Eye ultrasound could spot hidden artery disease

NCT ID NCT07001059

Recruiting now Diagnosis Sponsor: Hôpital NOVO Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether measuring the optic nerve sheath with ultrasound can reliably diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA), a condition that can cause blindness. Researchers will enroll 190 people over 50 with suspected GCA and compare ultrasound results to the final diagnosis after 6 months. If the method works, it could offer a quicker, safer way to detect the disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: orbital ultrasound
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a faster, non-invasive way to diagnose giant cell arteritis, potentially preventing vision loss.
What could go wrong: This is an early diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The ultrasound method may not prove reliable enough to replace current diagnostic approaches.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Giant Cell Arteritis temporal arteritis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Internal Medecine Department- CHU Caen
RECRUITING

Caen, France
Internal Medicine and Clinical Immulogy department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Dijon, France
Internal Medicine and VascularMedecine Department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nantes, France
Internal Medicine department - Hôpital Saint-Antoine
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Paris, France
Rhumatology departement - Centre Hospitalier Aix en Provence
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Aix-en-Provence, France
Rhumatology department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Brest, France
Rhumatology department - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Tours, France
Rhumatology department - Hôpital Bichat
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Paris, France
Rhumatology department - Hôpital NOVO - Pontoise site
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Pontoise, France

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