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Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

  • Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Determinants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Severity and Predictors of Disease Course in Juvenile Fibromyalgia

    Clara Malattia1, Claudio Lavarello1, Alessandra Alongi2, Benedetta Mori2, Anna Ronchetti3, Lino Nobili4, Lorenzo Chiarella5, Elena Pescio6, Angelo Ravelli7 and Marco Gattorno8, 1Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, 2Department of Pediatric Emergency, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy, 3Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 4Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, 5Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, 6Psychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 7Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Italy,Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 8Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JFS) is a disabling condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and mood disturbances, which impact significantly on patients' quality of…
  • Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Racial Disparities in Pain: Severity, Interference with Function, and Response to Guided Imagery

    Victoria Menzies and Molly Jacobs, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by diffuse, widespread, persistent musculoskeletal pain in multiple regions of the body. While FMS is more prevalent…
  • Abstract Number: 2233 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Machine Learning Uncovers Novel mRNAs Expressed in Fibromyalgia

    Lena Kolb1, Mark Rudolph1, Alan Kivitz2, Scott Rey1, Roberta Alexander1, Anja Kammesheidt3 and Geoffrey Stephens1, 1Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, 2Department of Rheumatology, Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, 3self, Laguna Beach, CA

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a debilitating pain condition that affects roughly 12 million people in the United States. Although preliminary diagnostic criteria have been established by…
  • Abstract Number: 0733 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Median Patient Global Assessment Varies Far More According to FAST4 (fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool) and MDS2 (MDHAQ Depression Screen) on a Single MDHAQ (multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire) Than According to Primary Diagnosis

    Theodore Pincus1, Kathryn Gibson2, Juan Schmukler1, Tengfei Li3 and Joel Block1, 1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 3Georgetown University, Washington, DC

    Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PATGL) is a component of DAS28 (disease activity score 28) and CDAI (clinical disease activity index) to assess patients with rheumatoid…
  • Abstract Number: 2235 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management in a Decentralized Trial

    Yifei Dai1, Michael Rosenbluth2, Michael Gendreau3, Nicolette Vega4, Zunera Ghalib4, Allison Kraus4 and Brian Keefe5, 1Swing Therapeutics, Gainesville, FL, 2Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, 3GENDREAU CONSULTING, LLC, Poway, CA, 4Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, 5Swing Therapeutics, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for management of fibromyalgia (FM). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of CBT, has…
  • Abstract Number: 0122 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Stephanie Catella1, Michael Gendreau2, Nicolette Vega1, Allison Kraus1, Michael Rosenbluth1, Sherry Soefje3, Shishuka Malhotra4 and Lesley Arnold5, 1Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, 2Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, 3Excell Research, Oceanside, CA, 4Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, North Canton, OH, 5University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: Recommendations for fibromyalgia management include both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for fibromyalgia management, though access…
  • Abstract Number: 0123 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Vestibulocortical Stimulation with Caloric Irrigation Reduces Pain and Improves Subjective Well-Being in Fibromyalgia: An Open-Label Pilot Trial

    Michael Kaplan1, Celine Zhou1, Emily Carroll1, Alan Weinberg2, Daniel Clauw3, Trung Thanh Ngo4 and Ioannis Tassiulas5, 1The Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, NY, 2The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 3University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4University of Queensland & Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, 5Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Safe and effective therapies for fibromyalgia (FM) remain a major unmet clinical need. Vestibulocortical stimulation (VCS) via caloric irrigation is a safe, inexpensive, non-invasive…
  • Abstract Number: 0125 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Body Mass Composition in Post-menopausal Women with Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Results from a Cross-sectional Monocentric Study

    Sabrina Paolino1, Elvis Hysa2, MASCARO ROSSELLA3, Andrea Casabella1, LUCA CARMISCIANO4, Emanuele Gotelli1, Carmen Pizzorni5, Alberto Sulli1, Vanessa Smith6 and Maurizio Cutolo1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy, 2Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Italy IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino, Genoa, Italy, 3Laboratory od Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy - IRCCS Rheumatology Unit San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy, 4Department of Health Sciences ( DISSAL), Section of Biostatistics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, 5Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Dept. Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy, 6Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and functional symptoms. The primary endpoint of our study aimed to determine…
  • Abstract Number: 0126 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Fibromyalgia: A Single Center Case Control Study from South India

