Aortitis and Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: Evaluation of Diagnostic Criteria
Data Collection
Collected from past medical records and data - RetrospectiveFibrosis+1
+ Pathologic Processes
+ Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Case-Control
Comparing exposures between individuals with and without disease in order to identify potential risk factors.Summary
Study start date: July 8, 2010
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Inflammatory aortitis probably represents a heterogeneous group, and the clinical experience accumulated over the last ten years, shared by the experts of the subject, is that the initial clinical, biological or radiological characteristics should make it possible to differentiate them and dismember the Nosological field. This will be an essential first step before studying prognosis, risk factors, and therapeutic options. The search for diagnostic criteria on a large series, similar to the study of classification of vascularites of the ACR in 1990, should make it possible to homogenize the diagnoses for the different teams working on the subject, and to begin work Collaborations, which alone can improve patient care in the future.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.206 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Case-Control
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Cases : * All cases of idiopathic aortitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis followed in participating centers over the past 15 years will be collected. * Witnesses : * Group 1: non-idiopathic inflammatory aortitis: all cases of inflammatory aortitis (apart from idiopathic aortites and isolated retroperitoneal fibrosis) followed in the participating centers over the last 15 years will be collected. * Group 2: subjects with noninflammatory aortic disease, atheromatous type or annulo-ectasitic disease, matched by age and sex with cases. This group will be used to define the differential characteristics between idiopathic aortitis and noninflammatory aortic pathology. * Group 3: This group will include control subjects aimed at defining radiological normality criteria according to age and sex. As the images are machine-dependent, group 3 controls will be randomly selected from the radiology departments that have performed the scanner or MRI of the corresponding control. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location