SWE to Detect Enthesitis in PsA: Relationship With SIRT2 Expression and Disease Activity
ConditionShear Wave Elastography
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
1. To assess the diagnostic utility of shear-wave elastography (SWE), gray-scale (GS) ultrasound, and Power Doppler (PD) in detecting Patellar and Achilles tendinopathy in psoriatic patients with and without arthritis. 2. Investigate the relation between SWE, GS ultrasound, and PD finding and SIRT2 expression levels. 3. Evaluate the association of the imaging findings and SIRT2 levels with psoriatic arthritis disease activity score.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients diagnosed as PsO by a dermatologist according to PASI score.
Patients diagnosed as PsA by rheumatologist according to CASPAR classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis
Adult patients of both sexes with an average > 18 years
Disqualifiers
Patients with a history of metabolic disease affecting tendons.
Patients with history of surgery, injury or trauma of patellar and/or Achilles tendon.
Patients with other rheumatological diseases.
Patients below 18.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Device
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov