Sensitivity and specificity of thermography to diagnose active arthritis in hand-joints of patients with arthritis psoriatic or rheumatoid arthritis

Sensitivity and specificity of thermography to diagnose active arthritis in hand-joints of patients with arthritis psoriatic or rheumatoid arthritis - HeAT-study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON44201

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-19

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

arthritis rheuma

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - 18 years or older - Diagnosed with Arthritis Psoriatic (CASPAR criteria) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (Rheumatism classification criteria) - Active arthritis in hand based on physical examination by a rheumatologist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Poor knowledge of the Dutch language - No written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main endpoint is the number of positive results of infrared-thermography examination in hand-joints of patients with RA or PsA and clinical active arthritis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary endpoint is the number of positive results of infrared-thermography examination in hand-joints of patients with RA or PsA compared to US examination.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results