Quantitative Ultrasonography (US) Evaluation on Femoral Condyle Cartilage

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Kaohsiung Medical University National Science Council, Taiwan
Information provided by:	Kaohsiung Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00630604

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using quantitative ultrasonography (US) evaluation to determine the severity of osteoarthritic femoral condyle cartilage erosion.

Condition
Osteoarthritis

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis Ultrasound

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	Quantitative Evaluation by Ultrasonography for Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	40 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

patients with knee OA who were going to receive total knee arthroplasty

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with knee OA who were going to receive total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatic arthritis) and infectious disease (e.g. hepatitis B)

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00630604

Sponsors and Collaborators

Kaohsiung Medical University

National Science Council, Taiwan

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Chia-Ling Lee, MS

More Information

Responsible Party:	Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital ( Chia-Ling Lee )
Study ID Numbers:	NSC 94-2314-B-037-020, NSC 94-2314-B-037-020
Study First Received:	February 22, 2008
Last Updated:	March 6, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00630604
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Kaohsiung Medical University:

ultrasonography
knee
early degeneration
cartilage

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009