Abstracts tagged "Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)"

Abstract Number: LB06 • ACR Convergence 2025
AgAIN Study: First Head-to-Head Trial of Secukinumab vs. Ustekinumab in TNFα Inhibitor-Experienced Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Reveals Better Efficacy Across Multiple Domains
Frank Behrens¹, Patrizia Sternad², Klaus Krueger³, Christine App⁴, Stephanie Lefevre⁴ and Christiane Schiedel⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum für Rheumatologie Dr. M. Welcker GmbH, Planegg, Germany, ³Rheumatologisches Praxiszentrum, München, Germany, ⁴Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with prior failure or intolerance to TNFα inhibitors (TNFi) represent a clinically challenging population with limited therapeutic options. The AgAIN…
Abstract Number: 1708 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Social Determinants of Health Using PRAPARE in a Rheumatology Patient Navigator Program for Underserved Brooklyn Communities
Meenakshi Kurup¹, Jasmine Pak², Alyssa Carlson², Beylul Negassi², Callie Sacks², Ettiman Kaur², Fanyu Hercules-Tawe², Gabriel Cruz², Julia Fisher², Grace Shadid², Hadar Shimshon², Maria Botero Pinzon², Naureen Kabani², Sharon Glick² and Ellen Ginzler³, ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, ³SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) contribute significantly to disparities in care but are rarely addressed in subspecialty settings. The PRAPARE (Protocol for Responding to…
Abstract Number: 1375 • ACR Convergence 2025
86-96% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with RA who have 0 or 1 swollen joint or tender joint but are classified as moderate/high on RA indices have 1-9 comorbidities recognized on a multidimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ)
Theodore Pincus¹, Juan Schmukler¹ and Tengfei Li², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) guidelines suggest management according to “treat-to-target,” with escalation of treatment in patients with moderate/high (M/H) DAS28 (disease activity score 28) or…
Abstract Number: 1103 • ACR Convergence 2025
Validation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis
Kayla Chubbs¹, Carrie Ye², Shahin Jamal³, Marie Hudson⁴, Janet Pope⁵, Tom Appleton⁶, Sabrina Hoa⁷, Alexandra Saltman⁸, Megan Himmel⁸, Nancy Maltez⁹, Faiza Khokhar¹⁰, Alexandra Ladouceur¹¹, Ines Colmegna¹², May Choi¹³, Manar Elsayed² and Janet Roberts¹, ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, ⁸University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Hamilton Ontario, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) continues to increase with an expanding number of indications across varying cancer types and stages. ICIs can…
Abstract Number: 0444 • ACR Convergence 2025
Low Disease Activity: Good Enough?
Emily Thoman¹, Sebastiano Porcu¹ and Martin Bergman², ¹Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, ²Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target is the guiding principle and therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Escalation of treatment is based on the regular assessment of disease…
Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pain Phenotypes and Social Determinants of Health in Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abebawork Adem¹, Alfonso Sucerquia², Jose Forero³, Juan Alzate², Larry Moreland⁴, Gary Firestein⁵, Andres Cadena⁶ and Aileen Chang⁷, ¹George Washington University, Washington, DC, DC, ²The George Washington University, Arlington, ³The George Washington University, Arlington, VA, ⁴University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁵University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁶Clinica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁷The George Washington University, Washington
Background/Purpose: Chronic chikungunya arthritis (CCA) is a long-term sequela of chikungunya virus infection marked by persistent pain, disability, and reduced quality of life. While nociplastic,…
Abstract Number: 2015 • ACR Convergence 2024
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Gout Receiving Treat-to-Target Urate-Lowering Therapy
Austin Barry¹, Harlan Sayles¹, Lindsay Helget¹, Maria Androsenko², Hongsheng Wu³, Kaleb Michaud¹, Bridget Kramer¹, Jeff Newcomb¹, Mary Brophy³, Anne Davis-Karim⁴, Bryant England¹, Ryan Ferguson³, Michael Pillinger⁵, Tuhina Neogi⁶, Paul Palevsky⁷, James O'Dell¹ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Department of VA, Newton, MA, ³Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, ⁴Veterans Affairs, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ⁶Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Gout is associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The ACR endorses treat-to-target (TtT) urate-lowering therapy (ULT) for gout with a serum urate…
Abstract Number: 2214 • ACR Convergence 2024
Confirming a Value for Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Based on Changes in CDAI, SDAI and RAPID3
Irtza Badar¹ and Martin Bergman², ¹Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²self, Beach Haven, NJ
Background/Purpose: To determine and revalidate the definitions of disease flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares based on the changes in Clinical and Simplified…
Abstract Number: 2453 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity and Intestinal Permeability in Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Prospective Study
Elvira Lesmana¹, Ashley Keehn², Anukul Karn³, Andrea Pauly⁴, Margaret Breen-Lyles², Adam L Edwinson², Madhusudan Grover⁵ and Ashima Makol⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, New York, NY, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Farmington Hills, MI, ⁴Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex, heterogeneous, multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal symptoms impact more than 90% of SSc patients,…
