Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects
- Conditions
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Registration Number
- NCT01567878
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- 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
- 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)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ultrasound of enthesis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a comparative study with healthy subjects december a comparative study of enthesis by ultrasound revealed statistical differences among patients with ankylosing spondylitis and healthy volunteers in analysis of calcaneal enthesis, plantar fascia and quadriceps.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Suellen Narimatsu
🇧🇷Sao Paulo, Brazil