Detection of Osteomyelitis Using High Resolution Ultrasound

Chronic Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value of High Resolution (B-Mode) Ultrasonography (HRUS) for the Detection of Osteomyelitis in Chronic Wound Patients

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish the sensitivity of HRUS as compared to MRI for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in chronic wound patients; and to determine the specificity of HRUS as compared to pathologic and microbiologic studies of bone biopsy tissues.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Osteomyelitis
• Osteomyelitis

• NCT number: NCT02198755
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2014
• Completion date: June 2016