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Clinical Trials/NCT00854243
NCT00854243UnknownNot Applicable

Therapy Monitoring in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of Greyscale and Power Doppler Sonography A Prospective Study Of 20 Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Cairo University0 sites20 target enrollmentStarted: April 2009Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
20

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of musculoskeletal ultrasound and power Doppler in early therapy monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults: age at disease onset >18 years and < 50 years
  • Disease duration < 3 month
  • Fulfilling ARA criteria for classification of RA
  • DMARD naive

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age at diagnosis < 18 years
  • Disease duration > 3 month
  • Previous use of DMARDS
  • Previous use of biologics

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

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