Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Study of Acute SLE Flare Reveals Dynamic Changes in Multiple Immune Cell Subsets
Kieran Manion¹, Dennisse Bonilla², Dafna Gladman¹, Murray Urowitz³, Zahi Touma⁴ and Joan Wither², ¹Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In SLE, periods of relative quiescence are punctuated by flares in disease activity that can lead to extensive tissue damage and morbidity. Existing studies…
Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie³, Catherine Backman¹, Pamela Rogers³, Alex Kwok³, Astrid Knight³, Monique Gignac⁴, Dianne Mosher⁵, Linda Li¹, John Esdaile⁶, Carter Thorne⁷ and Diane Lacaille¹, ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Simon Fraser University / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health / University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…
Abstract Number: 0307 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Analysis of the Patient Pathways to Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Martin Rozycki², Theresa Arndt², Cheng Shi³, Nina Kim⁴ and Peter Hur³, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²HVH Precision Analytics, LLC, Wayne, PA, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴The University of Texas at Austin; Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: In developing algorithms within claims databases that may inform how to find patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) prior to diagnosis, it is important to…
Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
Jill Hahn¹, May Choi², Susan Malspeis³, Emma Stevens⁴, Elizabeth Karlson⁴, Kazuki Yoshida⁵, Laura Kubzansky⁶, Jeffrey Sparks⁷ and Karen Costenbader⁸, ¹Brigham and Womens' Hospital, Newton, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Many potentially modifiable biobehavioral factors have been associated with the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the benefit of adopting an overall healthy…
Abstract Number: 0542 • ACR Convergence 2020
Examining the Long-Term and Short-Term Day-To-Day Pain Variability in Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Using Multilevel and Markov Transition Models: Cloudy with a Chance of Pain, a National U.K. Smartphone Study
Huai Leng Pisaniello¹, Mark Lunt², John McBeth³ and William Dixon², ¹University of Adelaide, Kidman Park, South Australia, Australia, ²Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain is common in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), yet the patterns and the extent of variability over time are poorly understood. Real-time…
Abstract Number: 1493 • ACR Convergence 2020
Distinct Patient-level Patterns of Response to Methotrexate in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Stephanie Shoop-Worrall¹, Kimme Hyrich², Lucy Wedderburn³, Wendy Thomson⁴ and Nophar Geifman⁵, ¹Centre for Health Informatics, Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³UCL, UCLH, GOS Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Health Informatics, The University of Manchester, Manchester
Background/Purpose: Treatment response in JIA is often viewed as a binary outcome: response or non-response, usually assessed using composite, multidimensional measures, such as the juvenile…
Abstract Number: 0672 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prospective Study of the Patterns of Joint Involvement for Sequential Gout Flares
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose¹, Clara Chen², Tuhina Neogi³, David Hunter⁴, Hyon Choi⁵ and Yuqing Zhang⁶, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Cross-sectional radiologic evidence suggests monosodium urate crystal deposition among gout patients is a symmetrical phenomenon,1 but no study has examined the longitudinal patterns in…
Abstract Number: 1512 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trajectory Analysis of Repeat Renal Biopsies Identified Previous Endocapillary Proliferation as Predictor of Damage and End Stage Renal Disease in Pure Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Andrea Fava¹, Avi Rosenberg², Serena Bagnasco², Paride Fenaroli², Jessica Li¹, Jose Monroy-Trujillo², Derek Fine² and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Background/Purpose: . Pure membranous (class V) lupus nephritis is considered a less aggressive phenotype, but renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease may develop. Whether this…
Abstract Number: 0713 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Effectiveness of Abatacept in JIA: Results from an Ongoing JIA Registry
