Patients with joint complaints
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients receive guidance on how ultrasound should be performed from medical students
Group 2: Patients receive guidance on how ultrasound should be performed from rheumatologists
Sponsors
Institut für Digitale Medizin, Uniklinik Marburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: German-speaking, age greater than or equal to 18 years, willingness to participate and consent, musculoskeletal pain and/or swelling in at least one of the following anatomical sites (finger joints, wrists, elbows, shoulders, ankles or Achilles tendon), smartphone ownership.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients have already undergone an ultrasound examination performed - Patients do not want to be informed about possible incidental findings - Patients are unable to use an ultrasound machine due to joint problems vision or other reasons, they are not able to operate an ultrasound machine. operate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of the ultrasound findings generated by patients | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Ultrasound acceptance - Time of ultrasound use | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJohannes Knitza
Institut für Digitale Medizin, Uniklinik Marburg
Outcome results
None listed