Enthesopathy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Comparation of Ultrasonic Imaging of Enthesopathy in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis(PsA) and psoriasis(Ps) are two systemic inflammatory diseases linked with rash of psoriasis, but there's still great controversy regarding the exact relationship between them. Our study is to investigate the characteristics and differences of the ultrasonic imaging of enthesopathy in the lower extremity in patients with PsA and Ps, to explore the risk factors of Ps developing into PsA in the long term course.
As one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, psoriasis(Ps) can be
intimately associated to psoriatic arthritis (PsA), affecting approximately 1% to 2% of the
world's population. About 30% of them will develop into PsA with serious impact on their
health-related quality of life.
PsA, characterised by different subsets with varying degree of severity, is a chronic,
complicated inflammatory disease.Enthesitis is the prevalent and distinctive feature of PsA.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) is a valid noninvasive modality, essential to evaluate
entheses thickness, enthesophytes, bursitis and bone erosions as well as to disclose
vascularisation on tendons through power doppler (PD) assessment. In recent years, more and
more attention has been paid to the diagnosis and management of Ps and PsA, owing to its
discrimination of identifying subclinical entheses and joint changes.
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Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
NCT05942976 -
Enthesis Differences in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthropathy
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