Abstract Number: PP25 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Denial of Spondyloarthritis to Becoming a Support Group Leader and Medical Doctor of Rheumatology: A Patient’s Perspective
Background/Purpose: From being a table tennis champion to getting into medical school, I thought my life was smooth sailing. But little did I know it…Abstract Number: 0073 • ACR Convergence 2022
Opioid and Pain Medication Prescribing by Rheumatologists for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries from 2013 to 2019
Background/Purpose: Prescription opioid medications are highly effective in managing acute pain, but their use for chronic pain remains controversial. The objective of this study is…Abstract Number: 0420 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Does It Mean – A Good Response to NSAIDs? A Systematic Comparison of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Controls with Chronic Back Pain
Background/Purpose: A fast response to NSAIDs is an important finding in the evaluation of clinical findings within the items comprising the ASAS classification criteria but…Abstract Number: 0546 • ACR Convergence 2022
COmparison of the Effect of Treatment with NSAIDs Added to Anti-TNF Therapy versus Anti-TNF Therapy Alone on Progression of StrUctural Damage in the Spine over Two Years in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (CONSUL): An Open-Label, Randomized Controlled, Multicenter Trial
Background/Purpose: There is some evidence that NSAIDs, in particular celecoxib (CEL), might possess not only symptomatic efficacy but also disease-modifying properties in ankylosing spondylitis (AS),…Abstract Number: 1492 • ACR Convergence 2022
Treatment with Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Is Associated with Retardation of Radiographic Spinal Progression in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: 10-year Results from the GErman SPondyloarthritis Inception Cohort
Background/Purpose: There are conflicting data regarding the effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) on radiographic spinal progression in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The analysis of the…Abstract Number: 1646 • ACR Convergence 2022
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Mortality with Opioids versus NSAIDs Initiation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Pain management is challenging in RA where ~60% of patients with well-controlled disease activity still experience bothersome pain. The opioid epidemic in the US…Abstract Number: 1673 • ACR Convergence 2022
Preconceptional NSAID Treatment Exposure Is Associated with a Significantly Longer Time-to-conception in Women with Spondyloarthritis: Analysis of the Prospective GR2 Cohort
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases and regularly affects women of childbearing age. However, there is limited knowledge about…Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics of Patients with Repeat Visits for Acute Gout at a University Hospital Emergency Department
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adults that results in high disease burden and health care utilization. The objective of the study…Abstract Number: 0058 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Anti-inflammatory Drugs on Intestinal Epithelial Damage and Bacterial Translocation in the Adjuvant-induced Arthritis Model
Background/Purpose: The intestine is no longer considered as an organ targeted by spondyloarthritis (SpA) but also an actor of the disease alongside environmental and immunological…Abstract Number: 0483 • ACR Convergence 2021
Frequent Use of Prescription Oral NSAIDs Among People with Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis Despite Contraindications to or Precautions with NSAIDs
Background/Purpose: Oral NSAIDs are recommended for OA management. However, many patients with OA have contraindications to NSAIDs or have comorbidities that warrant precaution. Because few…Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2021
Intra-articular Canakinumab (anti-interleukin-1β) for Treatment of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo and Naproxen-controlled Phase II Study
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disease associated with pain and functional impairment. There are few effective therapies, often limited by side-effects.1 This…Abstract Number: 0908 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluation of the Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug-Sparing Effect of Secukinumab in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Multicenter, Randomised, Double-blind, Phase IV Study
Background/Purpose: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat inflammatory back pain in patients (pts) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, an increased risk of side…Abstract Number: 0924 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis: 2-Year Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study with Open-Label Extension
Background/Purpose: The objective of this long-term analysis of the SELECT-AXIS 1 study was to report safety and efficacy of upadacitinib (UPA) in active AS through…Abstract Number: 0939 • ACR Convergence 2021
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use Is Associated with Disease Activity and Reduced Significantly in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors; Data from a Real Life Experience
Background/Purpose: Bacground: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is the first line treatment option in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients suffering from pain and stiffness. However there is…Abstract Number: 1447 • ACR Convergence 2021
Long-Term Effect of Prescription Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Regular Use on the Risk of a Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a primary treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). It is uncertain, however, whether regular use of NSAIDs affects the risk of…