Detection of Early Scapular Dyskinesis

Detection of Early Inflammatory Versus Early Mechanical Scapular Dyskinesis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07681999

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-07-02

Start date

2026-06-19

Completion date

2026-08-01

Last updated

2026-08-11

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Conditions

Scapular Dyskinesis

Brief summary

This study is a prospective blind contrast between periscapular muscle thickness measured with MSUS in patients with early AS in comparison to patients with mechanical dyskinesis and to correlate it with EMG findings.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* treatment-naïve patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who fulfilled the Assessment of Spondylarthritis Society (ASAS) criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) * Inclusion criterion for the second group (non-AS individuals) was patients complaining of discomfort upon activity.

Exclusion criteria

* The

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
periscapular muscle thickness measured with MSUS in patients with early ASversus patients with mechanical dyskinesis	day 1 (At the same time of initial examination)	contrast between periscapular muscle thickness measured with MSUS in patients with early AS in comparison to patients with mechanical dyskinesis and to correlate it with EMG findings.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

CONTACTAliaa Mamdouh Abdelaziz Farag, MD

aliaa.mamdouh@med.tanta.edu.eg+201069468486

Outcome results