Investigation of Ultrasound Elastographic Techniques in Soft Tissue Pathology
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Clinical effectiveness of Sheer wave ultrasound elastography (SWUE) in the assessment of soft tissue pathology
研究概览
简要总结
Ultrasound (US)tissue elastography has recently been found to have a number of clinical applications in the assessment of soft tissue disease for example, in breast and thyroid pathology. There are few current studies exploring its use in musculoskeletal pathology, particularly a new technique called sheer wave ultrasound elastography (SWUE).
Magnetic Resonance (MR) elastography has shown wide reaching applications in orthopaedics, sports medicine and rheumatology and SWUE may have the potential to also demonstrate clinical effectiveness in these areas.
Our aim is to explore the effectiveness of this technique in the assessment of musculoskeletal pathology.
Participants will be recruited through current referral protocols and would undergo an additional elastographic investigation in addition to their standard US examination. This investigation will be conducted within the musculoskeletal US department at Chapel Allerton Hospital by trained musculoskeletal specialists. The study will be conducted over a period of approximately 24 months with quarterly review during this time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Have clinical symptoms and signs of soft tissue pathology
- •Be able to give consent
- •Be over 16 years of age
排除标准
- •Unable to give consent
- •16years of age or less
- •Multifactorial soft tissue pathology
结局指标
主要结局
Clinical effectiveness of Sheer wave ultrasound elastography (SWUE) in the assessment of soft tissue pathology
时间窗: Baseline to 24 months
Ability of SWUE to accurately detect soft tissue pathology when compared with standard ultrasound techniques.
次要结局
未报告次要终点