Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 2263 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Potential Use of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles for Improved Diagnosis and Therapy in Rheumatic Inflammatory/autoimmune Diseases: Proof of Concept Studies
Gilad Halpert¹, Ori Moskovitch², Linoy Israel², Eri Govrin², Boris Gilburd², Ori Segal², Adi Anaki³, Tal Caller², Daniel Yechiali², Shlomo Segev², Omer Gendelman⁴, Abdulla Watad⁵, Ruty Mehrian-Shai², Rachella Popovtzer³ and Howard Amital⁶, ¹CAHIM SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER, Tel Hashomer, Israel, ²Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel, ³Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, ⁴Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁶Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel
Background/Purpose: Many patients with rheumatic conditions do not completely respond or are refractory to biological therapy. Therefore, there are unmet medical needs in the treatment…
Abstract Number: 1614 • ACR Convergence 2023
Therapy Combining Millimeter Wave-based Neuromodulation with Coaching for the Improvement in Quality of Life of Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Caroline Maindet¹, Anne Dumolard², Mélanie Veloso², Mario Barmaki³, Rodrigue Deleens⁴, Raphaël Gonon-Demoulian⁵, Alberta Lorenzi-Pernot⁶, Mireille Michel-Cherqui⁷, Alain Serrie⁸, Stanislas Velliet⁹ and Jean-Luc Bosson², ¹University Hospital Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France, ²Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France, ³Médipôle Lyon Villeurbanne, Lyon, France, ⁴Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France, ⁵Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁶Neurology private practice, Mornant, France, ⁷Foch hospital, Suresnes, France, ⁸Paris University Hospital, Paris, Guinea, ⁹Valenciennes hospital, Valenciennes, France
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome with symptoms of moderate to severe intensity, including diffuse pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and cognitive impairment. While first-line recommendation…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2023
Practicing Mindfulness to Improve Quality of Life
Vanessa Patino-Lydia, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Hallandale, FL
Background/Purpose: I’ve been living with symptoms of PSA and fibromyalgia for over 15 years. Four years ago, after flareup that severely impacted my mobility where…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2023
Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Long COVID Had Worse Pre-COVID RA Symptoms and Worse Non-RA Symptoms, as Well as Higher Rates of Fibromyalgia Compared with COVID Infected Long COVID Negative
Kaleb Michaud¹, Sofia Pedro², Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi³ and Frederick Wolfe², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
Background/Purpose: Long COVID, also known as Post COVID syndrome or postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, refers to the development of persistent or new symptoms lasting…
Abstract Number: 0328 • ACR Convergence 2023
From Patient Needs to Platform Design: Using Patient Preference to Guide the Development of a Post-Viral Fibromyalgia Management App
Marc Blanchard¹, Pedro Ming Azevedo², Tiffany Prétat², Cinja Koller² and Thomas Hügle³, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) and University Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Post-viral fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that can develop in individuals following a viral infection, such as COVID-19. Recent studies have shown that approximately…
Abstract Number: 1827 • ACR Convergence 2023
Revolutionizing Fibromyalgia Treatment: Exploring the Efficacy of a New FDA Cleared Photoceutical Device
Timothy Demchak¹, Ernesto Leal-Junior², Neide Ribeiro², Heliodora Casalechi², Douglas Johnson³ and Shaiane Tomazoni⁴, ¹Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, ²Nove de Julho University, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Multi Radiance Medical, Solon, OH, ⁴University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome effects 2-8% of the general population and is characterized by specific tender points. FM annual economic impact $12-$14 billion.Current treatments are only…
Abstract Number: 0404 • ACR Convergence 2023
Persistent Pain and Its Predictors After Start of Anti-TNF Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Is Line of Treatment Linked to Different Pain Patterns?
Carmen Roseman, Johan Karlsson Wallman, Jon Einarsson, Elisabeth Mogard, Elisabet Lindqvist, Meliha Kapetanovic and Tor Olofsson, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Persisting pain with or without inflammation control is a common and debilitating symptom in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Concerns have been raised that patients with…
Abstract Number: 1828 • ACR Convergence 2023
Positive Screening for Fibromyalgia or Depression on Validated MDHAQ Indices Is Seen in 56-71% of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with High DAS28 or CDAI, 40-47% with Moderate, 2-42% with Low, and 0-21% with DAS28 or CDAI Remission
Theodore Pincus¹, Rahel Hunter¹ and Nicholas Rodwell², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
Background/Purpose: DAS28 (disease activity score 28) and CDAI (clinical disease activity index) are prominent indices to assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) quantitatively, for which…
Abstract Number: 0454 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Indices Assess More Than Inflammation: 29%-36% of Patients with Moderate or High DAS28–ESR or CDAI Have 0 or 1 Swollen Joints, but Positive Screens on MDHAQ FAST4 (fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool) And/or MDS2 (MDHAQ Depression Screen) Indices
Theodore Pincus¹, Nicholas Rodwell² and Rahel Hunter¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy is recommended to be intensified according to treat-to-target if DAS28 (disease activity score 28) or CDAI (clinical disease activity index)…
Abstract Number: 1829 • ACR Convergence 2023
Blood-derived Extracellular Vesicles as Potential Diagnostic Biomarker in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Gilad Halpert, Daniel Yechiali, liel Katbi, Eri Govrin, Boris Guilbord, Ori Segal and Howard AMITAL, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Background/Purpose: The Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a global chronic pain condition, which affects approximately 2–6% of the population. The underlying mechanism of FMS is unclear…
Abstract Number: 0483 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Influence of “Fibromyalgia-ness” on Treatment Response Amongst Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Psoriatic Arthritis Register (BSR‐PsA)
Gary Macfarlane¹, Ovidiu Rotariu², Stephanie Lembke², Flavia Sunzini³, Gareth T. Jones¹ and Neil Basu³, ¹Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ³University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Co-morbid fibromyalgia has been shown to be an important influence on non-response in patients with some inflammatory arthritides. Around 1 in 5 patients with…
Abstract Number: 1831 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Status of Fibromyalgia
Tali Sahar¹, Amir Minerbi², maria Verner¹, sabrina Mitrovic³, yoram Shir¹, Gabrielle Page⁴ and mary-ann fitzcharles¹, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rambam Health Campus, Haifa, Israel, ³McGill University, Montréal-Ouest, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms fluctuate, with exacerbation commonly associated with stressors. The COVID-19 pandemic was a cause of prolonged stress due to factors such as…
Abstract Number: 1189 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluating Neuropathic and Nociplastic Pain in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Carly Conran¹, Larry Moreland², Andrew Clauw¹, Jennifer Seifert¹, Carson Keeter³, Craig Hogan¹ and Michael Dayton¹, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Background/Purpose: Chronic pain in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) has been classically attributed to nociceptive pain pathways. Emerging evidence has demonstrated influence from…
Abstract Number: 1832 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Post-acute COVID 19 Patients and Their Quality of Life at Kenyatta National Hospital
Miriam Kiyiapi, Omondi Oyoo, Peter Oyiro and Frederick Wangai, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Background/Purpose: Since its discovery in Wuhan, China, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) has ravaged the globe on an unprecedented scale. While…
Abstract Number: 1290 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of a Genetic Risk Score for Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katie McMenamin¹, Kristin Wipfler², Austin Wheeler³, Grant Cannon⁴, K Wysham⁵, Brian Sauer⁶, Bryant England³, Kaleb Michaud³, Ted R Mikuls⁷ and Joshua Baker⁸, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial and involves processes beyond inflammation such as peripheral and central pain processing. Several genes have been associated…

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