Normal variation of ultrasound
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Age * 18 years * No previous prolonged and/or current symptoms of wrist, thumb base, metacarpal, interphalangeal and metatarsal joints * Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * No written informed consent * Previous/current inflammatory joint disease (including crystal arthropathy). * Visual analogue score (VAS) for current joint pain > 10/100. * Any history of joint trauma in the last month. * Fulfilling hand osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology clinical classification criteria. * Any clinical joint inflammation, suggestive of inflammatory rheumatic disease, as identified by a physician. * Previous or current inflammatory bowel disease. * History of culture-proven enteric and/or genitourinary infection in the last month (assessed at history taking). * Current or previous corticosteroids use in the last 4 weeks. * Current non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) use (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The presence of inflammatory US features in joints and tendons of healthy subjects | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The presence of osteophytes detected by US in joints of healthy subjects. The relationship between the presence of inflammatory US features and osteophytes detected by US The relationship between the presence of inflammatory US features in healthy subjects and demographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender and body mass index) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed