Abstracts tagged "meta-analysis"

Abstract Number: 2475 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Fibromyalgia and Suicidal Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sikarin Upala¹ and Anawin Sanguankeo², ¹Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, ²Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain conditions are related poor overall health, economic burden, and mental disorders including suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SA), and completed suicides. Fibromyalgia…
Abstract Number: 2858 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for Psoriatic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ignacio-Alfredo Valerio-Morales¹, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo², Xin Pan³ and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor⁴, ¹Rheumatology, National Institute of Rehablitation, Mexico, Mexico, ²Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Department of Rheumatology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China, ⁴General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of phosphodiesterase (PDE) family enzymes is now recognized as target to develop new psoriatic arthritis (PsA) drugs. We conducted a systematic review to…
Abstract Number: 2873 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacological Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PSA): Systematic Literature Review for the Update of the EULAR Recommendations for the Management of PSA
Sofia Ramiro¹, Josef S. Smolen², Robert B.M. Landewé³, Désirée van der Heijde¹, Maxime Dougados⁴, Paul Emery⁵, Maarten de Wit⁶, Maurizio Cutolo⁷, Susan Oliver⁸ and Laure Gossec⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Cochin hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁵Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶EULAR Social Leagues, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology, Dept Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁸Independent Nurse Consultant, North Devon, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumatology, Pitié Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: As part of the update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of PsA, we performed a systematic literature review to assess the efficacy…
Abstract Number: 2908 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic and Screening Accuracy of Spot Urinary Protein-Creatinine Ratio Compared to Protein Content in a 24 Hour-Urine Collection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jorge Medina-Rosas¹, Kristy Yap², Melanie Anderson³, Jiandong Su² and Zahi Touma², ¹Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Library and Information Services, University Health Network, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To systematically review literature on the utility of spot urinary protein-creatinine ratio (PCR) as a screening test for proteinuria and its ability to accurately…
Abstract Number: 673 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Trial Design: Ways to Improve Positive Trials in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amy Miles¹ and Janet E. Pope², ¹Medicine, University of Western Ontario and U of Toronto, London, ON, Canada, ²St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recent SLE RCTs were examined and compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) RCT to suggest modifications to SLE RCTs that could improve the future success…
Abstract Number: 477 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Leflunomide Use Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Richard Conway¹, Candice Low², Robert J. Coughlan¹, Martin O'Donnell³ and John J. Carey¹, ¹Rheumatology, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland, ²Medicine, St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Clinical Research Facility, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
Background/Purpose Leflunomide is an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. An association between pulmonary adverse events, in particular interstitial lung disease, and leflunomide use has been…
Abstract Number: 2772 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Sarah Mackie¹, Gouri Koduri², Catherine L. Hill^3,4, Andrew Hutchings⁵, Richard J. Wakefield⁶, Bhaskar Dasgupta⁷ and Jeremy Wyatt⁸, ¹NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, York, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, ⁴Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁶NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom, ⁸Leeds Insitute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose ACR/EULAR provisional classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) incorporate musculoskeletal ultrasound of shoulder and hip (bursitis and synovitis given equal weight). Our objective was…
Abstract Number: 2537 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Accuracies of Sialography and Salivary Ultrasonography in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Young Ho Lee¹ and Gwan Gyu Song², ¹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²Div of Rheum, Dept of Int Medicine, Guro Hospital, Korea Univ College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose Ultrasonography (US) may come to replace conventional invasive examinations in clinical practice. However, the diagnostic accuracy of salivary US has not been clearly compared…
Abstract Number: 2501 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Indirect Comparison of Tocilizumab and Tofacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stacey Chang¹, Laura Sawyer¹ and Fred Dejonckheere², ¹Symmetron Limited, London, United Kingdom, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a recombinant, humanized, monoclonal antibody directed against the cytokine interleukin-6 receptor, and tofacitinib (Tofa) is an oral, synthetic, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug…
Abstract Number: 2433 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Ketoprofen Vs Ibuprofen and Diclofenac for Treating Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Fabiola Atzeni^1,2, Alessandra Monguzzi³, Elisabetta Grillo³, Luigi Lanata³ and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini², ¹V Giovanni Battista Grassi 74, Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy, ³Medical Department, Dompé SpA, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), describe symptoms such as pain and stiffness as important factors affecting their quality of life. The…
Abstract Number: 2443 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A New Meta-Analysis on Safety of Ketoprofen Vs Ibuprofen and Diclofenac: Risk and Benefit of Nsaids Beyond Efficacy Meta-Analysis
P. Sarzi-Puttini¹, F. Atzeni¹, Luigi Lanata², Alessandra Monguzzi² and Michela Bagnasco², ¹Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy, ²Medical Department, Dompé SpA, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for management of mild-to-moderate pain, chronic inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases. Among NSAIDs, ketoprofen, ibuprofen and diclofenac…
Abstract Number: 2420 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Assessment of Controlled Trials Evaluating Chinese Herbal Medicine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review
Xin Pan^1,2, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo², Pratibha Nayak³ and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China, ²Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴The Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is a mainstay in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China. We conducted a systematic review to appraise the…
Abstract Number: 2369 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Management of Perioperative Tumor Necrosis -á Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Susan M. Goodman¹, Indu Menon², Rie Smethurst³, Paul Christos⁴ and Vivian P. Bykerk¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY, ³Education - Academic Training, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY, ⁴Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor α inhibitors (TNFi) are widely used in patients with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) undergoing orthopedic surgery, yet its optimal perioperative management is…
Abstract Number: 2370 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Management of Perioperative Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Susan M. Goodman¹, Indu Menon², Rie Smethurst³, Paul Christos⁴ and Vivian P. Bykerk¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY, ³Education - Academic Training, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY, ⁴Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor α inhibitors (TNFi) are widely used in patients with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) undergoing orthopedic surgery, yet its optimal perioperative management is…
Abstract Number: 1074 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Jason J Lee¹ and Janet E. Pope², ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: We performed a meta-analysis investigating the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolisms (PE) in patients with inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and…

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