Abstracts tagged "Fatigue"

Abstract Number: 1737 • ACR Convergence 2020
What Influences Fatigue Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Prospective Cohort Study
Samar Aboulenain¹, Elie Donath¹ and Ozlem Pala², ¹University of Miami Miller School, West Palm Beach, FL, ²University of Miami Miller School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a common and debilitating complication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Its mechanism is not fully elucidated, and when persistent is often…
Abstract Number: 0347 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Two Phase-3 Trials, Guselkumab Reduced Fatigue over 52 Weeks in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Demonstrated Independent Treatment Effects on Fatigue After Adjustment for Clinical Response (ACR20)
Proton Rahman¹, Philip Helliwell², Atul Deodhar³, Alexa Kollmeier⁴, Elizabeth Hsia⁵, Bei Zhou⁶, Xiwu Lin⁶, Chenglong Han⁶ and Philip Mease⁷, ¹Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Medicine, St John's, Canada, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Spring House, PA, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁷Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: DISCOVER 1 & 2 are phase-3 trials of guselkumab (GUS, an IL-23 inhibitor) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In both trials, treatment with…
Abstract Number: 1838 • ACR Convergence 2020
Aerobic Exercise Improves Fatigue and Quality of Life in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Preliminary Analysis)
Marquis Chapman¹, Sarthak Gupta¹, Jun Chu¹, Mohammad Naqi¹, Zerai Manna², Mir Ali Mazhar¹, Adam Munday¹, Marybeth Stockman¹, Anam Ahmad¹, Gayle McCrossin¹, Bart Drinkard¹, Lisa Chin¹, Mariana Kaplan³, Randall Keyser¹, Leighton Chan¹ and Sarfaraz Hasni², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease of female predominance. One of the most debilitating symptoms experienced by SLE-patients is persistent…
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: 1847 • ACR Convergence 2020
Delayed and Immediate Release Prednisone Decrease Fatigue Comparably in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hope Rainey¹, Kristy Bell¹, Violeta Rus², Daniel Wallace³, Claire Dykas¹, Mary Mora¹, Maggy Comberg¹ and Peter Lipsky¹, ¹AMPEL BioSolutions LLC., Charlottesville, VA, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Morning stiffness and fatigue are common symptoms in patients with SLE. Increased cytokines and disturbed sleep patterns may contribute to morning symptoms and fatigue…
Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness, Safety and Quality of Life with Tofacitinib Treatment in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Routine Clinical Care: First Interim Results from a German Non-Interventional, Prospective, Multi-Center Study
Frank Behrens¹, Ulrich Prothmann², Thilo Klopsch³, Ann-Dörthe Holst⁴, Lisa Blindzellner⁵, Olaf Behmer⁵, Pascal Klaus⁵, Thomas Meng⁵ and Peter-Andreas Löschmann⁵, ¹CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer IME, Research Division Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany, ²Knappschaftsklinikum Saar, Püttlingen, Saarland, Germany, ³Rheumatological Practice, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, ⁴Specialist Practice for General Medicine incl. Rheumatology and Acupuncture, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, ⁵Pfizer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an orally applied Janus kinase inhibitor, which is approved for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment in the USA since 2012, so that ‘real…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-reported Outcomes in Early Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies
Valérie Leclair¹, Brett Thombs², Mianbo Wang³, Evelyne Vinet⁴, Alexandra Albert⁵ and Marie Hudson⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Lady Davis institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada., Neuville, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used in rheumatology. Such outcomes are under-reported in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) especially in incident cohorts. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 1089 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intermuscular Adipose Tissue in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jorge Gamboa¹, Daniel Carranza Leon¹, Rachelle Crescenzi¹, Adriana Marton², Annette Oeser¹, Cecilia Chung¹, Jens Titze², Michelle Ormseth¹ and C. Michael Stein¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have reduced physical activity and frequently complain of fatigue. Exercise reduces fatigue in patients with SLE; however, the…
Abstract Number: 1134 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in a National Observational Cohort of Rheumatic Diseases
Katherine Wysham¹, Joshua Baker², Kristin Wipfler³, Sarah Lieber⁴, Sebastian Sattui⁴, Patricia Katz⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Frailty is associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, and recent studies have highlighted its importance in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Prior…
Abstract Number: 1215 • ACR Convergence 2020
Filgotinib Provided Rapid and Sustained Relief of Pain and Fatigue and Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Biologic DMARDs
David Walker¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi², Beatrix Bartok³, Shangbang Rao³, I-Heng Lee⁴, Robin Besuyen⁵, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁶ and Mark Genovese³, ¹Northumbria Healthcare Trust, North Shields, United Kingdom, ²Keio Univ School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁴Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ⁵Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: EULAR guidelines recommend a treat-to-target approach focusing on reducing inflammation to prevent joint damage, physical disability, and mortality.1 However, patients consider reduction in pain…
Abstract Number: 1218 • ACR Convergence 2020
