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Abstract Number: 0116 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Side Effects Among Individuals with Rheumatic Disease
Kaleb Michaud¹, Adam Cornish², Alison Freifeld¹, Patricia Katz³ and Kristin Wipfler², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Over 135 million Americans were fully vaccinated to COVID-19 by June 2021, yet there was a paucity of data on side effects for those…
Abstract Number: 0119 • ACR Convergence 2021
Worsened Depression but Improved Fatigue Were the Main Impacts of Severe Lockdown in Non- COVID Infected Australian Fibromyalgia Patients
Benjamin Worcester¹, Emma Guymer² and Geoffrey Littlejohn², ¹Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ²Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: To gauge the impact of severe COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions on the mental and physical wellbeing of Australian fibromyalgia patients and their recovery following…
Abstract Number: 0118 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multidimensional Phenotypes of Sleep Quality Using the Pittsburg Quality Sleep Index and Associations Among Sleep Dimensions and Symptoms in Women Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia
Victoria Menzies, Debra Lynch Kelly and Miichael Weaver, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: There are over 10 million people in the United States suffering with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Individuals with FMS typically report multiple concurrent symptoms including…
Abstract Number: 0117 • ACR Convergence 2021
Flares Following Herpes Zoster Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Among Adults Age ≥50 Years with Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases in the United States
Jeffrey Curtis¹, yujie Su², Fenglong Xie² and cassie Clinton², ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Although persons with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ), there are limited data published on the safety…
Abstract Number: 0112 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Randomized Trial Showing No Differences in Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine Delivered by Phone or Video During COVID-19 in Rheumatology and Other Medical Specialty Clinics
Maria I. Danila¹, Dongmei Sun², Lesley Jackson¹, Gary Cutter¹, Elizabeth Jackson¹, Eric Ford¹, Erin DeLaney¹, Amy Mudano¹, Jeffrey Foster¹, Giovanna Rosas¹, Jeffrey Curtis³ and Kenneth Saag¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant shift to home-based telemedicine including video and phone-only visits in many medical specialties. However, patients may…
Abstract Number: 0123 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vestibulocortical Stimulation with Caloric Irrigation Reduces Pain and Improves Subjective Well-Being in Fibromyalgia: An Open-Label Pilot Trial
Michael Kaplan¹, Celine Zhou¹, Emily Carroll¹, Alan Weinberg², Daniel Clauw³, Trung Thanh Ngo⁴ and Ioannis Tassiulas⁵, ¹The Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, NY, ²The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Queensland & Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Safe and effective therapies for fibromyalgia (FM) remain a major unmet clinical need. Vestibulocortical stimulation (VCS) via caloric irrigation is a safe, inexpensive, non-invasive…
Abstract Number: 0122 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stephanie Catella¹, Michael Gendreau², Nicolette Vega¹, Allison Kraus¹, Michael Rosenbluth¹, Sherry Soefje³, Shishuka Malhotra⁴ and Lesley Arnold⁵, ¹Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, ³Excell Research, Oceanside, CA, ⁴Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, North Canton, OH, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Recommendations for fibromyalgia management include both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for fibromyalgia management, though access…
Abstract Number: 0120 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fibromyalgianess and Glucocorticoid Persistence Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Beth Wallace¹, Meriah Moore², Andrew Heisler³, Lutfiyya Muhammad⁴, Jing Song⁵, Daniel Clauw², Clifton Bingham⁶, Marcy Bolster⁷, Wendy Marder², Tuhina Neogi⁸, Alyssa Wohlfahrt⁹, Dorothy Dunlop¹⁰ and Yvonne Lee¹⁰, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Bronson Rheumatology Specialists, Kalamazoo, MI, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern University, Worthington, IL, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁹Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Over one-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exhibit evidence of fibromyalgianess, a cluster of somatic symptoms associated with increased sensitivity to painful stimuli.…
Abstract Number: 0124 • ACR Convergence 2021
Nurse-supported Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: An Effectiveness Trial
Rami Diab¹, Rebecca Bomar², Christina Rinaldi², Claudia Campos², Sebastian Kaplan² and Dennis Ang³, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine / Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Pain accounts for greater than 40% of all symptom-related outpatient visits totaling over 100 million outpatient encounters worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually…
Abstract Number: 0126 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Fibromyalgia: A Single Center Case Control Study from South India
Mithun CB¹, Sandeep Surendran², Sumanth Madan², Arun Tiwari³, Spoorthy Raj², Sekhar Easwar² and Greeshma Ravindran², ¹Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Muvattupuzha, India, ²Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, ³Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, India
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM), a condition characterized by chronic widespread pain, has implications beyond functional disability. FM has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 0125 • ACR Convergence 2021
Body Mass Composition in Post-menopausal Women with Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Results from a Cross-sectional Monocentric Study
Sabrina Paolino¹, Elvis Hysa², MASCARO ROSSELLA³, Andrea Casabella¹, LUCA CARMISCIANO⁴, Emanuele Gotelli¹, Carmen Pizzorni⁵, Alberto Sulli¹, Vanessa Smith⁶ and Maurizio Cutolo¹, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy, ²Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Italy IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino, Genoa, Italy, ³Laboratory od Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy - IRCCS Rheumatology Unit San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Department of Health Sciences ( DISSAL), Section of Biostatistics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁵Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Dept. Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and functional symptoms. The primary endpoint of our study aimed to determine…
Abstract Number: 0121 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Efficacy of Group Behavioral Activation versus Usual Treatment in Patients with Fibromyalgia and Major Depression
Josefina Duran, Alvaro Verges, Ana Rocío Vázquez-Taboada, Matias Gonzalez and Lydia Gomez-Pérez, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) and major depression frequently coexist. Patients with both conditions have a worse prognosis and higher disability, and their treatment options are scarce.…
Abstract Number: 0115 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatic Disease Management by Resilient Rheumatology Providers in COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Veterans Affairs Follow-up Survey Assessing Provider Practice and Views Since June 2020
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, St Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, current practices, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities for the care of the patients with…
Abstract Number: 0096 • ACR Convergence 2021
The True Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in an Italian Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis: A Seroepidemiological Study
Gabriella Maioli¹, Ennio Giulio Favalli², Elisa Pesce³, Martina Biggioggero², Mauro Bombaci³, Elena Agape², Martina Martinovic³, Tanya Fabbris³, Elena Zagato³, Andrea Favalli³, Andrea Gobbini³, Sergio Abrignani³, Renata Grifantini³ and Roberto Caporali⁴, ¹Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ²ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO Institute, Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ³Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare, Padiglione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Milan, Italy, ⁴Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Observational data have shown that rheumatic patients seem not to be more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection neither to worse outcomes. However, the true prevalence…
Abstract Number: 0067 • ACR Convergence 2021
Mendelian Randomisation Analysis of Protein Quantitative Trait Loci with Ankylosing Spondylitis Reveals Causative Involvement of Key Effector Proteins and Pathways
Nicholas Harvey¹, Zhixiu Li², Jose Garrido-Mesa³, Jie Zheng⁴, Paul Wordsworth⁵, John Reveille⁶, Mario Falchi³, Niccolo Rossi³, Alessia Visconti³, David Evans⁷ and Matthew Brown³, ¹Molecular Genetics, London, United Kingdom, ²Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Bristol University, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is known to be highly influenced by genetic factors, with heritability assessed in twins of >90%, with >115 genetic…

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