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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON39151
NL-OMON39151
Completed
Not Applicable

Sensitive Imaging in Ankylosing Spondylitis - SIAS

eids Universitair Medisch Centrum0 sites40 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational invasive

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • a) Male and female patients of at least 18 years having Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) fulfilling the Modified New York criteria, in which a patient has \*definite\* AS if the radiological criterion is associated with at least one clinical criterion: ;Clinical criterions:
  • \* low back pain and stiffness for more than 3 months that improves with exercise, but is not relieved by rest.
  • \* limitation of motion of the lumbar spine in the sagittal and frontal planes.
  • \* limitation of chest expansion relative to normal values correlated for age and sex.;Radiological criterion (sacroiliitis grade \>\= 2 bilaterally or grade 3\-4 unilaterally)
  • \* grade 0 \= no sacroiliitis
  • \* grade 1 \= blurring of the joint margins (\*suspicious\*)
  • \* grade 2 \= sclerosis, erosions, no changes in joint space
  • \* grade 3 \= erosions, changes in joint space, partial ankylosis
  • \* grade 4 \= complete ankylosis;b) Patients should have at least one syndesmophyte in either the cervical or lumbar spine radiograph at baseline conventional radiography. The maximum number of VUs is 9 (out of 12\). ;c) The patient should have given written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • \* \> 9 by syndesmophytes affected vertebral units.;\* A history of alcoholism, drug abuse, psychological or other emotional problems, severe comorbidity likely to invalidate informed consent or limit the ability of the subject to comply with the protocol requirements.;\* Routine MRI\-contraindications (e.g. instable metal implants, pacemaker/ICD, vascular clips, hearing aids and claustrophobia).;\* Pregnancy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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