Ultrasonography Assessment of Peripheral Entheses in Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Healthy Subjects, Athletes or Not

N/ACompletedNCT02038426

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille90 enrolled

Overview

Purpose: * Assessment of ultrasound MASEI index in axial spondyloarthritis and in healthy subjects, athletes or not * Comparison of the ultrasound semiology of enthesitis in the 3 populations * Comparison of the MASEI scores in the 3 populations

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Peripheral Entheses

Interventions

BLOOD SAMPLESBIOLOGICAL

Radiographs of the sacroiliac jointsDEVICE

Radiographs of heelsDEVICE

SCANDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * \- Axial spondyloarthritis according to the ASAS classification criteria * 18-45 years old * Athletes are defined by sport activities greater than or equal to 6 hours per week * Non athletes are defined by sport activities lesser than or equal to 1 hour per week Exclusion Criteria: * \- History of heel or ankle surgery * Recent corticosteroid infiltration of the heel or the ankle

Locations (1)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

Marseille, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

enthesitis detection

Number of subject having at least an enthesitis in every group of subjects

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

MASEI scores

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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