Evaluation and Characterisation of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Joint Synovial Liquid

Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Gout Arthritis; Knee Arthritis; Microcrystal Disease; Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Synovial fluid analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05678049

UMFCluj

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research study aims to evaluate the synovial fluid to highlight the presence of possible micropolymers (micro/nanoplastics) in order to better understand the pathophysiology of joint degenerative processes. For patients with liquid under tension at the joint level, the symptomatology often requires evacuation by puncture under ultrasound guidance. The intervention will be performed only for patients for whom this therapeutic indication exists anyway by their physician.

The investigators want to use this liquid for Microscopic and Spectrophotometric evaluation.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• arthritis of the knee with liquid aspiration recommendation
• age >18 years

Exclusion criteria

--refusal of the patient to participate

-age<18 years