Sacroiliitis in Systemic Sclerosis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01673633

Enrollment

175

Registered

2012-08-28

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2012-08-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Inflammatory Back Pain, Sacroiliitis, Systemic Sclerosis

Brief summary

One of the major problems of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients is suggested to be articular involvement. Mostly involved joints in SSc were reported as wrist, carpometacarpal-interphalangeal, foot, knee, hip and shoulder however there have been little knowledge on sacroiliac joint. Here the investigators plan a study on the involvement of this joint in SSc.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed as systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis and healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

* Not giving informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The frequency of sacroiliitis in systemic sclerosis	One year

Outcome results