Computer-Assisted Quantification of the Synovial Perfusion in Patients With Arthritis Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography

NCT00903903 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: IRB TCVGH No:C09048
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the data obtained by computer-aided quantification of the synovial perfusion in patients with arthritis using two-dimensional and three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography and the clinical data used to represent the degree of joint inflammation. Intra- and inter-observer reliability of this method will also be determined.

Conditions

Synovitis

Keywords

active synovitis

Study Arms (2)

1

RA patients with at least one active synovitis

2

Non-RA patients with at least one active synovitis

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Arthritis patients who visited the Rheumatology out patient clinic in Taichung Veterans General Hospital

You may qualify if:

• patients with at least one painful swollen peripheral joint observed by a rheumatologist, including:
• shoulder joints
• elbow joints
• wrist joints
• metacarpophalangeal (MCP) AND
• proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of hands, ankle joints, subtalar joints, mid-tarsal joints, MTP and PIP joints of feet

You may not qualify if:

• patients with active infection
• patients with concurrent malignant disease
• patients with a history of traumatic, septic, or cystal arthritis
• previous joint surgery, or isotopic synovectomy within the past 12 months before the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taichung Veterans General Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, 40705, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Synovitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Hsin-Hua Chen, M.D.

CONTACT

886-4-23592525; shc5555@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2009
• First Posted: May 19, 2009
• Study Start: April 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: May 19, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-05

Locations

TW (1)