Doctors' Joint-Finding skills put to the test with ultrasound

NCT ID NCT07406672

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study with 30 volunteer doctors compared how well they could locate knee, elbow, ankle, and wrist joints by physical exam versus ultrasound. The goal was to measure the gap between clinical touch and imaging truth. Results may help improve training in musculoskeletal exams.

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Study facts

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Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2026

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study population consists of adult physician volunteers recruited from a tertiary care hospital. Participants are licensed medical doctors who participate as reference subjects for joint localization. Each participant is asked to indicate the anatomical location of selected joints (knee, elbow, ankle, and wrist), which is subsequently assessed by physical examination and confirmed using ultrasound imaging within the scope of this observational study.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Physicians working as residents or specialists in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or Orthopedics and Traumatology * Age 18 years or older * Voluntary participation with written informed consent * Ability to perform physical examination-based joint localization Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate or provide written informed consent * Any condition preventing completion of physical examination procedures * Non-compliance with the study protocol

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bursa City Hospital

    Bursa, Türkiye, 16600, Turkey (Türkiye)

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