Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 1225 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between Anxiety and Tender Swollen Joint Difference in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Clarice Lin¹, Burcu Aydemir², Jing Song³, Lutfiyya muhammad², Clifton Bingham⁴, Tuhina Neogi⁵, Wendy Marder⁶, Marcy Bolster⁷, Daniel Clauw⁸, Dorothy Dunlop⁹ and Yvonne Lee¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Worthington, MN, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA, ⁸Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
Background/Purpose: Some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have pain, despite normalization of inflammatory markers and reduced swollen joint counts. Among these patients, the number of…
Abstract Number: 2378 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated With Fatigue In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data From The Almenara Lupus Cohort
Alvaro Oyarce-Calderón¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz³, Samira Garcia-Hirsh⁴, Zoila Rodríguez-Bellido⁵, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁶, Risto Perich-Campos⁷, Graciela Alarcón⁸ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, ¹Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, San Miguel, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁴Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Pakistan, ⁷Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁸The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, fatigue being one of them; it is…
Abstract Number: 1226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preliminary Findings in the Validation of the Modified Pain and Symptom Assessment Tool in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Daniella Schocken¹, Mark Connelly², Sabrina Gmuca³, Andrea Ramirez⁴, Mary Ellen Riordan⁵, Tracy Ting⁶, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck⁷ and Jennifer Weiss⁸, ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Tampa, FL, ²Children’s Mercy Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Diagnosing juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) in youth with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is challenging in the absence of a validated diagnostic tool. The Pain and…
Abstract Number: 2437 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bupropion for Lupus-Induced Fatigue Treatment (B-LIFT): A Retrospective Analysis
Aaron Smith¹, Thuyvan Phan², Leah Luizza³, Anthony Trujillo³, Becki Cleveland¹, Shruti Saxena Beem⁴, Tessa Englund⁵, Claire Timon⁴ and Saira Sheikh⁵, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ⁵University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multi-system autoimmune disease with heterogenous presentation. Most patients with SLE report fatigue or brain fog, which often…
Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2025
Transcending barriers to pain care in rural America: a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of evidence-based, on-demand, digital behavioral treatments for chronic pain
Brennan Spiegel¹, Jeffrey Curtis², Yashar Eshraghi³, Maged Guirguis³, Beth Darnall⁴, Christine Rini⁵, Emily Holladay⁶, Mehra Muskaan¹, So Yung Choi¹ and Samuel Eberlein¹, ¹Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ²Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Queensland Ochsner Medical School, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Evidence-based behavioral treatments for chronic pain are largely inaccessible, particularly to rural patients. This decentralized randomized controlled trial compared the effectiveness of two digital,…
Abstract Number: 1231 • ACR Convergence 2025
TNX-102 SL, Cyclobenzaprine HCl Sublingual Tablets, Demonstrates Pain Reduction and Favorable Tolerability in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Gregory Sullivan¹, Errol Gould², Mary Kelley¹, Jean Engels¹ and Seth Lederman³, ¹Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chatham, NJ, ²Tonix Pharmaceutical, Inc., Henderson, NV, ³Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: FDA-approved treatments for fibromyalgia (FM) have historically been limited by intolerable side effects that often lead to poor adherence. TNX-102 SL, a sublingual formulation…
Abstract Number: 1234 • ACR Convergence 2025
Serum Antibodies Against Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in Fibromyalgia: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Felipe Massó¹, Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez², Luis M Amezcua-Guerra³, Francisco Mercado⁴, Angélica Almanza⁵ and Manuel Martínez-Lavín¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico city, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Department at National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico city, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón del la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico city, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico city, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a stress-related disorder in which dorsal root ganglia (DRG) may play a pivotal pathogenetic role. DRG exhibit unique stress-induced, pro-algesic physio-anatomy,…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2025
Vestibulocortical Stimulation via Caloric Irrigation in Nociplastic Disease: Therapeutic Effects on Pain, Autonomic Functioning & Quality of Life Measures
Michael Kaplan¹, Alexandra Canori², Rebecca Howard², Talia Torkian³, Rebecca Pietro¹, Gabriela Santiago-Pichardo¹, Daniel Clauw⁴, David Putrino², Yousaf Ali¹, Laura Tabacof² and Trung Ngo⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, ²Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, ³Division of Rheumatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount sinai, New York, ⁴Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland and Surgical, Treatment & Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Queensland, Australia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are prototypical nociplastic disorders marked by centralized pain & fatigue, respectively. Nociplastic symptoms — such as…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2025
Six Month Clinical Outcomes of a Digital Therapeutic Augmented Virtual Care Clinic for Fibromyalgia Management
Michael Rosenbluth¹, Yifei Dai¹, Dianne Shumay¹ and Andrea Chadwick², ¹Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Guidelines for fibromyalgia treatment recommend non-pharmacologic treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy, alongside medications [1-3]. However, patient access to multi-modal treatment is frequently limited due…
Abstract Number: 1242 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relax the Body: Dual-Agent Nighttime Therapy for Fibromyalgia: Symptom Reduction Using Tricyclic Antidepressants and Muscle Relaxants
Robert Katz¹, Alexandra Katz Small², Edwin Moore³ and Seth Adler⁴, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, CHICAGO, IL, ³University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, CHICAGO, IL, ⁴Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a multifaceted disorder defined by chronic widespread pain, sleep disruption, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties. Although the predominant theory behind FM pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 1243 • ACR Convergence 2025
Broad Cytokine Dysregulation in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Pilot Immune Profiling Study
Robert Katz¹ and Alexandra Katz Small², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, CHICAGO, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, cognitive disturbances, and poor sleep. Despite accumulating evidence of immune involvement, a…
Abstract Number: 1220 • ACR Convergence 2024
Fibromyalgia’s Under-Representation in Rheumatology Literature: A Ten-Year Analysis of Disease-Specific Article Distribution
Seth Adler¹, Osama Al Zoubi² and Robert Katz³, ¹Rheumatology Associates, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Recent estimates predict that up to 12 million adults in the United States suffer from Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). That is compared to around 1.3…
Abstract Number: 0327 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical and Immunological Risk Factors Associated with Fybromialgia in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Samuel Govea-Peláez¹, Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona², Jennifer Balderas Miranda³, Yatzil Reyna-Juárez², María José Ostos-prado², Nancy R Mejía-Domínguez², Guillermo Juarez-Vega⁴, Jiram Torres Ruiz⁵ and Diana Gomez-martin⁶, ¹INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ³Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Red de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵INCMNSZ, Mexico, Federal District, Mexico, ⁶INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have reported chronic pain despite having normal serum muscular enzymes, physician global assessment (PhGA) and MMT8 scores, thus…
Abstract Number: 1221 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Immersive Virtual Reality-based Biofeedback on Chronic Pain and Daily Life Impact in Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Luca Chittaro¹, Simone Longhino², Marta Serafini¹, Sofia Cacioppo² and Luca Quartuccio³, ¹Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, UDine, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 2% of the global population, causing chronic musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep and mood disorders, significantly impacting quality of life. Although many…
Abstract Number: 0561 • ACR Convergence 2024
Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients with Comorbid Fibromyalgia Feel Worse, Work Less and More Often Try Multiple Biological DMARDs − Results from a Population-Based Cohort
Annie Brink¹, Elisabeth Mogard², Elisabet Lindqvist², Jonas Sagard², Johan Karlsson Wallman¹ and Tor Olofsson², ¹Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: A growing arsenal of biologic/targeted synthetic DMARDs often makes inflammation control an attainable target in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Yet, many patients keep suffering from…

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