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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Chronic Osteomyelitis

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Led By Oscar M Alvarez, PhD
Research Sponsored by Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Patient may be of any race and between 18-85 years of age.
Patient has a current diagnosis of a chronic ulcer with suspected osteomyelitis.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at 3 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish the sensitivity of HRUS as compared to MRI for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in chronic wound patients; and to determine the specificity of HRUS as compared to pathologic and microbiologic studies of bone biopsy tissues.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Osteomyelitis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at 3 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at 3 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Percent sensitivity and specificity of HRUS as compared to MRI and bone biopsy

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Active Control1 Intervention
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Group II: High Resolution UltrasoundActive Control1 Intervention
High Resolution Ultrasonography (HRUS) with a Hitachi-Aloka Noblus Scanner

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NYLead Sponsor
12 Previous Clinical Trials
1,423 Total Patients Enrolled
Martin Wendelken, DPM, RNStudy DirectorStaff Podiatrist, Wound Care Center, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY
Oscar M Alvarez, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorDirector, Wound Care Center, Calvary Hospital
5 Previous Clinical Trials
174 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Detection of Osteomyelitis Using High Resolution Ultrasound
Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD 2014. "Detection of Osteomyelitis Using High Resolution Ultrasound". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02198755.
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