Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 242 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Effectiveness of Medications for Fibromyalgia Based on Patient Experiences
Robert Katz¹, Jessica Polyak Wokurka ² and Ben Small ², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: To assess patients’ global assessment of frequently used treatments for the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), we asked patients with fibromyalgia to rank medications they have…
Abstract Number: 216 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Does Fibromyalgia Change the Evaluation of Spondyloarthritis Activity? A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Arthur Beck¹, Lilian SOLE ¹, Thomas Barnetche ² and Pascale Vergne-Salle ¹, ¹CHU de LIMOGES, LIMOGES, France, ²CHU de BORDEAUX, BORDEAUX, France
Background/Purpose: Recent studies evaluated the prevalence of Fibromyalgia (FM) in Spondyloarthritis (SpA) and its impact on disease activity scores, but none meta-analysis exists yet. Therefore,…
Abstract Number: 243 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Fibromyalgia in Patients with Other Rheumatic Diseases and Response to Treatment
Robert Katz¹, Jessica Polyak Wokurka ² and Ben Small ², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Some rheumatic disease patients have concomitant fibromyalgia. We wanted to determine treatment response in patients with and without concomitant fibromyalgia.Methods: Patients were diagnosed by…
Abstract Number: 218 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effects of Tai Chi versus Aerobic Exercise on Mindfulness in Fibromyalgia
Augustine Lee ¹, Lori Lyn Price ², Raveendhara Bannuru ³ and Chenchen Wang⁴, ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence shows that Tai Chi mind–body practice may result in greater benefits in pain and psychological symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FM). Mindfulness is the…
Abstract Number: 448 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Central Sensitization in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using the Central Sensitization Inventory
Kentaro Noda¹, Moe Saitou ¹, Taro Ukichi ¹, Yohsuke Oto ¹, Ken Yoshida ¹ and Daitaro Kurosaka ¹, ¹The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is thought to be nociceptive. However, recent studies indicate that RA pain also includes the mechanism of central sensitization…
Abstract Number: 219 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) Which Does Not Include a Self-Report RADAI Painful Joint Count (RADAI), FAST3nJC, Recognizes Fibromyalgia Similarly to Other FAST3 Indices Which Include a RADAI
Theodore Pincus¹, Isabel Castrejon ² and Joel Block ², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) generally is easily recognized, but a diagnosis may be difficult, particularly in patients with secondary FM who have other primary diagnoses. Criteria…
Abstract Number: 683 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Biologic Differences Between Type 1 and 2 Lupus
Megan Clowse¹, Jennifer Rogers ¹, Amanda Eudy ¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber ¹, Jayanth Doss ¹, Rebecca Sadun ¹, Kai Sun ¹, Micah McClain ², Ephraim Tsalik ³, Chris Woods ², David Pisetsky ⁴, Prathyusha Bachali ⁵, Amrie Grammer ⁶, Michelle Catalina ⁵ and Peter Lipsky ⁷, ¹Duke University, Durham, ²Duke University & Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Durham, ³Duke University, Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Durham VA, Durham, ⁴Duke University, Durham VAMC, Durham, ⁵AMPEL BioSolutions and the RILITE Research Institute, Charlottesville, VA, ⁶AMPEL BioSolutions and the RILITE Research Institute, Charlottesville, ⁷AMPEL BioSolutions, LLC, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: The manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be divided into categories according to a recently proposed model: a category of classic active autoimmune-driven…
Abstract Number: 220 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Positive Response to Nonpharmacological Therapies in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Raveendhara Bannuru¹, Michelle Park ², Lori Lyn Price ³ and Chenchen Wang ⁴, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston
Background/Purpose: Identifying the factors associated with response to nonpharmacological therapies in patients with fibromyalgia will help personalize treatments and provide information to improve the design…
Abstract Number: 827 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bedtime Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL) for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia (FM): Evidence for a Broad Spectrum of Activity on the FM Syndrome
Gregory Sullivan¹, R. Michael Gendreau ², Judith Gendreau ³, Ashild Peters ⁴, Perry Peters ⁵ and Seth Lederman ⁶, ¹Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc., New York, ²Gendreau Consulting, Poway, CA, ³Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Poway, CA, ⁴Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁵Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁶Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain, unrefreshing sleep, fatigue, and cognitive complaints. TNX-102 SL* is a sublingual (SL) formulation of cyclobenzaprine (CBP)…
Abstract Number: 223 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Correlation Between Heart Rate Variability Parameters and Circulating Neuropeptides in Fibromyalgia
Laura Aline Martínez-Martínez¹, Claudia Lerma Gonzalez ², María del Carmen Navarro Gonzalez ³, Oscar Infante Vázquez ⁴, Felipe Israel López Trejo ⁵, Evelyn Aranda Cano ⁵, Alfonso Salgado Aguayo ³, Daniel Paz Gómez ³, María Isabel Barrera Villalpando ⁶, Luis Silveira ⁷, Violeta Higuera Ortiz ⁸, Angélica Vargas Guerrero ⁵ and Manuel Martínez-Lavín ⁹, ¹Departamento de Reumatologia del Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Departamento de Instrumentación del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Reumáticas del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Departamento de Instrumentación del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico Ciity, Mexico, ⁵Departamento de Reumatología del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Departamento de Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Ciudad de México, México., Mexico, Mexico, ⁸Hospital General de Zona y Medicina Familiar 8 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁹Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Heart rate variability analyses in fibromyalgia patients have shown changes consistent with sympathetic hyperactivity that theoretically could lead to chronic pain. There is little…
Abstract Number: 828 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Path Model Analysis of the Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity Among Patients with Fibromyalgia (FM)
Dennis Ang ¹, Anthony Kaleth ² and William Bush³, ¹Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, ²Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis, IN, ³Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: In individuals with FM, regular participation in physical activity (PA) is associated with improvement of symptoms, daily physical functioning, and overall well-being. Given the…
Abstract Number: 224 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Functional Exercise Program Improves Pain and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controllel Trial
Giovana Fernandes¹, Fabio Jennings ¹, Michele Nery ¹, Rebeka Santos ¹ and Jamil Natour ¹, ¹Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized mainly by chronic generalized pain that affects the physical fitness and functional capacity of patients. There is increasing…
Abstract Number: 829 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Dietary Intake Does Not Explain Microbiome Alterations or Symptom Severity in Fibromyalgia
Amir minerbi¹, Stéphanie Chevalier ², Abraham Anjarkouchian ², Audrey Moyen ², Yoram Shir ¹ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles ¹, ¹Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ²School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: We have recently reported significant alterations in gut microbiome compositionin women with fibromyalgia (FM). As gut microbiome is affected by diet, differences in nutritional…
Abstract Number: 225 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Fibromyalgia Symptoms in Transgender Patients
Dana Levit¹, Jacob Ablin ¹, Valerie Aloush ¹ and Iris Yaish ¹, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), characterized by widespread pain and fatigue, is known to be more prevalent in women, and has frequently been associated with stress…
Abstract Number: 830 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Burak Kundakci¹, Jaspreet Kaur ², Siew-Li Goh ³, Michelle Hall ⁴, Michael Doherty ⁵, Weiya Zhang ⁵ and Abhishek Abhishek ⁶, ¹Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK/Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ³Sports Medicine Unit, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ⁴Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK/Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, Nottingham, UK/National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK/Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK/Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, Nottingham, UK/National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK/National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Non-pharmacological interventions are recommended as first-line treatment for fibromyalgia (FM)1. However, the evidence base supporting this has not been updated comprehensively, and the recent…

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