Ultrasonic COmparison of Salivary Glands in Autoimmune Diseases (COUGAR)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Brest

About this trial

Prospective multicenter cross-sectional study evaluating ultrasound of the main salivary glands (2 parotid and 2 submandibular) in patients with Sjögren's disease compared with patients with other connective diseases (rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, scleroderma) and control patients (patient with dry syndrome without the above-mentioned autoimmune disease).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Major patients

Patients fulfilling Sjogren criteria (2012 and 2016 American-European criteria) or Lupus according to ACR 2019 criteria or RA according to ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria or scleroderma according to ACR-EULAR 2013 classification criteria or control patient (patient with dry syndrome felt without pre-cited autoimmune disease).

Disqualifiers

Uncooperative patient who has refused to participate in the study.

Patients unable to understand the protocol, under guardianship or curatorship.

Patients not affiliated to the French Social Security system.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

501 Participants
are grouped into 3 trial groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University Hospital, Brest

Lead sponsor

CHRU de Brest (Brest University Hospital)

Collaborator