A study to evaluate the characteristics of the smallest blood vessels present in the nail fold of healthy volunteers
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/01/030228
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Gorasiya Amitkumar Rameshbhai
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Normal people
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant or lactating women
Suffering from other nail conditions (e.g., psoriasis) which might interfere in the interpretation of results
Use of nail paint, nail acrylic or any cosmetic on the nail. Patient suffering from hypertension or other cardiac co-morbidities Preexisting disease that affects vascular architecture like Raynauds Phenomenon, Systemic Sclerosis, SLE ad other connective tissue diseases.
Patients with a history of Smoking or Trauma in the periungual fold. Patients with onychophagia, onychotillomania, with any other nail disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes if nailfold capillaries will be observed via capillaroscope in normal people and will be seen according to the following parameters <br/ ><br>Dilated/Giant capillaries <br/ ><br>Neoangiogenesis/bushy capillaries <br/ ><br>Meandering capillaries <br/ ><br>Tortuous capillaries <br/ ><br>Avascular zones <br/ ><br>Haemorrhages <br/ ><br>Capillaries Visibility of the subpapillar venous plexusTimepoint: Once
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the baseline parameters in nailfold capillaroscopy so that the normal and abnormal change in NFC can be differentiated and its association with the other disease can be made. <br/ ><br>Standardised common different in both sex and age group <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Once