Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 1435 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Treatment With Upadacitinib on Non-Nociceptive Pain and Its Relevance for the Presence of Residual Symptoms in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from a Multicountry Observational Study
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Victoria Navarro-Compan², Neil Basu³, Mohammad Naffaa⁴, Tianming Gao⁵, Christopher Saffore⁶, Jamie Urbanik⁷, Bhumik Parikh⁸, Peter Taylor⁹ and Philip J. Mease¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴The Azriel's Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel; The Rheumatology Unity, Galilee Medical Center, Naharyia, Israel, ⁵AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie Inc., waukegan, IL, ⁷AbbVie, Grayslake, IL, ⁸AbbVie, Hillsborough Township, NJ, ⁹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA), an oral JAK inhibitor, has demonstrated improvements in inflammation and nociceptive pain in late phase clinical trials of patients with axSpA.1,2,3 However,…
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Fibromyalgia Diagnosis amongst People Meeting Criteria: Results from UK Biobank
Sung-A Kim, Gary Macfarlane and Marcus Beasley, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to its reliance on patient-reported symptoms, the absence of definitive biomarkers, and numerous overlapping comorbidities. Discrepancies…
Abstract Number: 1332 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mid‐Infrared Spectroscopy for Enhanced Diagnosis of Rheumatic Diseases
Gilad Halpert¹, Yair Dankner², Eri Govrin¹, Abdulla Watad³, Omer Gendelman¹, Shlomo Segev¹, Yehuda Shoenfeld¹ and Howard Amital¹, ¹Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramar Gan, Israel, ³Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Background/Purpose: Spectral analysis of liquid biopsies has recently emerged as a promising, non-invasive approach to improve the diagnosis of various pathologies. Our objective was to…
Abstract Number: 0814 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pain Patterns in a Multicenter Randomized Trial of Early RA – Link Between Initially Sustained Joint Inflammation and Subsequent Non-inflammatory Pain Outcomes
Annie Brink¹, Johan Karlsson Wallman², Jon T Einarsson¹, Meliha Kapetanovic¹, Elisabeth Mogard¹, Elisabet Lindqvist¹, Carmen Roseman¹, Kristina Lend³, Merete Hetland⁴, Mikkel Ostergaard⁵, Kim Horslev-Petersen⁶, Dan Nordstrom⁷, Tuulikki Sokka-isler⁸, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁹, Gerður María Gröndal⁹, Marte Heiberg¹⁰, Espen Haavardsholm¹⁰, Michael Nurmohamed¹¹, Anna Rudin¹², Ronald van Vollenhoven¹³, Till Uhlig¹⁰, Jon Lampa¹⁴ and Tor Olofsson², ¹Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund, Sweden, ²Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam; Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE) and DANBIO, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁸Department of Medicine and University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Juväskylä, Finland, ⁹Landspitali University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹⁰Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade; Department of Rheumatology and Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁴Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Emerging data indicate an uncoupling between pain and inflammation during the RA disease course, and comorbid fibromyalgia – thought to stem from central pain…
Abstract Number: 1254 • ACR Convergence 2025
Symptom Burden and Treatment Experience in Fibromyalgia: Results From a National Patient Survey
Lesley Arnold¹, Zhao Yang², Parul Houston², Todd Grinnell² and Daniel Clauw³, ¹University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²Axsome Therapeutics, Inc, New York, NY, ³Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder driven by dysregulated central pain processing which substantially impairs daily function and quality of life. Approved…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Impact of Fibromyalgia on Disease Outcomes and Treatment in Axial Spondyloarthritis: 10-year Follow-up Data From the DESIR Cohort
Clementina López Medina¹, Sylvie Chevret², Cedric Lukas³, Anna Molto⁴ and Maxime Dougados², ¹Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, University of Cordoba, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain, ²Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France, ³CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Concomitant fibromyalgia (FM) can be suspected in patients (pts) with axial SpA (axSpA) using the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST).The objective of this study…
Abstract Number: 1245 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy And Safety of Low-dose Naltrexone In Fibromyalgia: An Updated Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Rubab Rizwan, Sehneet Grewal, Sri Varsha Banda and Mohammad Hazique, Nuvance Health, poughkeepsie, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain that can significantly reduce a patient’s quality of life. While low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has emerged…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2025
Positive anxiety, depression and/or fibromyalgia screening on validated MDHAQ indices is seen in 30-50% of routine care patients with all rheumatic diagnoses
Juan Schmukler¹, Tengfei Li² and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Comorbid anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and fibromyalgia(FM) are reported as more common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic diagnoses than in…
Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2025
PACFiND: Co-Designing Principles To Inform Reconfiguration Of Fibromyalgia Care Across Health Systems
Rosemary Hollick¹, Marcus Beasley¹, Ernest Choy², Caroline Cupit³, Debra Dulake¹, Teresa Finlay³, Louise Locock¹, Paul McNamee¹, Catherine Pope³, Elaine Wainwright¹, David Williams⁴ and Gary Macfarlane¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ³University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Michigan, Michigan
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a contested and poorly supported condition, characterised by widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms, often compounded by stigma and delayed diagnosis. Existing…
Abstract Number: 0197 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who screen positive for anxiety, depression, and/or fibromyalgia are more likely to report problems with sleeping, memory, and/or social activities than to have an abnormal rheumatoid factor or ACPA
Theodore Pincus¹, Juan Schmukler¹ and Tengfei Li², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A symptom checklist and screening indices for anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and/or fibromyalgia (FM) on patient questionnaires such as a multidimensional health assessment questionnaire…
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: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pragmatic Quantitative Rheumatologist 0–10 Visual Numeric Scale Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Patient Distress Have Face Validity and May Be as Informative as Formal 28 Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Theodore Pincus¹, tengfei Li² and Juan Schmukler¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, washington dc
Background/Purpose: A 28 joint count of swelling (SJC), tenderness/pain on motion (TJC), and deformity/limited motion (DJC), is recommended to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient status.…
Abstract Number: 1323 • ACR Convergence 2024
Drug Abuse Screening in Patients Who Fulfill the 2016 Fibromyalgia Criteria
Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez¹, Angelica Beltran-Barajas², Mayra Nadia Quintanar-Cuevas³, David Vera Bustamante⁴, Itzel Palafox Sosa⁵, Karyme Zazil Velazquez-Zarza⁶, Salvador Zuñiga-Roman⁶ and Luz Angelica Viruel-Mejia⁷, ¹Rheumatology Department - National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, ³Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, México, Mexico, ⁴Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico, ⁵Escuela Superior de Medicina-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Departement at National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez - Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The clinical association of fibromyalgia with symptoms of anxiety and depression is well recognized [Uçar M, et al. J Int Med Res 2015;43(5):679-85]. Emotional…
Abstract Number: 1156 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Impact of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Didem Saygin¹, Juan Schmukler², Kristin Wipfler³, Christopher G McKennan⁴, Jiaxuan Duan⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵ and Yvonne Lee⁶, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Department of Statistics, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is the prototypical central pain disorder that can be associated with rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s disease and lupus. Patients…
Abstract Number: 1520 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Influence of Trauma on Features of Type 2 SLE
Jennifer Rogers¹, Megan Clowse², David Pisetsky³, Jayanth Doss⁴, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Rebecca Sadun⁴, Kai Sun⁴ and Amanda Eudy⁶, ¹Duke, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: Type 2 SLE symptoms of fatigue, widespread pain, sleep and cognitive dysfunction occur commonly in SLE although their etiology is unknown. Since trauma has…

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