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UNKNOWN
SonoElastography of Median Nerve in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-80 years
Brief Summary
To assess the role of ultrasonography and SE in detecting the median nerve changes before progression to CTS in patients with RA.
Detailed Description
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presents with persistent pain, stiffness, progressive joint destruction, functional disability, and progressive morbidity and mortality, and is a chronic systemic autoimmune ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients diagnosed with RA and ruling out CTS by clinical evaluation that included Phalen's test, a manual muscle test of the abductor's muscle, and a search for Tinel-like signs and thenar muscle atrophy. Controls - Age- and sex- matched cases without RA undergoing US for causes unrelated to RA or CTS. The criteria for RA were adopted from The American Rheumatism Association (1987) for the classification of RA.
Exclusion
- History of a condition other than RA that could cause CTS (e.g., diabetes mellitus, acute trauma, pregnancy ,hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, connective tissue disease)History of surgery for a wrist or hand fracture.
- History of other systemic neurological disorders or radiculopathy Bifid median nerve or any mass lesion identified on US examination Pregnant patients were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06135129
Start Date
December 1 2023
End Date
January 1 2025
Last Update
November 18 2023
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