Status:

COMPLETED

Articular Sonography: Healthy Subjects Versus Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of São Paulo

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Conditions:

Disorders of Synovium, Multiple Sites

Disorders of Subchondral Bone, Multiple Sites

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish the normality of sonographic synovial measures in joints more affected in rheumatoid arthritis patients and establish, in those joints, a sonographic value of...

Detailed Description

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory, systemic and auto-imune disorder affecting primarily the joints. In RA, inflammatory synovium causes destruction of cartilage, erosion of the adjac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • no articular disease (healthy group)
  • establish rheumatoid arthritis (RA group)

Exclusion

  • diabetes
  • hypothyroidism- hemophilia
  • pregnancy
  • previous septic arthritis
  • previous articular surgery
  • symptomatic osteoarthritis
  • no superimposed collagenoses (RA group)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

190 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01476865

Start Date

March 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

November 22 2011

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