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Serum IL-17 Correlated With Inflammatory Changes in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Completed
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA)
Registration Number
NCT04474912
Lead Sponsor
Zagazig University
Brief Summary

The total number of the included subjects was 120 in 3 equal groups (RA, OA and control). All subject was subjected to serum IL17 level measurement. MSK US (of both wrists, MCPs, PIPs and DIPs) was done to all patients in RA and OA groups. Disease activity was measured by disease activity score (DAS28) for RA patients. Visual analogue scale for pain (VAS) was obtained from patients in RA and OA groups. Functional assessment was done using health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) for RA patients and the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index for OA patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • A patient is considered having definite RA if he/she scores at least 6 points in the established classification system
  • A patient is considered having Hand OA if he /she Hand pain, aching, or stiffness plus 3 or 4 of hard tissue enlargement of 2 or more of 10 selected joints or hard tissue enlargement of 2 or more DIP joints or fewer than 3 swollen MCP joints, or deformity of at least 1 of 10 selected joints which are are the second and third distal interphalangeal (DIP), the second and third proximal interphalangeal, and the first carpometacarpal joints of both hands
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any subject with liver diseases, coronary artery diseases, kidney diseases or other inflammatory conditions was excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical disease activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and hand Osteoarthritis (OA) patients12 months

During the whole course of the study, disease activity of the patients was measured by disease activity score (DAS28) for RA patients. Visual analogue scale for pain (VAS) was obtained from patients in RA and OA groups. Functional assessment was done using health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) for RA patients and the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index for OA patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
IL-17 serum levels in RA and OA patients2 weeks

IL-17 will be measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay from collected serum samples from the study participants

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine

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Zagazig, Sharqia, Egypt

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