Chewing Gum Test for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (Horton's Disease) - ChewingHort (NCT04010097) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Chewing Gum Test for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (Horton's Disease) - ChewingHort
France66 participantsStarted 2019-10-11
Plain-language summary
It is hypothesized that chewing-gums may be a useful test to unmask jaws intermittent claudication in order to enhance the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Group 1
* Any patient suspected of having GCA, that is to say in practice patients in whom a doctor plans a Doppler ultrasound of temporal arteries or a temporal arteritis biopsy or an imagery (Angio-CT, Angio-MRI, PET- to scan
* Patient over 50 years old
* Patient able to chew a chewing gum for 4 minutes Group 2
* Patients free from GCA
* Age matched (Ā± 3 years)
* Patient able to chew a chewing gum for 4 minutes
Exclusion Criteria:
* Group 1
* Patients known to have a temporomandibular joint pathology
* Patients who started corticosteroid therapy Group 2
* Patients known to have temporomandibular joint pathology
* Patients who started corticosteroid therapy
What they're measuring
1
Evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the chewing gum test in Horton's disease.