Abstracts tagged "Outcome measures"

Abstract Number: 701 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Skin Disease More Important to Women or Men in the Assessment of Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis?
Maqbool Sheriff¹, Michel Zummer², J Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, Proton Rahman⁴, Wojciech Olszynski⁵, Michael Starr⁶, Philip Baer⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Eliofotisti Psaradellis⁹, Cathy Tkaczyk¹⁰, Brendan Osborne¹⁰, Karina Maslova¹¹, Francois Nantel¹² and Allen J Lehman¹¹, ¹Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, NF, Canada, ⁵University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Section on Rheumatology, Ontario Medical Association/Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²19 Green belt Dr, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment of disease activity (PtGA) is a standard outcome measure used both in randomized controlled trials and in clinical practice to ascertain…
Abstract Number: 2669 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Persistency of Patient Reported Morning (AM) Stiffness in a Large US Registry Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Initiating New DMARD Therapy
Vibeke Strand¹, Robert J. Holt², Heather J. Litman³, Jeffrey D. Kent⁴, Hristina Pashova⁵, John T. Nguyen³ and Carol J. Etzel^6,7, ¹Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Portola Valley, CA, ²University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁴Horizon Pharma USA, Inc., Deerfield, IL, ⁵Axio Research, LLC., Seattle, WA, ⁶The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁷Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA
Background/Purpose: AM stiffness is a common yet under-appreciated symptom in RA. The longitudinal impact of AM stiffness has not been previously investigated. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 702 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Skin Disease More Important to Patients or Physicians in the Assessment of Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis?
Dalton Sholter¹, Proton Rahman², J Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, John Kelsall⁴, Regan Arendse⁵, Majed M. Khraishi⁶, S Shaikh⁷, William G. Bensen⁸, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁹, John S. Sampalis¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹¹, May Shawi¹², Susan Otawa¹³, Cathy Tkaczyk¹³ and Allen J Lehman¹², ¹Rheumatology Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rheumatology, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, NF, Canada, ³Medicine, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁶Nexus Clinical Research, St Johns, NF, Canada, ⁷Niagara Peninsula Arthritis Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁹JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ¹⁰McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹19 Green belt Dr, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient (PtGA) and physician (MDGA) global assessment of disease activity are standard outcome measures used in clinical practice and research to ascertain patient and…
Abstract Number: 2691 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Multi-Center Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials: Methodology for Optimizing Reliability of Acquisition and Real-Time Scoring
Veena K. Ranganath¹, Yossra Suliman^1,2, Jenny Brook³, David Elashoff³, Ami Ben-Artzi⁴, Cesar Olmos¹, Nabeel Borazan³, Thasia Woodworth¹ and Gurjit S. Kaeley⁵, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department, Assiut university, Faculty of Medicine,, Assiut, Egypt, ³Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) literature reports good reliability of scoring still images with training, but inconsistent reliability of scoring during acquisition, likely…
Abstract Number: 851 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does the Clinical Context Improve the Reliability of Rheumatologists Grading Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis?
Michael Hughes¹, Chris Roberts², Andrew Tracey¹, Graham Dinsdale¹, Andrea Murray¹ and Ariane L. Herrick¹, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Digital ulcers (DUs) are often a primary end point in SSc clinical trials, although the reliability of rheumatologists grading DUs is poor to moderate…
Abstract Number: 2961 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability and Validity of the Total Joint Count and Swollen Joint Count in Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
Jessica K. Gordon¹, Veronica J. Berrocal², Gandikota Girish³, Meng Zhang⁴, Chris Hatzis¹, Shervin Assassi⁵, Elana J. Bernstein⁶, Robyn T. Domsic⁷, Faye N. Hant⁸, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁹, Elena Schiopu¹⁰, Virginia D. Steen¹¹, Tracy M. Frech¹² and Dinesh Khanna¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁷Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹²Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Arthropathy and tendinopathy in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) contribute to disability and are associated with disease progression. Clinical trials in SSc sometimes include the tender…
Abstract Number: 1227 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discrepancies Between Registered and Published Primary Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sheila Lezcano¹, Saha Sajib², Ashley Fan³, Mohini Pathria³, Karina Marianne D. Torralba⁴ and Nasim A. Khan⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Internal Medicine, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, ³Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR
Background/Purpose: Selective outcome reporting may bias treatment effect estimates of clinical trials. Registration of clinical trials was established to improve transparency in their conduct and…
Abstract Number: 3208 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spinal Radiographic Progression in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Data from the DESIR Cohort
Sofia Ramiro¹, Désirée van der Heijde¹, Rosaline van den Berg², Victoria Navarro-Compán³, Antoine Feydy⁴, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino⁵, Damien Loeuille⁶, Maxime Dougados⁷, Monique Reijnierse⁸ and Pascal Claudepierre⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Paris Descartes University, Radiology B department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Cochin hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁸Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Rheumatology, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
Background/Purpose: The development of radiographic damage over time has been investigated in patients with AS, but not yet in early axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). We have…
Abstract Number: 1326 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Which Score to Use for Radiographic Damage Assessment of the Spine in (early) Axial Spondyloarthritis? Two-Year Data from the DESIR Cohort
