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Synovitis and Therapy Response in Inflammatory Arthritis With Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound

NCT02902562 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2019-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is about using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to assess the degree of synovitis (joint inflammation) in patients with inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and whether it can be used for assessing a treatment response. The investigators hope to learn whether contrast enhanced ultrasounds are better than regular imaging techniques, such as MRI, when used to evaluate the response to disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy in inflammatory arthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)

An intravenous line (IV) line will be inserted into a vein in your arm. You will be asked to lie on a table for the ultrasound imaging. First, a regular ultrasound (without contrast) will be performed and the images will be recorded. For the contrast enhanced ultrasound, the contrast agent will be injected into your IV line. We will perform another ultrasound and the images will be recorded

PROCEDURE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

For the contrast MRI, the contrast agent will be injected into your IV line The MRI scanner is a small, tunnel-like machine in which a patient will be required to lie still for a long period of time. There is little space inside the scanner, which causes anxiety and discomfort for patients who fear enclosed spaces. A technician will be present at all times during the examination to communicate with you about how you are feeling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wright Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • George R Matcuk, MD · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-17
Completion
2018-08-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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