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Computer-Assisted Quantification of the Synovial Perfusion in Patients With Arthritis Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified May 2009 by Taichung Veterans General Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00903903
First received: May 15, 2009
Last updated: May 18, 2009
Last verified: May 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

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 Doppler ultrasonography and the clinical data used to represent the degree of joint inflammation. Intra- and inter-observer reliability of this method will also be determined.


Condition
Synovitis

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Computer-Assisted Quantification of the Synovial Perfusion in Patients With Arthritis Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography

Further study details as provided by Taichung Veterans General Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment: 100
Study Start Date: April 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
1
RA patients with at least one active synovitis
2
Non-RA patients with at least one active synovitis

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Arthritis patients who visited the Rheumatology out patient clinic in Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • 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
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00903903

Contacts
Contact: Hsin-Hua Chen, M.D. 886-4-23592525 ext 3336 shc5555@hotmail.com

Locations
Taiwan
Taichung Veterans General Hospital Recruiting
Taichung, Taiwan, 40705
Contact: Hsin-Hua Chen, M.D.     886-4-23592525 ext 3336     shc5555@hotmail.com    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: The Institutional Review Board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Institutional Review Board
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00903903     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB TCVGH No:C09048
Study First Received: May 15, 2009
Last Updated: May 18, 2009
Health Authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Taichung Veterans General Hospital:
active synovitis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis
Synovitis
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013