Abstract Number: 395 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Influence of Early Achievement of “Clinically Inactive Disease” or “Minimal Disease Activity” on Long-Term Disability Outcomes in JIA
Background/Purpose: Different definitions of clinically inactive disease (CID) for JIA have recently been shown to identify different groups of children. It is unclear whether long-term…Abstract Number: 396 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Disease Activity Measures in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis in a Placebo Controlled Trial with Infliximab
Background/Purpose: Several outcome measures in trials with juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis (Jo-SpA) have been borrowed from trials in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and from adult spondyloarthritis, but a…Abstract Number: 397 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbidities Associated with Pediatric Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In adults, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with an increased prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. It is not yet known if pediatric patients…Abstract Number: 398 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Clinical Remission with Etanercept in Pediatric Patients with Extended Oligoarticular, Enthesitis-Related Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Findings from the Clipper Study
Background/Purpose: Etanercept (ETN) is approved in the EU for the treatment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) categories of polyarticular, extended oligoarticular (eoJIA), enthesitis-related…Abstract Number: 399 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enthesitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Enthesitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Background/Purpose: The characteristics of enthesitis, a feature in some children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), t has not been…Abstract Number: 400 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Foot Involvement in Enthesitis-Related Arthritis Subtype of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Clinical, Radiological and Functional Assessment
Background/Purpose: Though foot involvement is common in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), it is often neglected by patients and physicians alike. The involvement could occur due…Abstract Number: 401 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Humoral Immune Response after a Booster Dose with Tdap in Children and Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Anti-TNF and in Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose: Pertussis cases have increased worldwide and knowledge on immune response after adult Tdap vaccine is scarce. This study evaluated the humoral immune response profile…Abstract Number: 402 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk of Hospitalized Infection Associated with Initiation of Abatacept Versus TNF Inhibitors in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The comparative risk of infection with newer biologic agents, such as abatacept (ABA), in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has not been…Abstract Number: 403 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Rate of Serious Infection in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Under Biologic Therapy in a Real Life Setting
Background/Purpose: Most data about infections associated to biologic therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) derive from registries designed to identify general adverse events that have…Abstract Number: 404 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity and Damage in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Comparison Between “Methotrexate” and “Biologic” Era
Background/Purpose: The introduction of biologic agents at the beginning of the 2000s has represented a major advance in the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).…Abstract Number: 405 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Medication Use in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results from the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Background/Purpose: The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry is a multicenter, prospective observational study collecting data from children with rheumatic diseases in order…Abstract Number: 406 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Are Not Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) persisting into adulthood is associated with articular damage, increased disability and mortality. Approximately 100,000 polyarticular JIA patients will enter adult…Abstract Number: 407 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparability of Proxy, Adolescent and Adult Measures of Functional Ability in Adolescents with JIA
Background/Purpose: It is unclear which tool should measure functional ability in adolescents with JIA. The proxy-completed Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (P-CHAQ) is completed on the…Abstract Number: 408 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Initial Validation of the Parent and Child Versions of the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score
Background/Purpose: Incorporation of parent-/child-reported outcomes in patient assessment is deemed increasingly important in the managment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Aim of the…Abstract Number: 409 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discordance Between Physician, Patient, and Parent Disease Assessment Scores in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Global assessment scores are increasing important in assessing disease activity by physicians and patients/parents (PGAmd, PGApatient/parent). The purpose of this study was to determine…
