Ultrasonography Assessment of Peripheral Entheses in Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Healthy Subjects, Athletes or Not

Ultrasonography Assessment of Peripheral Entheses in Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Healthy Subjects, Athletes or Not.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02038426

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-16

Start date

2013-11-30

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2016-06-13

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Conditions

Peripheral Entheses

Brief summary

Purpose: * Assessment of ultrasound MASEI index in axial spondyloarthritis and in healthy subjects, athletes or not * Comparison of the ultrasound semiology of enthesitis in the 3 populations * Comparison of the MASEI scores in the 3 populations

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBLOOD SAMPLES

DEVICERadiographs of the sacroiliac joints

DEVICERadiographs of heels

DEVICESCAN

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* \- Axial spondyloarthritis according to the ASAS classification criteria * 18-45 years old * Athletes are defined by sport activities greater than or equal to 6 hours per week * Non athletes are defined by sport activities lesser than or equal to 1 hour per week

Exclusion criteria

* \- History of heel or ankle surgery * Recent corticosteroid infiltration of the heel or the ankle

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
enthesitis detection	12 months	Number of subject having at least an enthesitis in every group of subjects

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
MASEI scores	12 months

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026