Ultrasound Guided Arthrocentesis (UGA)

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Arthritis; Joint Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00537589

09-04-06A

Details and patient eligibility

About

Does ultrasound guidance improve success rate and decrease aspiration attempts for peripheral arthrocentesis?

Enrollment: 132 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age at or over 18
• Indication for peripheral arthrocentesis

Exclusion criteria

• Hemodynamic instability
• Previous arthroplasty of the joint
• Known intraarticular fracture
• Hip arthrocentesis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)