Abstracts tagged "outcome measures and randomized trials"

Abstract Number: 1508 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
How Well Are The Assessment Of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) / Outcome Measures In Rheumatology (OMERACT) Core Outcome Sets For Ankylosing Spondylitis Implemented In Randomized Clinical Trials? A Systematic Literature Review
Wilson Bautista-Molano^1,2, Victoria Navarro-Compán¹, Robert Landewé³ and Désirée van der Heijde⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia, ³Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) has selected a core set of variables to include as standardized endpoints in clinical trials and clinical…
Abstract Number: 2646 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Cost-Effectiveness of Tai Chi Mind-Body Exercise for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
John B. Wong¹ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Medicine/Clinical Decision Making, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Although fibromyalgia is associated with substantial annual direct medical and indirect productivity costs, the cost-effectiveness of treatments for fibromyalgia remains understudied. A randomized…