RecruitingNCT07681999
Detection of Early Scapular Dyskinesis
Detection of Early Inflammatory Versus Early Mechanical Scapular Dyskinesis
Sponsor
Tanta University
Enrollment
100 participants
Start Date
Jun 19, 2026
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study is a prospective blind contrast between periscapular muscle thickness measured with MSUS in patients with early AS in comparison to patients with mechanical dyskinesis and to correlate it with EMG findings.
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria2
- treatment-naïve patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who fulfilled the Assessment of Spondylarthritis Society (ASAS) criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA)
- Inclusion criterion for the second group (non-AS individuals) was patients complaining of discomfort upon activity.
Exclusion Criteria7
- patients with a history of local trauma
- and/or surgical intervention,
- neuromascular deficits,
- chronic chest disease and
- other inflammatory autoimmune/rheumatologic conditions.
- a history of AS or
- other systemic autoimmune/ rheumatologic disease.
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