SPECT-CT Versus MRI for the Diagnosis of Symptomatic Osteoarthritis in the Ankle, Hind- and Midfoot.

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The diagnose of symptomatic osteoarthritis in the ankle, mid- and hind foot remains challenging. There is no gold standard for the work-up and various hospitals use different protocols. Current literature shows a promising role for SPECT-CT imaging in ankle, hind- and midfoot OA. In a previous study investigating the role of SPECT-CT in a reproducible group we have observed a change in diagnosis in 53% when SPECT-CT data was added to the data of conventional workup alone. In 26% of patients addition of SPECT-CT data resulted in change of the original treatment plan. To our knowledge no prospective studies are available on this subject for both SPECT-CT and MRI. In our clinic both SPECT-CT and MRI are used in the work-up for patients with ankle, hind- and midfoot pain. Although we experience good result with SPECT-CT, MRI might be able to detect symptomatic OA as well. Moreover MRI provide more information about soft tissue and is less harmful for the patient in comparison to SPECT-CT. The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic performance of SPECT-CT and MRI when used routinely in patients with symptomatic OA of the ankle, hind- and midfoot.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Suspected symptomatic ankle, hind- or midfoot OA

• Informed consent

• Age ≥ 18 years

• Average NRS ≥4 over the past week.

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Martini Hospital
RECRUITING
Groningen
Contact Information
Primary
Arthur van Hasselt, MD
a.vanHasselt@mzh.nl
0031646345384
Backup
Astrid de Vries, dr
A.deVries3@mzh.nl
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 132
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Martini Hospital Groningen

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