Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

SWE to Detect Enthesitis in PsA: Relationship With SIRT2 Expression and Disease Activity

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Shear Wave Elastography

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

1. To assess the diagnostic utility of shear-wave elastography (SWE), gray-scale (GS) ultrasound, and Power Doppler (PD) in detecting Patellar and Achilles tendinopathy in psoriatic patients with and ...

Detailed Description

Psoriatic arthritis is chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis which was found in about 20% of patients with psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with decrease...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed as PsO by a dermatologist according to PASI score.
  • Patients diagnosed as PsA by rheumatologist according to CASPAR classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis
  • Adult patients of both sexes with an average \> 18 years

Exclusion

  • Patients with a history of metabolic disease affecting tendons.
  • Patients with history of surgery, injury or trauma of patellar and/or Achilles tendon.
  • Patients with other rheumatological diseases.
  • Patients below 18.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07188688

Start Date

October 1 2025

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

September 23 2025

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Assiut University

Asyut, Egypt, 71111