Daniel J Lovell¹, Hermine Brunner², Nikolay Tzaribachev³, Esi Morgan², Gabriele Simonini⁴, Thomas Griffin⁵, Ekaterina Alexeeva⁶, John Bohnsack⁷, Andrew Zeft⁸, Gerd Horneff⁹, Richard Vehe¹⁰, Valda Stanevicha¹¹, Stacey Tarvin¹², Maria Trachana¹³, Adam Huber¹⁴, Ilonka Orban¹⁵, Jason Dare¹⁶, Ivan Foeldvari¹⁷, Pierre Quartier¹⁸, Alyssa Dominique¹⁹, Tzuyung Douglas Kou¹⁹, Robert Wong¹⁹, Alberto Martini²⁰ and Nicolino Ruperto²⁰, ¹PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, ⁴Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ⁵Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ⁶Scientific Center of Children’s Health of RAMS, Moscow, Russia, ⁷University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁹Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, ¹⁰University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹¹Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, ¹²Riley Children’s Health, Indianapolis, IN, ¹³Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Greece, ¹⁴Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁵National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁶University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ¹⁷Hamburg Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, ¹⁸Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²⁰PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator approved for use in JIA. Efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with JIA has been demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR Convergence 2020
Profile of Topical Diclofenac Sodium Gel 1% (Voltaren®) Users in a United States Longitudinal Electronic Health Records Database
Amy Kenneally¹, Frédérique Bariguian², Richard Petruschke¹, Arlene Tave³, Jess Edison⁴, Nicholas M. Sicignano⁵ and Francis Barbone¹, ¹GSK Consumer Healthcare, Warren, NJ, ²GSK Consumer Healthcare S.A., Nyon, Switzerland, ³PharmaLex US Corporation, Fairfax, VA, ⁴Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, ⁵Health ResearchTx LLC., Prevose, PA
Background/Purpose: Diclofenac sodium gel 1% (DSG), a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is effective for the relief of osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the elbows, wrists,…
Abstract Number: 0748 • ACR Convergence 2020
Joint Space Narrowing Precedes Erosive Radiographic Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andreas Kerschbaumer¹, Gabriela Supp², Farideh Alasti¹, Josef Smolen² and Daniel Aletaha¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna,, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized through symmetric polyarthritis leading to joint destruction over time in many patients. Radiographic damage is…
Abstract Number: 1751 • ACR Convergence 2020
Forecasting Healthcare Utilization in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Machine Learning Predictive Model of Emergency Department Visits and Prednisone Initiation in a Single Tertiary Academic Center
Elston He¹, Eli Cornblath², Pratyusha Yalamanchi³, Alexis Ogdie², Joshua Baker² and Michael George², ¹Synovium, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Despite recent advances in therapy, 42% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) nationwide had moderate or high disease activity at their most recent visit.…
Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does the Autoantibody-Response Mature Between Presentation with Arthralgia and Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis? – a Longitudinal Serological Study
Fenne Wouters¹, Ellis Niemantsverdriet¹, Nazike Salioska¹, Annemarie Dorjée¹, René Toes¹ and Annette van der Helm - van Mil², ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Auto-antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are often present years before disease onset but their mere presence does not seem enough to induce RA. Several…
Abstract Number: 1812 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Blood DNA Methylation in a Multi-ethnic Cohort of SLE Patients
Cristina Lanata¹, Joanne Nititham², Kim Taylor², Sharon Chung², Laura Trupin¹, Patricia Katz³, Maria Dall'Era⁴, Jinoos Yazdany¹, Marina Sirota¹, Lisa Barcellos⁵ and Lindsey Criswell⁶, ¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁵UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ⁶Rosalind Russell/Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Cross-sectional studies have shown associations between DNA methylation differences in whole blood with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) status and outcomes such as lupus nephritis.…
Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2020
Antibody Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus Are Altered in the Pre-Clinical Period of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sabrina Fechtner¹, Heather Berens², Elizabeth Bemis³, M Kristen Demoruelle², Carla J. Guthridge⁴, John Harley⁵, Judith James⁶, Jess Edison⁷, Kevin D. Deane⁸, Jill Norris⁹ and V. Michael Holers², ¹University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³Colorado School of Public Health Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/Univ of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation;Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center;Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Edmond, OK, ⁷Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, ⁸2 Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Colorado, ⁹Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Viral infections, including infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), have been suggested as environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). EBV infections are known to…

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