Diagnostic Value of Hand Ultrasound in Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

December 14, 2021 updated by: Fady Boles Anwer, Sohag University

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common autoimmune rheumatic diseases, affecting one in 100 individuals worldwide. It is considered a complex systemic multifactorial inflammatory process in which the immune system targets synovial joints and causes mild to severe joint destruction with extra-articular manifestations.

If left untreated, RA leads to deformity, considerable disability, and major comorbid conditions, including cardiovascular disease and increased mortality.

Early treatment with targeted therapies can alter long-term outcomes by minimizing disease activity, preventing joint damage and disability, and improving patients' quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Nahla M A, assistant professor

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Sohag, Egypt
        • Sohag University Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Osama R ElSherif, dean of the faculty

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult-onset disease.
  2. Patients who fulfill the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any patient with any collagen disease rather than Rheumatoid arthritis.
  2. Patients with joints deformities.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cases
Radiation: Ultrasound
Ultrasound examination on the hand

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Diagnostic performance of Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis of the hand
Time Frame: 3 months
detecting hand ultrasound findings in 30 patients with clinical manifestations suggesting Rheumatoid Arthritis (including synovial thickening, joint effusion, tenosynovitis, bone erosions) particularly in early disease activity, reporting the collected data to assess aspects of strength and weakness of ultrasound use in those patients
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sohag University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

December 15, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 15, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Soh-Med-21-12-04

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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