Pre and Post Arthrogram Ultrasound Images of Joints

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Joint Abnormalities

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00724659

2004-0761

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of contrast in ultrasonography of the joints.

Full description

To determine if using intra-articular contrast (contrast injected into a joint) will provide clearer, more precise ultrasound images of the joints then an ultrasound done without the use of a contrast agent.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinically ordered arthrogram

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant women
• children under the age of 18

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 2 patient groups

Ultrasound Pre-Arthrogram

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound of the joint(s) before the clinically scheduled arthrogram of the same joint(s)

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound

Procedure: Ultrasound

Ultrasound Post-Arthrogram

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound of the joint(s) after the clinically scheduled arthrogram of the same joint(s), performed while the body still has a contrast agent in it from the arthrogram. The contrast agent varies with different joint areas, but is usually iodine based (like Ultravist.)

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound

Procedure: Ultrasound