Status:
COMPLETED
Assessment of Wrist Joint and Knee Joint Inflammation in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis by Quantitative Three Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography
Lead Sponsor:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to: 1. To investigate the wrist joint synovial blood flow intensity and model by quantitative three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) in patients with...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who fulfill the 1987 ARA criteria for RA
- Patients with at least one painful swollen wrist or knee joint observed by a rheumatologist
- Patients who will receive a new medicine, including oral corticosteroid, intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy, intraarticular injection with steroid or methotrexate, DMARDs, or biologic agent
Exclusion
- Patients with active infection
- Patients with concurrent malignant disease
- Patients with a history of traumatic, septic, or cystal arthritis, previous joint surgery, or arthroscopic synovectomy of any wrist or kneejoint within the past 12 months before the study
- Patients who have severe wrist or knee joint deformity that makes the US assessment protocol unable to complete
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00858169
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
February 13 2015
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