Systematic Chart Review of Carotidynia Patients (TIPIC)

Systematic retrospective study of medical charts and medical imaging files, of patients consulting for acute neck pain and presenting unclassified abnormalities on dedicated vessel imaging.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

adult patients suffering from acute cervical pain or tenderness, fulfilling the characteristics of an idiopathic neck pain syndrome, and presenting with abnormalities of carotid arteries on dedicated vessel imaging

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • acute cervical tenderness or neck pain fulfilling the characteristics of an idiopathic neck pain syndrome as defined by the International Headache Society in 1988
  • the performing of a diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT or US of the cervical area with a dedicated vessel analysis
  • unilateral or bilateral abnormalities of common carotid, carotid bifurcation or internal carotid arteries on dedicated vessel imaging.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients without imaging, or without dedicated vessel analysis
  • patients presenting with pain caused by a clearly identified vascular disease on dedicated vessel analysis imaging such as carotid occlusion, carotid dissection, vasculitis like giant cell arteritis.
  • patients with no abnormality on cervical or vessel imaging

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Presence or absence of perivascular carotid artery enlargement on dedicated vessel imaging
Time Frame: Within 1 week following admission
Within 1 week following admission

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NI_ALR_2015_3

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