Abstract Number: 0122 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Cognitive Impairment Measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Plasma Levels of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Patients with Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Evelyn Aranda Cano¹, Jessica Roldan Ortega², Yaneli Juárez-Vicuña³, Fausto Sánchez Muñoz⁴, Itzel Palafox Sosa⁵, Luz Angelica Viruel-Mejia⁶, David Vera Bustamante⁷, Luis H. Silveira Torre⁸, Angélica Vargas Guerrero⁹, Mayra Nadia Quintanar-Cuevas¹⁰, Erick Giovanny Bautista Jímenez¹¹ and Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez¹², ¹Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional del Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Escuela Superior de Medicina-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology Departement at National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez - Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico, ⁷Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico, ⁸Department of Rheumatology , Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez., Mexico City, Mexico, ⁹Department of Rheumatology , Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez., México, Mexico, ¹⁰Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, México, Mexico, ¹¹Hospital General de Zona No. 27 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ¹²Rheumatology Department - National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), is a stress induced inflammatory cytokine, member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, tissue injury. It is predominantly expressed…
Abstract Number: 0355 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Treatment with SEL-212 in Adults with Refractory Gout: Results from Two Randomized Phase 3 Trials
Vibeke Strand¹, Puja Khanna², Alan Kivitz³, Nana Kragh⁴, Aletta Falk⁵, Rehan Azeem⁶, Hugues Santin-Janin⁷ and Herbert Baraf⁸, ¹Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁴Sobi, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, ⁵Sobi, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Sobi Inc., Waltham, MA, ⁷Sobi, BETTENDORF (68560), France, ⁸Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with gout have impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) relating to acute or chronic inflammation from elevated serum uric acid (sUA) levels.…
Abstract Number: 0495 • ACR Convergence 2024
Correlation Between Triglyceride/Glucose Index and Functional Capacity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Yelitza Cecilia Velarde Mejia¹, Manuel Ugarte-Gil², Risto Perich³, Cesar Pastor⁴, Graciela Alarcon⁵ and RV, Gamboa-Cardenas⁶, ¹Hncase, Arequipa, Peru, ²Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Almenara, Lima, Peru, ⁴UNMSM, LIMA, Peru, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁶Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The triglyceride/glucose index (TGI) is a metabolic marker associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk. In patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), chronic inflammation and…
Abstract Number: 0496 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dissecting Early RA Patient Trajectories Through Time-independent Disease State Identification Identifies Distinct Patterns Dissected by Inflammation in Blood or Joints
Nils Steinz¹, Tjardo Maarseveen², Andrew Cope³, John Isaacs⁴, Aaron Winkler⁵, Thomas Huizinga⁶, Yann Abraham⁷ and Rachel Knevel¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Wormerveer, Netherlands, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA display different trajectories in the improvement of disease activity. Discerning the RA trajectories, how they differ between patients and which factors…
Abstract Number: 0510 • ACR Convergence 2024
Applying Machine Learning Tools for Personalized Healthcare: Predicting Responses to Biologics in Rheumatoid Patients Through Comorbidity and Blood Test Analysis
Ahmad Alsaber¹, Adeeba Alherz², Huda Khraiss³, Ghaydaa Aldabie⁴, balqees alawadhi⁵, Jiazhu Pan⁶, Adel Alawadhi⁷, KHULOUD MOHAMMED⁸, Hoda Tarakmeh⁹, Aqeel Muhanna¹⁰, Yaser Ali¹¹ and mohammad Khudadah¹², and Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases (KRRD), ¹American University of Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ²Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Queensland, Australia, ⁴ministry of health kuwait, kuwait, Kuwait, ⁵The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait, Al Asimah, Kuwait, ⁶University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ⁷Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁸Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁹MOH Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹⁰Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait, ¹¹Mubarek Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait city, Kuwait, ¹²ministery of health, kuwait, Kuwait
Background/Purpose: This study aims to employ various machine learning tools to predict the responses of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to biologic treatments, using data from…
Abstract Number: 0702 • ACR Convergence 2024
AISA 021, a Novel Calcium Channel Antagonist in Development for Raynaud’s & Systemic Sclerosis, Has Antagonistic Activity at Sodium Channel Targets for Pain Relief and Treats Scleroderma Pain Better Than Current Calcium Channel Blockers in a Phase 2A Study
Andrew Sternlicht¹ and Meredith Todd², ¹Tufts University Medical Center and Aisa Pharma, Inc., Boston, MA, ²Aisa Pharma Pty Ltd., East Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Background/Purpose: Improved treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) are needed. A novel oral calcium channel blocker (cilnidipine), with N-type channel antagonism is being…

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