Filgotinib Provided Rapid and Sustained Improvements in Functional Status, Pain, Health-related Quality of Life, and Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Alan Kivitz¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Susan Lee³, Lei Ye³, Hao Hu³, Robin Besuyen⁴ and Bernard Combe⁵, ¹Altoona Center for Clinical Research/Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, PA, ²The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁴Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: In the FINCH 1 study, filgotinib (FIL)—an oral, potent, selective JAK1 inhibitor—plus methotrexate (MTX) provided significant improvements in signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1242 • ACR Convergence 2020
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Fatigue in Patients with Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-blind Pilot Study
Ana Pinto¹, Sara Piva², Alexia Vieira³, Samantha Gomes³, Aline Rocha⁴, Daniela Tavares³, Marcia Santana³, Cristiane Carlesso⁵, Adagmar Andriolo³, Fania Santos⁶, Felipe Fregni⁷ and Virginia Trevisani³, ¹Universidade Federal do Amapa, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁶Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Saint Helena, ⁷Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has shown promise to decrease fatigue. However, it has never been examined in primary Sjogren Syndrome (pSS). We aimed to assess…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Chronic Fatigue Symptoms in Children with Abrupt Early-onset OCD And/or PANS
Avis Chan ¹, Angeline Truong ², Bahare Farhadian ³, Theresa Willett ², Melissa Silverman ¹, Paula Tran ¹, Margo Thienemann ² and Jennifer Frankovich⁴, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, ²Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, ³Stanford Immune Behavioral Health Clinic and PANS Research Program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, ⁴Stanford
Background/Purpose: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) affects roughly 2.5 million people in the United States, and is challenging both in diagnosis and treatment. Many…
Abstract Number: 2442 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Fatigue and Disease Activity as Determined by Different Indices in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz¹, Halise Hande Gezer ², Kemal Nas ³, Erkan Kilic ⁴, Betul Sargin ⁵, Sevtap Acer Kasman ¹, Hakan Alkan ⁶, Nilay Sahin ⁷, Gizem Cengiz ⁸, Nihan Cuzdan ⁹, Ilknur Albayrak Gezer ¹⁰, Dilek Keskin ¹¹, Cevriye Mulkoglu ¹², Hatice Resorlu ¹³, Şebnem Ataman ¹⁴, Ajda Bal ¹⁵, Okan Kucukakkas ¹⁶, Ozan Volkan Yurdakul ¹⁶, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu ¹⁷, Yildiray Aydin ³, Fikriye Figen Ayhan ¹⁸, Hatice Bodur ¹⁹, Mustafa Calis ⁸, Erhan Capkin ²⁰, Gul Devrimsel ²¹, Kevser Gök ²², Sami Hizmetli ²³, Ayhan Kamanli ³, Yasar Keskin ¹⁶, Hilal Kocabas ²⁴, Oznur Kutluk ²⁵, Nesrin Sen ²⁶, Omer Faruk Sendur ²⁷, Ibrahim Tekeoglu ³, Sena Tolu ²⁸, Murat Toprak ²⁹ and Tiraje Tuncer ²⁵, ¹Marmara University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, İstanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, İstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Sakarya University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology and Immunology Division, Sakarya, Turkey, ⁴Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, ⁵Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Aydın, Turkey, ⁶Pamukkale University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Denizli, Turkey, ⁷Balıkesir University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Balıkesir, Turkey, ⁸Erciyes University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Kayseri, Turkey, ⁹Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology Clinic, Şanlıurfa, Turkey, ¹⁰Selçuk University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Konya, Turkey, ¹¹Kırıkkale University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Kırıkkale, Turkey, ¹²Ankara Training and Research Hospital, PMR Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, ¹³Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Çanakkale, Turkey, ¹⁴Ankara University School of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology Department, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁵Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, PMR Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁶Bezmialem Vakıf University School of Medicine, PMR Department, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁷Atatürk University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Erzurum, Turkey, ¹⁸Uşak University School of Health Sciences, PMR Department, Uşak, Turkey, ¹⁹Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Ankara, Turkey, ²⁰Karadeniz Teknik University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Trabzon, Turkey, ²¹Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Riza, Turkey, ²²Numune Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, ²³Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Sivas, Turkey, ²⁴Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Konya, Turkey, ²⁵Akdeniz University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Antalya, Turkey, ²⁶Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey, ²⁷Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Aydın, Turkey, ²⁸Medipol University School of Medicine, PMR Department, İstanbul, Turkey, ²⁹Yüzüncü Yıl University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Van, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a substantial problem in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) that needs to be considered in the core set of domains. This study…
Abstract Number: 2526 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antimalarial Agents Improve Physical Functioning in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ioannis Parodis¹, Sofia Soukka ¹, Alvaro Gomez ¹, Yvonne Enman ¹, Petter Johansson ¹, Sharzad Emamikia ¹ and Katerina Chatzidionysiou ¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer an impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and the majority of them experience fatigue as a major…