Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evaluation With Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Burak Tayyip Dede90 enrolled

Overview

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, the diagnosis of Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was made based on clinical findings and physical examinations. Then, the cross-sectional areas of the participants' median nerves from different levels were measured. Meidolateral and anteroposterior diameter were measured at the level of the carpal tunnel inlet. Flattening ratio was calculated. wrist to forearm ratio and wrist to forearm difference were calculated. The obtained data were compared between RA with CTS, RA without CTS and healthy control.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Median Nerve Entrapment

Interventions

UltarsoundDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Median nerve evaluation of participants with ultrasound

Eligibility

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

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Inclusion Criteria: * RA patients identified according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/Europan Leage Against Rheumatism classification criteria * healthy controls (HC) with no history of rheumatic diseases and CTS. * Individuals aged 18-65 years. Exclusion Criteria: * thoese with hypothyroidism, * gout, * diabetes mellitus, * history of CTS surgery, * upper extremity plexopathy, * polinöropathy, * uncontrollable fibromyalgia, * steroid injection for CTS * For the HC group, those with phalen or tinnel detected in at least one wrist and those with bifid median nerve detected during US evaluation were not included in the study.

Locations (1)

Istanbul Training and Resarch Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of US findings among participants

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Relationship between US findings and disease activity in the patient group

The correlation between the US findings of the participants in the patient group and the CDA, which evaluates disease activity, was examined.

Time frame: 6 months

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