Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects | NCT01567878 | Trialant
CompletedObservationalUpdated Dec 2, 2014
Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects
Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01567878
Lead Sponsor
University of Sao PauloOTHER
Overall Status
Completed
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment
80Actual
Last Update Posted
Dec 2, 2014Estimated
Start Date
May 2009
Primary Completion Date
Dec 2014Actual
Completion Date
Dec 2014Actual
Official Title
Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects
Brief Summary
Evaluate the correlation of ultrasound MASEI index with clinical, functional, radiographic and laboratorial variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Evaluate correlation between articular (shoulders, hips, knees and ankles) ultrasound (synovitis, erosions, power doppler) with same variables.
Evaluate correlation between articular and enthesis ultrasound exam in this study.
Compare patients and healthy individuals data, to calculate the ROC curve to estimate predictor value of disease.
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
No interventions
There are no interventions for this study.
Ages Eligible for Study
Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Ankylosing spondylitis by the Modified New York Criteria (1984)or ASAS classification (2009)
Healthy people with no history of joint pain, inflammatory lumbar pain inflammatory disease,
18 - 65 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
Fibromyalgia
Corticosteroid injection in the last 3 months
Previous surgery in joint or enthesis of study
Peripheric neuropathy
Diabetes mellitus
Hypothyroidism
Peripheric venous insufficiency (with edema or ocre dermatitis)