Abstracts tagged "Complementary alternative medicine"

Abstract Number: 2796 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
The Association Between Omega-3 Supplementation and Disease Activity in a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Observational Cohort
Adel Andemeskel¹, Vivi Feathers ¹, Christine Iannaccone ¹, Jing Cui ¹ and Nancy Shadick ¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Omega-3 supplementation is one of a few complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies that has shown promise in improving RA symptoms through small, randomized…
Abstract Number: 992 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Suppresses Systemic Inflammation By Inhibiting IL-6-Induced STAT3 Activation in Cultured Hepatocytes and in Liver Tissue of Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis (AIA) Rats
Anil K. Singh¹, Sabrina Fechtner², Dorothy Wang², Mukesh Chourasia³ and Salahuddin Ahmed^2,4, ¹Washington State University, College of Pharmacy, Spokane, WA, ²Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, College of Pharmacy, Spokane, WA, ³Department of Pharmacoinformatics,, National lnstitute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur,, India, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) induces systemic inflammation by activating hepatocytes through IL-6 receptor (IL-6R)- mediated JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway. The…
Abstract Number: 2545 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Use of Oral Complementary Medicine in Inflammatory Arthritis: Data from the Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD)
Ashley Fletcher^1,2, Margaret P. Staples^3,4, Catherine Hill^5,6,7, Marissa Lassere⁸, Lyn March^9,10,11,12, Graeme Carroll¹³, Claire Barrett¹⁴, Vibhasha Chand⁴ and Rachelle Buchbinder^4,15, ¹Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Melbourne, Australia, ²Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Malvern, Australia, ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁷Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Northern Clinical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney & Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ¹⁰Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ¹¹Rheumatology, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ¹²Rheumatology, University of Sydney, Insitute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards NSW, Australia, ¹³Adult Rheumatology and Osteoarthritis, University of Notre Dame, Mount Lawley WA, Australia, ¹⁴Redcliffe Hospital, University of Queensland, Redcliffe, Australia, ¹⁵Cabrini Institute, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: To describe the use of oral complementary medicine (CM) in people with inflammatory arthritis. Methods: The Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD), an observational database,…
Abstract Number: 343 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
What Is the Impact of Functional Medicine on Patient Reported Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis?
Nicole Droz¹, William Messner² and M. Elaine Husni³, ¹Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Both RA and PsA patients carry significant morbidity despite advances in treatment. Patients often do not achieve clinical remission which can be limited by…
Abstract Number: 311 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Comparative Effectiveness of Ayurveda and Conventional Care in Knee Osteoarthritis – a Randomized Controlled Trial
Christian Kessler^1,2, Kartar Dhiman³, Abhimanyu Kumar⁴, Thomas Ostermann⁵, Shivenarain Gupta^6,7, Antonio Morandi⁸, Martin Mittwede^7,9, Elmar Stapelfeldt², Michaela Spoo², Katja Icke¹, Andreas Michalsen^1,2 and Claudia Witt^1,10, ¹Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany, ²Department for Complementary Medicine, Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi, India, New Delhi, India, ⁴All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India, ⁵Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Witten Herdeckey, Witten, Germany, ⁶Department of Kaya Cikitsa, J.S. Ayurveda College & P.D. Patel Ayurveda Hospital, Nadiad, India, ⁷European Academy of Ayurveda, Birstein, Germany, ⁸Ayurvedic Point, School of Ayurvedic Medicine, Milan, Italy, ⁹Department of Theology and Religious Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, ¹⁰Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Ayurveda is used to treat knee osteoarthritis (OA) despite limited evidence. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of complex multimodality Ayurvedic treatment in comparison…
Abstract Number: 2232 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Cost-Effectiveness of Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, Their Combination, Celecoxib,Non-Selective Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Placebo in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Vishvas Garg¹, Dennis Raisch², Ning Yan Gu³, Matthew E Borrego³ and Daniel O. Clegg⁴, ¹College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico (at the time of research), Grayslake, IL, ²College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Rheumatology, George Wahlen VA Medical Center/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) affects 13.8% of the US population aged ≥26, causing significant burden-of-illness. We compared the cost-effectiveness of conventional medicines such as non-steroidal…