criteria

. Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hemodialysis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory arthropathies, multiple myeloma, gout, chondrocalcinosis, Colles fracture, space-occupying lesions, and infectious synovitis.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of transthyretin amyloidosis in synovial in patients with ≥60 years old24 months

Number of patients with transthyretin amyloidosis in synovial in relation to total number of patients submitted to hand surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Association between idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome with cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis24 months

Comparison between group 1 and 2

Association between synovial transthyretin amyloidosis with carpal tunnel syndrome24 months

Comparison between group 1 and 2

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Faculty of Medicine (FMUP)

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João
🇵🇹Porto, Portugal
Elisabete Martins, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Sofia Pimenta, MD
Sub Investigator

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