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Laser-based Photoacoustic Tomography of Human Inflammatory Arthritis

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University of Michigan

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Treatments

Procedure: Laser Based Photoacoustic Tomography, MRI, Ultrasound
Procedure: laser based photoacoustic tomography, MRI, ultrasound

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other
NIH

Identifiers

NCT00748254
HUM00003693
R01AR060350 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this feasibility study is to determine if a new emerging technology called photoacoustic tomography (PAT) can be adapted for use in humans for the detection of chronic rheumatoid arthritis.

Full description

The objective of this proposal is to adapt photoacoustic tomography (PAT), a novel, nonionizing, noninvasive, laser-based technology, for structural and functional imaging of human peripheral joints affected by inflammatory arthritis.

Combining the advantages of both light and ultrasound scanning, PAT holds promise to present objective optical information in subsurface joint tissues with high sensitivity and high spatial resolution.

This could be of considerable help in the early detection of inflammatory joint diseases. PAT may also prove useful in further understanding the pathophysiology of these disorders and assisting with therapeutic decisions, including assessment of new pharmacological therapies.

Enrollment

177 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women 18 years of age or older can participate in this study.
  • Patients can participate in this study if they have had rheumatoid arthritis for more than 2 years and their rheumatologist has referred them to this study.
  • Patients can participate as a healthy volunteer with a known history of rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients, who have electrically, magnetically or mechanically activated implants such as heart pacemaker, magnetic surgical clips, prostheses or implanted neurological stimulator.
  • Pregnant patients.
  • Patients who is claustrophobic.
  • Patients with impaired renal function cannot participate in this study such as elevate creatinine clearance, patients on kidney dialysis etc.
  • Patients with shock hypotension or unstable low blood pressure.
  • Patients with Rhabdomyolysis.
  • Patients who have had a contrast enhanced (with gadolinium) MRA (magnetic resonance angiography)/ or MRI within the last 3 months. (Contrast is a medication injected into a vein during a imaging examination that helps produce clearer images/pictures).

Trial design

177 participants in 2 patient groups

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Description:
Patients who have active disease affecting the joints in the hand will have Laser Based Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT), MRI, Ultrasound
Treatment:
Procedure: Laser Based Photoacoustic Tomography, MRI, Ultrasound
Normal controls
Description:
Healthy volunteers who do not have arthritis will also have Laser Based Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT), MRI, Ultrasound on the joints of their hand
Treatment:
Procedure: laser based photoacoustic tomography, MRI, ultrasound

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Safa Mohamed

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