Sofia Ramiro¹, Pascal Claudepierre², Rosaline van den Berg³, Victoria Navarro-Compán⁴, Antoine Feydy⁵, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino⁶, Damien Loeuille⁷, Maxime Dougados⁸, Monique Reijnierse⁹ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Paris Descartes University, Radiology B department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁷Rheumatology, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Cochin hospital, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁹Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Several scores have been developed to assess radiographic damage in AS. However, we do not know how they perform in early phases of the…
Abstract Number: 1597 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variability in Health Assessment Questionnaire Based on Type of Health Insurance Coverage and Rheumatology Practice
Jacqueline Stewart¹, Regan Arendse², Boulos Haraoui³, Michael Starr⁴, Denis Choquette⁵, Michelle Teo⁶, Dalton Sholter⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Eliofotisti Psaradellis⁹, Brendan Osborne¹⁰, Karina Maslova¹¹, Cathy Tkaczyk¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹² and Allen J Lehman¹¹, ¹Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, BC, Canada, ²University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ³Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal and University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal and University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²19 Green belt Dr, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose : Previous studies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have shown that patient socioeconomic status (SES) impacts patient prognosis. We hypothesized that public vs. private healthcare…
Abstract Number: 1891 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Parameters That Predict Worsening of Skin Thickness in Patients with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Masataka Kuwana¹, Minoru Hasegawa², Yucihiro Shirai¹, Osamu Ishikawa³, Hirahito Endo⁴, Fumihide Ogawa⁵, Daisuke Goto⁶, Shinichi Sato⁷, Hironobu Ihn⁸, Yasushi Kawaguchi⁹ and Kazuhiko Takehara¹⁰, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Dermatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan, ³Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Jusendo General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology, Doctoral Program in Clinical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁷Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, ⁹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰Dermatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa City, Japan
Background/Purpose: Skin thickness is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and its progression is associated with poor prognosis. The modified Rodnan total skin thickness score…
Abstract Number: 1904 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of the Mawdsley Calcinosis Questionnaire (MCQ) Version 1 – a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) for Systemic Sclerosis Related Calcinosis (SSc-Ca)
Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹, Kim Fligelstone², Evan Busman³, Angela Christensen⁴, Sophia Cenac⁵, Samara Khalique⁶, Andrew Aubin⁷, Veronika K. Jaeger⁸, Anne Mawdsley⁹, Jessica K. Gordon¹⁰, Randi Kaufman¹¹, Murray Baron¹², Virginia D. Steen¹³ and Tracy M. Frech¹⁴, ¹Tulane University Lung Center, New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Royal Free Hospital, Scleroderma Unit and Scleroderma Society, London, United Kingdom, ³Atlanta Scleroderma Support Group, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ⁵Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁶Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁷Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹Raynaud's & Scleroderma - Care and Support UK, Cheshire, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹¹Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center - School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, ¹²Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: SSc-Ca is a poorly understood vascular complication of SSc that usually related to extreme constant pain and infection/amputation risk for persons living with SSc-Ca…
Abstract Number: 383 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Low Is Low Disease Activity? an Analysis from a Prospective, Observational Registry
Edward C. Keystone¹, Boulos Haraoui², John Kelsall³, Carter Thorne⁴, Philip Baer⁵, William Bensen⁶, Denis Choquette⁷, Regan Arendse⁸, Dalton Sholter⁹, Niall Jones¹⁰, Algis Jovaisas¹¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹², John S. Sampalis¹², Francois Nantel¹³, May Shawi¹³, Allen J Lehman¹⁴ and Susan Otawa¹⁴, ¹Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³The Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁵Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ⁶St Josephs Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Dept of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹194 Main Street, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹²JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Composite measures of disease activity can facilitate clinical decision-making to achieve treatment goals, and treating-to-target has been shown to improve outcomes. Both CRA and…
Abstract Number: 384 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Classify Disease Activity States in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison of Patient Activity Score (PAS) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID)
Erin Carruthers¹, Noura AL Osaimi², Charles H Goldsmith³, Paul Adam⁴ and Diane Lacaille⁵, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ⁴Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/PurposeIn RA the target for treatment is clinical remission or minimal disease activity. Patient involvement in monitoring their disease activity could enhance treatment by providing…
Abstract Number: 58 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Does the Patient Global Assessment Mean for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis? A Post-Hoc Analysis of 223 Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Sandra Tälli¹, Adrien Etcheto², Bruno Fautrel³, Andra Balanescu⁴, Jürgen Braun⁴, Juan D. Cañete⁵, Kurt de Vlam⁴, Maarten de Wit⁴, Turid Heiberg⁴, Philip S. Helliwell⁴, Umut Kalyoncu⁴, Uta Kiltz⁶, Mara Maccarone⁴, Dora Niedermayer⁴, Kati Otsa⁴, Rossana Scrivo⁴, Josef Smolen⁴, Tanja Alexandra Stamm⁴, Douglas J. Veale⁷, Tore K. Kvien⁴ and Laure Gossec³, ¹Rheumatology, GRC UPMC Paris 06 University, Pitie-Salpétriere hospital, Paris, France, ²Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology, UPMC GRC08, Paris 06 University, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁷Translational Rheumatology Research Group, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Background/Purpose Patient global assessment (PGA) is one of the most widely used patient reported outcomes (PROs) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PGA should reflect the global…

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