Abstract Number: 291 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a Serious Game Designed for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic paediatric rheumatic disease and cause of physical and psychological disability, with family and school consequences.…Abstract Number: 290 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Active Joint Involvement in JIA
Background/Purpose: JIA encompasses a set of heterogeneous diseases with chronic joint inflammation. Although the ILAR criteria consider joint counts, they do not reflect specific joint…Abstract Number: 289 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Children with Moderately to Severely Active Polyarticular or Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Who Are Prescribed and Treated with Adalimumab
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common rheumatic diseases of childhood and adolescents, and improvement in health-related quality of life and…Abstract Number: 258 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain Characteristics Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Context of Patient-Physician Discordance in Disease Activity Assessments
Background/Purpose Healthcare must be patient-centered to achieve optimal outcomes and quality of life. From this perspective, it is significant that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…Abstract Number: 274 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Prescribing Patterns in a Cohort of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Data from the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogenous disease, classified according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR). Initial treatment is based largely…Abstract Number: 275 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Environmental Risk Factors and Development of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a heterogenous group of disorders that is characterized by chronic arthritis in children without known etiology. Environmental factors that…Abstract Number: 273 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Adalimumab in Children with Moderately to Severely Active Polyarticular or Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common rheumatic diseases of childhood. Adalimumab (ADA) is approved for moderate to severe polyarticular JIA…Abstract Number: 272 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Choice of First Biologic Among Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Combined Analysis from 2 UK Paediatric Biologic Registers
Background/Purpose: The management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has been revolutionised by the introduction of biologics such as etanercept (ETN), approved in the UK in…Abstract Number: 271 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Treatment Response to Etanercept in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results from the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Etanercept Cohort Study (BSPAR-ETN)
Background/Purpose: Etanercept (ETN) is licensed in Europe for use in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and is routinely prescribed after failure of other DMARDs.…Abstract Number: 270 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Burden Is Comparable in Children with Enthesitis-Related Arthritis and Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare baseline disease characteristics of pediatric patients (pts) with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) from clinical trials with adalimumab…Abstract Number: 269 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Concomitant Medication for Enthesitis-Related Arthritis during 52 Weeks of Treatment with Adalimumab
Background/Purpose: Children with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) require medical therapy to control inflammation and restore normal function; however, the use of multiple medications and for longer…Abstract Number: 268 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Treatment with Resiniferatoxin and Capsaicin on Dynamic Weight Bearing Measures and Evoked Pain Responses in a Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis Murine Model
Background/Purpose: Capsaicin (CAP) and Resiniferatoxin (RTX) are vanilloid receptor agonists that when given by intra-articular injections, can normalize Evoked Pain Scores (EPS) and Automated Dynamic…Abstract Number: 266 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Examination of the Interaction of Opioid Use, Pain, and Depression
Background/Purpose In the past two decades there has been an increase in the use of opioids to treat chronic pain. Despite this trend, there is…Abstract Number: 265 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Medicinal Marijuana Use Among 1000 Rheumatology Patients Attending a Community-Based Rheumatology Clinic: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: With a worldwide groundswell of interest in cannabinoids as a possible treatment option for persons with rheumatic diseases, and with few pharmacologic cannabinoid options…Abstract Number: 264 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Cannabinoid Treatments in the Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Background/Purpose: The endocannabinoid system functions to maintain homeostasis in the human body and thereby has effects on modulation of pain and inflammation. Cannabinoid preparations are…