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Clinical Routine in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Clinical Routine in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Not Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

Transversal recording and analysis of investigations performed in patients referred for suspected thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)

Description

Patients will have recording on a database of all investigations that were eventually performed for the diagnosis or follow up of their disease, among which:

  • Characteristics (Age, Gender height, weight, ongoing treatment ,
  • professional activity, sports activity,
  • Symptoms.
  • Forearm and finger photoplethysmography (PPG) during provocative maneuvers of the upper limb
  • Transcutaneous oxymetry (Tcpo2) recording
  • Standard questionnaires (MASC, DASH, FS36)
  • Doppler and ultrasound during provocative maneuvers of the upper limb
  • Angiography during provocative maneuvers of the upper limb
  • Electromyogram
  • Standard X-ray

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Absence of deny for the use of medical filesfor research purposes

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to understand the purpose of the database.
  • Patient protected by law.

Study details
    Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

NCT04376177

University Hospital, Angers

30 January 2026

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