    Mithun CB1, Sandeep Surendran2, Sumanth Madan2, Arun Tiwari3, Spoorthy Raj2, Sekhar Easwar2 and Greeshma Ravindran2, 1Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Muvattupuzha, India, 2Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, 3Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, India

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM), a condition characterized by chronic widespread pain, has implications beyond functional disability. FM has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular…
  • Abstract Number: 0127 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (IL-1Ra) Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Polymorphism in Fibromyalgia Patients in South India

    Arun Tiwari1, Mithun CB2, Lalitha Biswas3, Sandeep Surendran3, Vishal Marwaha3, Pranav Chickermane3 and Amisha Shahul3, 1Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, India, 2Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Muvattupuzha, India, 3Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

    Background/Purpose: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism is a known to influence the production of IL-1Ra and has been considered…
  • Abstract Number: 0474 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Correlation of Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire and Quantitative Sensory Testing Among Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Meriah Moore1, Beth Wallace2, Jing Song3, Lutfiyya Muhammad4, Andrew Heisler5, Daniel Clauw1, Marcy Bolster6, Wendy Marder1, Tuhina Neogi7, Alyssa Wohlfahrt8, Dorothy Dunlop9 and Yvonne Lee9, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Northwestern University, Worthington, IL, 4Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 5Bronson Rheumatology Specialists, Kalamazoo, MI, 6Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 7Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 8Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 9Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly demonstrate disordered pain processing, termed central sensitization (CS). CS is typically measured using quantitative sensory testing (QST), which…
  • Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Quantitative Analysis of Gender and Racial Disparities in Randomized Controlled Trials of Fibromyalgia

    Rami Diab1, Ali Malik2, Mahmoud Al Rifai3 and Dennis Ang4, 1Wake Forest Baptist Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 2Wake Forest Baptist Health / Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 4Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, mood disorders, fatigue, and cognitive and sleep disturbance. Mainstay treatments include tricyclic antidepressants,…
  • Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Factors Associated with Pain Reduction and Improved Well-Being Among Fibromyalgia Patients Using Medical Cannabis

    Marc Martel1, Lilach Eyal Waldman1, Romina Sotoodeh1, Antonio Vigano1, Yola Moride2, Michelle Canac-Marquis3, Rihab Gamaoun3, Maja Kalaba4, Pierre Beaulieu2, Julie Desroches2, Mark A. Ware4, Jordi Perez3, Yoram Shir3 and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles1, 1McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 4Canopy Growth Corporation, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by a constellation of symptoms that are often poorly responsive to current treatments, and patients are increasingly turning to medical…
  • Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2021

    TNX-102 SL (Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine) for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia in the RELIEF Study: Positive Results of a Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Efficacy and Safety Trial

    Gregory Sullivan1, Mary Kelley2, Annabelle Iserson1, Perry Peters2, Ashild Peters2, Candace Flint1, Judy Gendreau3, Herb Harris1, Ben Vaughn4 and Seth Lederman5, 1Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chatham, NJ, 2Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA, 3Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, 4Rho, Inc., Cary, NC, 5Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, and nonrestorative sleep, a symptom constellation suggestive of a pathological disturbance in central pain processing…
  • Abstract Number: 0659 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Understanding the Rheumatologic Population We Serve Through Objective Analysis of Referrals and Diagnoses: Does Perception Match Actual Data?

    Kirsten Koons1, Jonida Cote2, Sanjeev Shrestha3, Melissa Band3, David Pugliese4 and Eric Newman3, 1Geisinger Medical Center, Lewisburg, PA, 2Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA, 3Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 4Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA

    Background/Purpose: Healthcare access in our Rheumatology Department is challenging. Fibromyalgia is perceived to occupy a large portion of clinic visits, leading to increased wait times…
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