Study reveals work struggles for thoracic outlet syndrome patients
NCT ID NCT03780647
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how thoracic outlet syndrome—a condition that can cause nerve, artery, or vein problems in the shoulder and neck area—affects people's ability to work. Researchers used a questionnaire to check work performance in 101 employed or previously employed adults who had at least 80% artery narrowing during arm movement. The goal was to understand how often work problems, job loss, or income loss happen due to this condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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101 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Feb 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients sent to the University Hospital radiology department or to an angiologist with private practice for a suspicion of thoracic outlet syndrome, with diagnosis confirmed by Echo-Doppler
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * A stenosis of at least 80% of arterial stenosis at Echo-Doppler examination during abduction-retropulsion of the arm * Actually employed or having been employed Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive or mental impairment * Illiteracy * Visual impairment * Patients having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or ehler-Danlos syndrome
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Swynghedau, CHU
Lille, France
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