Prevalence of Subclinical Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Assiut University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Vertebral Fracture

Treatments: Device: DEXA scan,X_ray

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06092775

Vertebral fractures RA ,AS

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study of prevalence of subclinical vertebral fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis

Full description

Detection of the prevalence of subclinical vertebral fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis Study the relation between vertebral fractures and some clinical data like demographics data, disease duration and disease severity

Enrollment: 93 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients fulfilling ACR/EULAR 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria.

Patients diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis according to ASAS criteria (2000). Age (18-50).

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with other autoimmune Rheumatic disease other than RA and AS. Infections including hepatitis C or B, HIV, tuberculosis. RA and AS patients with known vertebral fractures. Malignancy, hypogonadism, thyroid problems, chronic kidney disease, Hypoparathyroidism, Type 1 DM.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding.

Trial design

93 participants in 3 patient groups

RA group

Description:

DEXA scan X_rays lumber, dorsal spine

Treatment:

Device: DEXA scan,X_ray

AS group

Description:

DEXA scan X_rays lumber, dorsal spine

Treatment:

Device: DEXA scan,X_ray

Control group

Description:

DEXA scan X_rays lumber, dorsal spine

Treatment:

Device: DEXA scan,X_ray