Ultrasound Impact in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Reported Outcomes (ULTRAPRO)

Clínica de Artritis Temprana

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound; Patient Reported Outcomes; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03228342

IRE-2218-17/19-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the impact of MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound added to Rheumatoid Arthritis patients classified in remission/low disease activity in terms of Patient Reported Outcomes.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A clinical diagnosis of RA made at the discretion of the attending experienced rheumatologist.
• Patients classified in remission/low disease activity

Exclusion criteria

• <16 years old.
• Patient with recent trauma in the evaluated joints.
• Luxation in the MCP, PIP or MTP joints.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

Ultrasound shared

Experimental group

Description:

Patient will be assessed with ultrasound (GUS-7 score)

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound

Diagnostic Test: MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound

Ultrasound not shared

Experimental group

Description:

Patient will be assessed with ultrasound (GUS-7 score)

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound

Diagnostic Test: MusculoSkeletal Ultrasound