Abstracts tagged "Intervention"

Abstract Number: 1179 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development of an Optimal Physiotherapy Intervention to Reduce Stiffness Following Knee Joint Replacement
Michelle Hall¹, Fiona Moffatt¹, Ben Smith², Melanie Narayanasamy³, Joanne Stocks¹, Katie Sheehan⁴ and Catherine Sackley³, ¹University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, England, United Kingdom, ³University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Arthrofibrosis is a complication following knee joint replacement due to excessive scar tissue formation. It leads to knee stiffness, restricted range of movement (ROM)…
Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Does the Dose Matter?
Neenu Sukumaran¹ and John Waterman², ¹University of Connecticut, Avon, CT, ²Veterans Administration, Simsbury, CT
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular(IA) corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been performed for over 60 years. However, the appropriate dose of IA corticosteroids has not been determined. To…
Abstract Number: 1861 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Non-pharmacological Interventions: A Systematic Review Informing the 2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Eduardo Santos¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Emma Dures³, Rinie Geenen⁴ and Pedro Machado⁵, ¹Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ²Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ³Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To identify the best evidence on the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing fatigue in people with I-RMDs and to summarise their safety in…
Abstract Number: 0013 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Proliferating T Cell Signature in Blood Is Associated with Response to JAK Inhibitor Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Mehreen Elahee¹, Kathryne Marks², Ifeoluwakiisi Adejoorin², Lin Chen², Derrick Todd², Jonathan Coblyn², Elena Massarotti², Susan Ritter², Michael Weinblatt³, Daniel Solomon⁴ and Deepak Rao², ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: There are multiple DMARDs available to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) yet there are no widely used predictive biomarkers to guide selection of a specific…
Abstract Number: 2580 • ACR Convergence 2023
High-intensity Resistance Training Improves Quality of Life, Muscle Endurance and Strength in Patients with Myositis
Kasper Jensen¹, Per Aagaard², Charlotte Suetta³, Jakob Nielsen², Rune Bech⁴, Henrik Schrøder¹, Casper Simonsen¹, Jan Christensen¹ and Louise Pyndt Diederichsen⁵, ¹University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ³Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Zealand University Hospital, Koege, Dragør, Denmark, ⁵University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Dragør, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Myositis is associated with muscle impairment, which impacts quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of high-intensity strength…
Abstract Number: 0317 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long-term Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Program for Osteoarthritis: One-year Follow-up of the “Plants for Joints” Randomized Clinical Trial
Carlijn Wagenaar¹, Wendy Walrabenstein¹, Marike Van der Leeden², Martijn Gerritsen², Jos W.R. Twisk¹, Martin van der Esch², Henriët van Middendorp³, Peter Weijs⁴ and Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁵, ¹Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The 16-week Plants for Joints (PFJ) multidisciplinary lifestyle program, based on a whole-food plant-based diet, physical activity, and stress management, significantly reduced The Western…
Abstract Number: 2596 • ACR Convergence 2023
Head-To-Head Comparison of the Effectiveness of Tocilizumab, Rituximab, Mycophenolate Mofetil, and Cyclophosphamide in Patients with SSc-ILD from the EUSTAR Database
Qingran Yan¹, Cosimo Bruni², Alexandru Garaiman², Carina Mihai², Suzana Jordan², Mike Becker³, Muriel Elhai⁴, Rucsandra Dobrota², liubov Petelytska³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁵, Joerg Henes⁶, Eric Hachulla⁷, Elise Siegert⁸, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman⁹, Giovanna Cuomo¹⁰, Gabriela Riemekasten¹¹, Stefan Heitmann¹², valeria Riccieri¹³, Susanne Ullman¹⁴, Petros Sfikakis¹⁵, Francesca Ingegnoli¹⁶, Vera Bernardino¹⁷, Marie-Elise Truchetet¹⁸, Francesco Del Galdo¹⁹, SHUANG YE²⁰ and Oliver Distler², ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Swaziland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ⁷University of Lille, Lille, France, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Hospital, Charité Platz 1, D-10117, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus and Rappaport Faculty of |Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, ¹⁰Department of Precision Medicine, “Luigi Vanvitelli” University of Campania, Naples, Italy, ¹¹University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck, Germany, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Böheimstrasse 37, D-70199, Stuttgart, Germany, ¹³Department of Clinical, Internal and Cardiovascular Specialities, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁵National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ¹⁶Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, ¹⁷Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁸Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁹University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muskuloskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ), rituximab (RTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and cyclophosphamide (CYC) are the immunosuppressants (IS) with the current best evidence for the treatment of systemic…
