Ultrasound Elastography of Salivary Glands

sjögren Disease Clinical Trial

— ELSA  

Official title:

Elastometry of the Salivary Glands in Sicca Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02994797
• Other study ID #: ELSA
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: April 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: University Hospital, Brest
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Ultrasonography in salivary gland has demonstrated its usefulness to diagnose and follow patients with Sjögren syndrome (pSS). More recently, a new imaging technique allows to study the parenchymal elasticity in salivary glands and could be a new tool to evaluate patients with sicca syndrome and pSS.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 78
• Est. completion date: April 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female

• More than 18 years old

• Consulting in Doppler unit for sicca syndrome or suspicion of Sjögren syndrome

• Consent agreement

Exclusion Criteria:

• No consent agreement

• No sicca symptoms

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• sjögren Disease
• Sjogren's Syndrome

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHU Brest	Brest

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Brest

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	salivary glands elastometry	Measure of elasticity of salivary glands (parotid, submandibular and sublingual) in centimeter per second	1 day