Elastography in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

NCT03897803 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-10-19

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Summary

The aim of our study was to assess the performance of compression-strain US elastography in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies over time and to study these findings with clinical and functional parameters as well as biochemical and electromyographic tests.

Conditions

  • Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

strain elastography

strain elastography as apart of muscle ultrasound examination of the biceps brachii and rectus femoris muscles will be performed to the patients and control groups at baseline evaluation and after 4 months follow up in the patients groups only.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Benha University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Waleed A Hassan, MD · Benha university- Qaluibya- Egypt

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-15
Primary Completion
2020-11-01
Completion
2020-11-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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