Enthesis Differences in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthropathy

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Enthesitis; Axial Spondyloarthritis; Enthesopathy; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments: Other: ULTRASOUND

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05942976

16/09/2022 2011-KAEK-50;288;

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the sonographic differences in entheses in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthropathy.

Full description

After recording the demographic data of the patients; 5 enthesis regions 5 enthesis sites were evaluated bilaterally as ''tricipital tendon (TT), quadricipital tendon (QT), proximal patellar tendon (PPT), distal patellar tendon (DPT), achilles tendon (AT)'' will be sonographically evaluated and the presence of hypoechogenicity , tendon thickness increase, power Doppler activity, erosion, presence of entezophyte/calcification will be investigated. The differences between the groups will then be compared.

Enrollment: 106 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis patients identified according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology /Europan Leage Against Rheumatism classification criteria,
• axial Spondyloarthrtis patients identified according to the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis classification criteria
• healthy controls with no history of rheumatic diseases.

Exclusion criteria

• history of limb trauma and surgery in the last 3 months,
• metabolic disease (diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism),
• malignant neoplasm,
• limitation of range of motion in the extremity,
• those who have received corticosteroid injections in the last 3 months,
• uncontrollable fibromyalgia.

Trial design

106 participants in 3 patient groups

group 1: axial spondyloarthritis

Description:

SpA patients identified according to the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis classification criteria

Treatment:

Other: ULTRASOUND

group 2: Rheumatoid arthritis

Description:

RA patients identified according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/Europan Leage Against Rheumatism classification criteria

Treatment:

Other: ULTRASOUND

group:3 Healthy Control

Description:

healthy controls with no history of rheumatic diseases

Treatment:

Other: ULTRASOUND