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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