ULnar Nerve ECHographic Observation (ULNECHO)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ulnar Neuropathies

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ulnar nerve Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03209947

29BRC17.0085 ULNECHO

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is currently no consensus on the normal ultrasound surface of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The goal of this study is to study the ulnar nerve surface at the elbow in a population of asymptomatic subjects

Full description

100 elbows from 50 patients will be included, from a population of asymptomatic subjects, in order to measure the frequency of ulnar nerve which surface is >8,3 mm².

The measures will be realized centered on the epicondyle : 2 cm higher, and 2 cm lower with 2 echographs (ESAOTE) and 2 observers. An inter and intra observer study will also be realized to determine the reproducibility and reliability of the measurements.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient aged 18 -to 80 years or older
• Patient without any current or previous pathology on the ulnar nerve
• Patients would be able to consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patient under administrative supervision or legal guardianship

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Ulnar nerve ultrasound

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ulnar nerve Ultrasound