Medical Imaging in the Diagnosis of Ganglion Cysts of the Hand

Waldfriede Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Ganglion Cyst of Both Hands

Treatments: Device: Cart-based ultrasonography device; Device: Portable wireless ultrasonography devices

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04416828

2019.4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate if inexpensive, readily available and portable wireless ultrasound devices can detect ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand in compare to a cart-based ultrasound device before surgery.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Flexor tendon sheath ganglion cyst
• Dorsal ganglion cyst
• Palmar ganglion cyst
• Male and female patients minimum age 18 years
• MRI of the affected area

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy, lactation
• Malignant disease
• Insufficient mental possibility of cooperation
• Medical, psychiatric or other conditions that restrict the patient's following abilities: to interpret the study information, to give informed consent, to adhere to the rules of the protocol, or to complete the study

Trial design

90 participants in 1 patient group

Suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand

Description:

Patients with suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand receive portable wireless ultrasound imaging AND cart-based ultrasound imaging before surgery.

Treatment:

Device: Cart-based ultrasonography device

Device: Portable wireless ultrasonography devices