Ultrasound Examination and Guided Injection Into the Acromio-clavicular Joint

Osteoarthritis of Acromioclavicular Joint Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ultrasound Measurement of the Acromio-clavicular Joint and Injection of Standard Contrast Material Into the Joint Under Ultrasonic Control

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01628796
• Other study ID #: 08-2012.CTIL
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 19, 2012
• Last updated: June 26, 2012
• Start date: July 2012
• Est. completion date: January 2013

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya
• Contact: Gordon Edelson, MD
• Phone: 97246652670
• Email: edelson[@]bezeqint.net
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Is it possible to improve the accuracy of injection into the acromio-clavicular joint with the use of ultrasound?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: January 2013
• Est. primary completion date: January 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults over 18 years with AC joint degenerative changes

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis of Acromioclavicular Joint

Intervention

Other:
• contrast material injection
using ultrasound to locate ac joint and injecting contrast material to ensure that the dye is actually in the joint

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	ultrasound controlled injection of contrast material into the AC joint followed by standard x-ray	standard x-ray will be taken after the contrast dye has been injected into the joint to see whether it has successfully been placed into the joint.	outcome assessed at the time of the injection (1 day)	No