Effectiveness of Musculoskeletal ultrasound for improvement in joint examination skills of Japanese junior residents

Effectiveness of Musculoskeletal ultrasound for improvement in joint examination skills of Japanese junior residents - Effectiveness of Musculoskeletal ultrasound for improvement in joint examination skills of Japanese junior residents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000038780

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-16

Start date

2019-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Rheumatoid arthritis

Interventions

Residents in Intervention group are given feedback from ultrasound result as a reference after joint physical examination for RA patients. Residents in control group perform only joint physical exami

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Junior residents during our rotation who agreed to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Junior residents during our rotation who disagreed to participate in this study. Junior residents who are unable to achieve the target number of patients in this study. Junior residents who are unable to perform joint examination due to injury etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Concordance rate between the clinical detection of arthritis by the residents and the presence of ultrasound-defined synovitis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Qualitative evaluation based on pre-post questionnaire (only for junior resident)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomohiro Kozuki

Kyoto University Hospital Clinical immunology and Rheumatology

k_tomohiro73@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp075-751-4380

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026