Development of a screening method for arthritis using a radiation thermometer in patients with inflammatory joint disease
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Inflammatory joint disease (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, etc)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000037328
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with severe higher brain dysfunction Patients with the following contraindications; heart disease, pacemaker user, infection, blood pressure abnormality, skin disease on applicable site, possibility of blood flow disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surface temperature of the upper limb joints
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method swelling and pain of the joints presence of joint inflammation on enhanced MRI CRP (mg/dl) Composite measure (Simplified Disease Activity Index(SDAI), Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Disease Activity Score(DAS))