Ultrasound of Enthesis in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Comparative Study With Health Subjects

University of Sao Paulo80 enrolled

Overview

* Evaluate the correlation of ultrasound MASEI index with clinical, functional, radiographic and laboratorial variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. * Evaluate correlation between articular (shoulders, hips, knees and ankles) ultrasound (synovitis, erosions, power doppler) with same variables. * Evaluate correlation between articular and enthesis ultrasound exam in this study. * Compare patients and healthy individuals data, to calculate the ROC curve to estimate predictor value of disease.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ankylosing spondylitis by the Modified New York Criteria (1984)or ASAS classification (2009) * Healthy people with no history of joint pain, inflammatory lumbar pain inflammatory disease, * 18 - 65 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Fibromyalgia * Corticosteroid injection in the last 3 months * Previous surgery in joint or enthesis of study * Peripheric neuropathy * Diabetes mellitus * Hypothyroidism * Peripheric venous insufficiency (with edema or ocre dermatitis)

Locations (1)

Suellen Narimatsu

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ultrasound of enthesis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a comparative study with healthy subjects

a comparative study of enthesis by ultrasound revealed statistical differences among patients with ankylosing spondylitis and healthy volunteers in analysis of calcaneal enthesis, plantar fascia and quadriceps.

Time frame: december

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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