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Comparison of Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine and Sacroiliac Joints for Detection of Inflammatory Lesions in Spondyloarthritis Patients

Comparison of Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine and Sacroiliac Joints for Detection of Inflammatory Lesions in Patients Affected by Spondyloarthritis

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02869100
Acronym
FNa
Enrollment
26
Registered
2016-08-16
Start date
2013-01-31
Completion date
2015-03-31
Last updated
2016-08-16

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Conditions

Spondyloarthritis

Keywords

magnetic resonance imaging, sodium fluoride positron emission tomography

Brief summary

The purpose is to compare detection of axial inflammatory lesions in patients affected by spondyloarthritis (SpA) with sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the reference technique. It would be interesting to show the superiority of sodium fluoride PET on MRI for diagnosis of inflammatory lesions. It could be used for diagnostic care but also therapeutic care of patients with early forms of spondyloarthritis. Secondary purposes are: * To evaluate performances of sodium fluoride PET in detection of SpA peripheral damage (except spine and sacroiliac joints) * To evaluate bone inflammation (axial and peripheral) with sodium fluoride PET and compare these data to clinic-biologic parameters used in clinical practice (BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI, sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP)) and to structural evaluation (sacroiliac New York, mSASSS and BASRI scoring methods) * To study correlation of axial and peripheral bone inflammation (spine and sacroiliac joints) evaluated with sodium fluoride PET with biologic markers of inflammation and bone remodeling (MMP-3; DKK-1, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-α). Known biologic markers of inflammation in SpA are correlated to activity obtained with MRI. It is interesting to compare to activity obtained with PET. Moreover, it has been recently showed the disassociation of inflammation and structural progression (anti-TNF treatments do not prevent structural progression) that is associated to markers of bone remodeling whose activity is influenced by an activation/inhibition system of biologic markers of inflammation.

Interventions

OTHERBlood sample
PROCEDURESodium fluoride Positron Emission Tomography
OTHERMagnetic Resonance Imaging
OTHERRadiography

Sponsors

Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18-50 year-old patients affected by axial or mixed SpA (ASAS criteria) or \>18 year-old patients according to New York criteria * Patients with bone marrow edema lesions in sacroiliac joints and/or spine detected with MRI * No therapeutic changes between hospitalization for evaluation of SpA activity and inclusion visit * Informed consent * Affiliation to social security plan

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal or impossibility of signed informed consent * Doubt about possible pregnancy in women of childbearing potential * Pregnancy and breastfeeding * History of drug addiction, alcoholism, psychological problems, severe co-morbidities * Renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance \< 60 ml/min) * Juridical protection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Concordance between binary topographic evaluations of bone inflammation in PET data and MRI dataup to 4 weekspresence or absence of inflammatory sites (MRI) or hyperfixation (PET) in 28 sites (24 vertebrae and 4 sacroiliac joints)
Concordance between semi-quantitative evaluation of bone inflammation in MRI data and PET dataup to 4 weeksPET: BME score adapted to PET for spine and modified SPARCC score adapted to PET for sacroiliac joints MRI: Berlin score BME for spine and SPARCC score for sacroiliac joints

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Structural evaluation with BASRI scoreday 0
Levels of specific biologic markers of inflammation and bone remodeling in bloodup to 4 weeksMMP-3, DKK-1, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-α
Standard biologic evaluation of sedimentation rateday 0
Structural evaluation with New York scoreday 0
Evaluation of spinal mobility with BASMI indexup to 4 weeks
Evaluation of disease activity with BASDAI indexup to 4 weeks
Evaluation of functional impact with BASFI indexup to 4 weeks
Standard biologic evaluation of C-reactive proteinday 0
Structural evaluation with mSASSS scoresday 0

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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