Abstracts tagged "Back pain"

Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bimekizumab Treatment Is Associated with Improvements in Back Pain and Fatigue in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis: 48-Week Results from a Phase 2b Study
Atul Deodhar¹, Laure Gossec², Philip Mease³, Jason Coarse⁴, Heather Edens⁵, Natasha de Peyrecave⁶, Deepak Assudani⁶, Barbara Ink⁷ and Christopher Ritchlin⁸, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ³Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ⁴UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ⁵UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷UCB Pharma, Slough, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) require effective treatment across all symptoms. Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody which selectively neutralizes interleukin…
Abstract Number: 0962 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Clomipramine for Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain a Randomized Clinical Trial
Saloua Afilal¹, Safaa Fellous¹, Ilham Aachari¹, Redouane Abouqal², Ihsane Hmamouchi³, Nada Alami¹, Latifa Tahiri¹, Hanan Rkain¹, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni⁴ and Fadoua Allali¹, ¹Rheumatology B Department, El Ayachi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Rabat, Morocco, ²Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Rabat, Morocco, ³Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, ⁴Health Sciences College, International University of Rabat (UIR), Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Lumbar radicular pain is the most common chronic neuropathic pain syndrome. Antidepressants are highly recommended for neuropathic pain, but there is no evidence for…
Abstract Number: 1306 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Prevalence of Previously Undiagnosed Axial Spondyloarthritis in Patients Referred with Anterior Uveitis and Chronic Back Pain
Rianne van Bentum¹, Frank Verbraak², Sanne Wolf³, Maarten Boers⁴, Stevie Tan⁵ and Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam University Medical Center location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Reade and Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To reduce the diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Rheumatology and Ophthalmology guidelines recommend to refer patients with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and chronic…
Abstract Number: 1316 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Symptoms and the Overlap with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Kelly Gavigan¹, William Nowell², Regan Reynolds¹, Laura Stradford¹, Jeffrey R Curtis³ and Alexis Ogdie⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, it is often challenging to distinguish fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) from axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), which includes ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axSpA. Early stages…
Abstract Number: 1340 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Improves Pain, Morning Stiffness, Fatigue and Physical Function in Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor-Naïve Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from a Randomized Controlled Phase III Study
Helena Marzo-Ortega¹, Atul Deodhar², Ricardo Blanco³, Hideto Kameda⁴, Alan Kivitz⁵, Denis Poddubnyy⁶, Marina Magrey⁷, Jianyuan Wang⁸, Sibylle Haemmerle⁸, Abhijit Shete⁸ and Juergen Braun⁹, ¹The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Hospital University Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Altoona Center for Clinical Research/Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, PA, ⁶Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁸Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet and Ruhr-University, 44649 Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) suffer from comparable disease burden to patients with ankylosing spondylitis/radiographic axSpA (AS/r-axSpA), including inflammatory back pain, morning stiffness,…
Abstract Number: 1545 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant Identifying Spinal Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis on Plain X-rays: A Pilot Deep Learning Study
Sarah Ringsted¹, Nishad Sathe¹, Atul Deodhar² and Dongseok Choi², ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a non-inflammatory condition most classically seen in the spine, and is characterized by ossification of the spinal ligaments…
Abstract Number: 1867 • ACR Convergence 2020
Two-Year Diagnostic Consistency in Patients with Chronic Back Pain Suspected of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Protocolised Follow-up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Ulf Lindström⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Désirée van der Heijde⁷ and Floris van Gaalen⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and inflammation research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: A diagnosis of (early) axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is based on pattern recognition, which can be challenging and may change over time. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Quality of Life Between Chronic Back Pain Patients with and Without a Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis After 2-Year Protocolised Follow-up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Sofia Exarchou⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Désirée van der Heijde⁷ and Floris van Gaalen⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, Malmo, Sweden, ⁵University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) between chronic back pain (CBP) patients with and without a diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1869 • ACR Convergence 2020
“Rheum to Diagnosis”: Uncovering Impediments to Accurate Diagnosis of Non-radiographic Axial Spondylarthritis (nr-axSpA)
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Atul Deodhar¹ and Richard Howard², ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA
Background/Purpose: In the US, there is up to a 14-year delay in axSpA diagnosis, which is likely greater for nr-axSpA.1 Impediments to timely diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Work Productivity Outcomes Between Chronic Back Pain Patients with and Without a Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis After 2-Year Protocolised Follow-Up: Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Anne Boel¹, Miranda van Lunteren², Karen Fagerli³, Roberta Ramonda⁴, Sofia Exarchou⁵, Marleen van de Sande⁶, Floris van Gaalen⁷ and Désirée van der Heijde⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Hooge Zwaluwe, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Weesp, Netherlands, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, Malmo, Sweden, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare work-productivity and activity impairment outcomes after two-year follow-up between chronic back pain (CBP) patients with and…
Abstract Number: 1183 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Gout and Serum Urate Levels Are Associated with Lumbar Spine Monosodium Urate Deposition and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Dual-Energy CT Study
Michael Toprover¹, Anastasia Slobodnick ², Courtney Pike ³, Cheongeun Oh ⁴, Claudine Davis ², Michael Mechlin ⁵ and Michael H Pillinger ⁶, ¹Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health and Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs., New York, NY, ²Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health, New York, ³Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor VA Healthcare System, New York, ⁴Biostatistics Department, NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁵Musculoskeletal Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁶Rheumatology Division, NYU Langone Health and Rheumatology Section, NY Harbor Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs., New York
Background/Purpose: More than 130 cases of gout of the spine have been reported, with presenting symptoms including acute back pain, neuropathy, and spinal compression; diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 1231 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Outcome Variables Analysis in a 116 Patients Cohort at a Tertiary Hospital during the Last 8 YEARS
Jorge Juan Fragio Gil¹, Roxana Gonzalez Mazario¹, Francisco Miguel Ortiz-Sanjuán¹, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Elena Grau Garcia¹, Karla Arevalo¹, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Inmaculada Chalmeta Verdejo¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig¹, Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Cristina Alcañiz Escandell², Elvira Vicens Bernabeu¹, Eva Calabuig³, Maria Tasias Pitarch³, Miguel Salavert Lleti³ and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹, ¹Rheumatology Department. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³Infectious Diseases Unit. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Vertebral Osteomyelitis is an infectious disease of the vertebral body which could involve the intervertebral space (spondylodiscitis). Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in…
Abstract Number: 193 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of a Diversionary Back Pain Service
Lynden Roberts, Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Australia
Background/Purpose: Surgical treatment of spinal pain is rarely indicated. Nevertheless, primary care clinician referrals to spinal surgeons for evaluation of spinal pain conditions are common.…
Abstract Number: 208 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Depression on Healthcare Expenditures Among Adults with Spondylosis, Intervertebral Disc Disorders and Other Back Problems in the United States
Jawad Bilal¹, Adam Berlinberg¹, Jaren Trost¹, Sandipan Bhattacharjee² and Irbaz Bin Riaz¹, ¹Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Back pain is a very prevalent complaint affecting two-thirds of population, and accounts for 90.7 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenditure. The occurrence of…
Abstract Number: 307 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biochemical Intervertebral Disc Alterations in Patients with Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy
Philipp Sewerin¹, Christoph Schleich², Ruben Sengewein³, Matthias Schneider⁴ and Benedikt Ostendorf¹, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To assess the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of lumbar intervertebral discs (IVD) in patients with low back pain (LBP) and radiculopathy using glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange…

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