Doctors' Joint-Finding skills put to the test with ultrasound
NCT ID NCT07406672
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
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
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Bursa City Hospital
Bursa, Türkiye, 16600, Turkey (Türkiye)
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