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: 2597 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms: Data from the ReSScue Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Havard Fretheim¹, Imon Barua¹, Maylen Nordgård Carstens¹, Henriette Didriksen², Vikas Sarna¹, Knut AE Lundin¹, Oliver Distler³, Dinesh Khanna⁴, Elizabeth Volkmann⁵, Oyvind Midtvedt¹, Tore Midtvedt⁶, Alvilde Dhainaut⁷, Anne-Kristine H Halse⁸, Gunnstein Bakland⁹, Inge Olsen¹, Maiju E Pesonen¹ and Oyvind Molberg¹⁰, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷St. Olav, Trondheim, Norway, ⁸University Hospital Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁹University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ¹⁰Dept of Rheumatology, University Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Lower gastrointestinal tract (GIT) complications are common in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), associate with a high disease burden, and current treatment alternatives are…
Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2023
Educational Intervention to Increase Contraception Screening and Documentation for Reproductive-Aged Women Seen in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Caroline Siegel¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Avi Mikhaylov¹, Erika Abramson², Nancy Pan¹ and Lisa Sammaritano³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Only one-third of reproductive-aged women with rheumatic disease (RD) are prescribed effective contraception, even if prescribed teratogenic medications (Talabi et al. Arthritis Care Res.…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2023
You Can’t Get This from a Doctor: The Role of Support Groups for Adults Aged 25-55 Living with Arthritis
Eileen Davidson, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Living with a rheumatic condition comes with unique concerns specific to mental and social health like struggling with fatigue, anxiety, depression, and isolation, all…
Abstract Number: 1009 • ACR Convergence 2023
More Implementation Strategies Are Not Associated with Better Implementation Outcomes: Implementing the Lupus Patient Decision Aid
larry hearld, Jasvinder Singh and Mark Beasley, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: To assess the association of the number of implementation strategies for a patient lupus decision aid (DA) with perceived implementation outcomes, and the moderating…
Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2023
Leveraging Cues and Rewards to Form Habits to Improve Medication Adherence in Gout: An Adaptive Behavioral Pilot Trial
Candace Feldman¹, Katherine Crum², Kaitlin Hanken³, Constance Fontanet⁴, Ellen Sears², Theresa Oduol², Seanna Vine², Juliana Mastrorilli², Gauri Bhatkhande², Julie Lauffenburger², Rebecca Oran⁵, Ted Robertson⁶, Wendy Wood⁷ and Niteesh Choudhry³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Center for Healthcare Delivery Sciences and Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Darmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, ⁵BCBS, Boston, MA, ⁶Ideas42, San Francisco, CA, ⁷USC, Los Angelos, CA
Background/Purpose: Adherence to urate-lowering therapy (ULT) reduces the incidence of debilitating gout flares. Providing a cue for a behavior, reinforcing the behavior with a reward,…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improved Patient and Team Satisfaction and Pharmacy Outcomes After Implementing a Rheumatology Clinical Pharmacist in a Large Academic Medical Center
Shelby Gomez¹, Trisha Ludwig¹, Katherine Hartkopf², Sancia Ferguson³, Lori Zemlicka⁴, Mindy Jones⁵ and Christie M. Bartels⁶, ¹UW Health Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ²Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: We embedded a clinical pharmacist into our university rheumatology clinics beginning in June 2022 to improve patient experience and reduce provider burden based on…
Abstract Number: 1113 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparing a Capillary Urate Point-Of-Care Device to Standard Laboratory-based Serum Urate Test for Dose Titration in Gout Patients
Amanuel Kehasse¹, Sayali Dhamne², Michael LaValley³, Jean Liew² and Tuhina Neogi⁴, ¹Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The management of gout remains poor despite the availability of effective medications and recommendation of a treat-to-target treatment strategy using of urate-lowering therapy (ULT).…

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