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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00903903

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-05-19

Start date

2009-04-30

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2009-05-19

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Conditions

Synovitis

Keywords

active synovitis

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 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

Exclusion criteria

* 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

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactHsin-Hua Chen, M.D.

shc5555@hotmail.com886-4-23592525

Outcome results