Ultrasound Assessment of Entheseal Sites in Patients with Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy with or Without Fibromyalgia

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Radiation
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies are a family of joint disorders that classically include ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated arthritis, reactive arthritis (formerly Reiter syndrome; ReA), and undifferentiated SpA. Enthesitis, or inflammation of the sites where the tendons or ligaments insert into the bone, is a key pathological finding in SpA . It is considered the hallmark and characteristic feature of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Entheses could be classified as fibrous entheses and fibrocartilaginous entheses. Regional structural damage, such as tendon injuries and bone erosions, are frequently caused by persistent enthesitis. The healing process that follows may result in the emergence of enthesophytes and, eventually, functional impairment of related anatomic structures. Imaging modalities for evaluating entheseal lesions include conventional radiology, bone scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and power Doppler (PD) ultrasound (US). US has its own unique advantage in the diagnosis of enthesitis in AS; it uses a high-frequency or ultra-high-frequency probe that effectively visualizes the internal structure of the tendon and is recognized as the gold standard for tendon involvement. It is superior to clinical examination in the detection of peripheral enthesitis. Manifestations of tendon enthesitis in SpA on US include a thickened tendon, hypoechoicity, local calcification and bony erosion. Abnormal blood flow in tendon entheseal sites can be detected by Power Doppler US. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized by chronic musculoskeletal pain. The main symptoms of which are muscle stiffness, joint stiffness, insomnia, fatigue, mood disorders, cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, depression, general sensitivity and the inability to carry out normal daily activities \[8, 9\]. It can also be associated with specific diseases, such as infections, diabetes, rheumatic diseases and psychiatric or neurological disorders. Smythe and Moldofsky later developed the name fibromyalgia after identifying pain points, which are areas of severe tenderness. These points are defined as areas of hyperalgesia/allodynia when a pressure of about 4 kg causes pain.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 19
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients fulfill the Assessment in Spondyloarthrits International Society (ASAS) classification criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis.

• Age above 18 years old.

• Patient cooperative and can answer questions.

• Patients who are able and willing to give written informed consent.

Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
Sohag University hospitals
RECRUITING
Sohag
Contact Information
Primary
Aalaa A El-Sayed, Master
alaa_ahmed_post@med.sohag.edu.eg
01155442188
Backup
Ahmed R Al-Agamy, MD
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 70
Treatments
cases of seronegative spondyloarthropathy with fibromyalgia
cases already diagnosed as seronegative spondyloarthropathy by application of ASAS classificatin criteria for axial SpA and have concomitant fibromyalgia according to 2016 ACR criteria.
cases of seronegative spondyloarthropathy without fibromyalgia
cases already diagnosed as seronegative spondyloarthropathy by application of ASAS classificatin criteria for axial SpA and do not match with 2016 ACR criteria for fibromyalgia.
controls
control individuals will be matched for sex, age, and level of schooling without history of inflammatory joint disorders or any systemic active disease.
Sponsors
Leads: Sohag University

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