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

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Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, Taiwan, 40705