Comparison of Cervical Extensor Muscle Thickness, Fat Infiltration, and Cervical Alignment in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis With a Healthy Population: a Retrospective Controlled Study
NCT ID: NCT07148167
Last Updated: 2026-01-06
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
158 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2025-01-01
2025-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
OTHER
Study Groups
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Ankylosing Spondylitis group
For the study group:
* Patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, aged 18-50.
* Patients who underwent a cervical MRI between January 2020 and September 2023.
Magnetic resonance imaging
use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to evaluate the cervical muscle planes in AS patients in more detailed and objective ways. In this study, in addition to cervical muscle volumes in AS patients, we also aimed to evaluate cervical fat infiltration and cervical alignment, which have not been previously evaluated in AS patients.
Control Group
Patients aged 18-50 who underwent cervical MRI between January 2020 and September 2023 due to nonspecific neck pain, who did not have an AS diagnosis and whose cervical MRI was reported as normal.
Magnetic resonance imaging
use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to evaluate the cervical muscle planes in AS patients in more detailed and objective ways. In this study, in addition to cervical muscle volumes in AS patients, we also aimed to evaluate cervical fat infiltration and cervical alignment, which have not been previously evaluated in AS patients.
Interventions
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Magnetic resonance imaging
use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to evaluate the cervical muscle planes in AS patients in more detailed and objective ways. In this study, in addition to cervical muscle volumes in AS patients, we also aimed to evaluate cervical fat infiltration and cervical alignment, which have not been previously evaluated in AS patients.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, aged 18-50.
* Patients who underwent a cervical MRI between January 2020 and September 2023. Control Group Patients aged 18-50 who underwent cervical MRI between January 2020 and September 2023 due to nonspecific neck pain, who did not have an AS diagnosis and whose cervical MRI was reported as normal.
Exclusion Criteria
* History of spine surgery;
* Presence of pain, numbness, and weakness in the upper extremities
* History of cervical injury or neck injury
* Presence of tuberculosis, tumor, fracture, infection, instability, cervical myelopathy, cervical disc herniation (protrusion, extrusion) (will be considered cervical bulging)
* Presence of cervical radiculopathy
* Those with a detectable pathological spinal condition related to neck pain, including spinal deformity; inflammatory or rheumatic diseases other than AS, malignancies, or neurological diseases
* A cognitive or psychological disorder
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kayseri City Hospital
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Ayse Guc
Medical Doctor
Locations
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Kayseri City Hospital
Kayseri, Kocasinan, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Kayseri City EAH
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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