Status:
UNKNOWN
Computer-Assisted Quantification of the Synovial Perfusion in Patients With Arthritis Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography
Lead Sponsor:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Conditions:
Synovitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the data obtained by computer-aided quantification of the synovial perfusion in patients with arthritis using two-dimensional and three-dimensional power Dopple...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients with at least one painful swollen peripheral joint observed by a rheumatologist, including:
- shoulder joints
- elbow joints
- wrist joints
- metacarpophalangeal (MCP) AND
- proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of hands, ankle joints, subtalar joints, mid-tarsal joints, MTP and PIP joints of feet
Exclusion
- patients with active infection
- patients with concurrent malignant disease
- patients with a history of traumatic, septic, or cystal arthritis
- previous joint surgery, or isotopic synovectomy within the past 12 months before the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00903903
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
May 19 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan, 40705