Epipericardial Fat Necrosis: A Misdiagnosed Condition

NCT ID: NCT01903980

Last Updated: 2013-07-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Epipericardial fat necrosis is a benign and self-limited condition that mainly curses with acute pleuritic chest pain and therefore must be an important differential diagnosis for patients in emergency department (ED). The knowledge of characteristics symptoms and correct management may avoid misdiagnosis or mistakes with other severe conditions like pulmonary embolism, pericarditis or acute coronary disease.

Despite the importance of this entity, only fewer than 40 cases have been reported since 1957, when the condition was first described.

We have seen a couple of similar cases in our institution during a short period of time, and we suspect that these numbers doesn't mean the real prevalence of epipericardial fat necrosis, so maybe this condition could be underdiagnosed. Instead, there isn't a study that tried to estimate an incidence of this entity.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Epipericardial Fat Necrosis

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

EFN Cases

Cases of patients with epipericardial fat necrosis CT findings

No intervention. It is a retrospective study

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention. It is a retrospective study

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

No intervention. It is a retrospective study

No intervention. It is a retrospective study

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* patients with imaging criteria of EFN (defined as a round fat attenuation lesion with peripheral stranding located in the epipericardial fat)
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Hospital Sirio-Libanes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Karina de Souza Giassi

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Hospital Sirio Libanes

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Hospital Sirio-Libanes

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Brazil

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

Pericardial Necrosis

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Epipericardial Fat Necrosis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.