Medical Imaging in the Diagnosis of Ganglion Cysts of the Hand

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04416828

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-04

Start date

2020-06-04

Completion date

2024-12-31

Last updated

2023-01-26

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

Conditions

Ganglion Cyst of Both Hands

Keywords

Portable ultrasound, Diagnostics, Mobile ultrasound, Hand held ultrasound, Wireless ultrasound

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to investigate if inexpensive, readily available and portable wireless ultrasound devices can detect ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand in compare to a cart-based ultrasound device before surgery.

Interventions

DEVICEPortable wireless ultrasonography devices

Patients with suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand receive portable wireless ultrasound imaging

DEVICECart-based ultrasonography device

Patients with suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand receive conventional cart-based ultrasound imaging

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Flexor tendon sheath ganglion cyst * Dorsal ganglion cyst * Palmar ganglion cyst * Male and female patients minimum age 18 years * MRI of the affected area

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy, lactation * Malignant disease * Insufficient mental possibility of cooperation * Medical, psychiatric or other conditions that restrict the patient's following abilities: to interpret the study information, to give informed consent, to adhere to the rules of the protocol, or to complete the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Size and location of ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand	Baseline (pre-surgery)	Assessment of size in cm and location of the ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand by pre-surgery wireless ultrasound in compare to pre-surgery cart-based ultrasound

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
MRI measure of size and location of ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand	Baseline (pre-surgery)	Assessment of size in cm and location of the ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand by pre-surgery MRI in compare to pre-surgery ultrasonography

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactNike Kortum

handchirurgie@waldfriede.de00493081810201

Backup ContactMarkus Bock, MD

m.bock@waldfriede.de00493081810201

Outcome results

None listed

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