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NCT Number: NCT02038426

Ultrasonography Assessment of Peripheral Entheses in Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Healthy Subjects, Athletes or Not

Purpose:

* Assessment of ultrasound MASEI index in axial spondyloarthritis and in healthy subjects, athletes or not * Comparison of the ultrasound semiology of enthesitis in the 3 populations * Comparison of the MASEI scores in the 3 populations

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Key information

Conditions

Peripheral Entheses

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

Marseille, 13354, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • - Axial spondyloarthritis according to the ASAS classification criteria
  • 18-45 years old
  • Athletes are defined by sport activities greater than or equal to 6 hours per week
  • Non athletes are defined by sport activities lesser than or equal to 1 hour per week

Exclusion criteria

  • - History of heel or ankle surgery
  • Recent corticosteroid infiltration of the heel or the ankle

Treatment and study plan

blood samples

Biological

Radiographs of the sacroiliac joints

Device

Radiographs of heels

Device

SCAN

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. enthesitis detection

    Time frame: 12 months

    Number of subject having at least an enthesitis in every group of subjects

Secondary outcomes

  1. MASEI scores

    Time frame: 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Ultrasonography Assessment of Peripheral Entheses in Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Healthy Subjects, Athletes or Not.

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jan 16, 2014
Registry last updated
Jun 13, 2016

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