Abstracts tagged "pain"

Abstract Number: 1960 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cost-effectiveness of Surgical and Non-Surgical Weight Loss Programs for Morbidly Obese Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Valia Leifer¹, Jeffrey Katz², Faith Selzer³, Tuhina Neogi⁴, Jamie Collins⁵ and Elena Losina², ¹The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Harvard Medical School / The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Amesbury, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Growing numbers of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients are morbidly obese (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2). Evolving evidence suggests weight reduction may delay the structural progression…
Abstract Number: 0438 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pharmacist-Led Multidisciplinary Approach to Opioid Tapering in a Large Private Rheumatology Practice
Jessica Farrell¹, Mitchell Miller¹, Kelsey Hennig², Kelley Powers³, Sooyeon Kwon⁴, Denae Moyer⁵, Kathryn French⁵, Angela Citta⁵ and Jacqueline Cleary¹, ¹Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, ²Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New Lebanon, NY, ³The Center for Rheumatology, Delanson, NY, ⁴Albany Stratton VA Hospital, Loudonville, NY, ⁵Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany
Background/Purpose: With the evolution of DMARDs, the need for opioids in the treatment of rheumatic diseases has decreased. However, rheumatology professionals are often presented with…
Abstract Number: 0940 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Patients with Inflammatory Arthritides Central Pain Sensitization Is Strictly Associated with Functional Disability
Giovanni Adami¹, Angelo Fassio¹, Elisabetta Gerratana², Alessandro Giollo¹, Camilla Benini¹, Luca Idolazzi¹, Elisabetta Vantaggiato¹, Davide Gatti¹ and Maurizio Rossini¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Background/Purpose: Long-term nociceptive pain, as in inflammatory arthritides, can cause Central Sensitization (CS) to pain. CS Inventory (CSI) is a validated screening instrument for clinicians to…
Abstract Number: 1234 • ACR Convergence 2020
Noninflammatory Pain Is a Frequent Phenomenon in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Responds Well to Treatment with Sarilumab
Ernest Choy¹, Vivian Bykerk², Yvonne Lee³, Gregory St John⁴, Hubert van Hoogstraten⁵, Kerri Ford⁶, Amy Praestgaard⁶ and Anthony Sebba⁷, ¹CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁷Arthritis Associates, Palm Harbor, Tampa, FL
Background/Purpose: Inflammation is a key driver of pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, in some patients the level of pain exceeds what would be expected…
Abstract Number: 1645 • ACR Convergence 2020
Placebo Group Responses in Clinical Trials of Patients with Osteoarthritis: Data from the Tanezumab Development Program
Luana Colloca¹, Robert Dworkin², John Farrar³, Leslie Tive⁴, Ed Whalen⁵, Jerry Yang⁴, Lars Viktrup⁶, Mark Brown⁷, Christine West⁷ and Kenneth Verburg⁸, ¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, ²University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton
Background/Purpose: The level of placebo group response in clinical trials for chronic pain conditions is a concern for the development of novel analgesics1. Here, we…
Abstract Number: 1968 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cathepsin S Gene Expression Measured in the Peripheral Blood of Osteoarthritic Patients Prior to Surgery as a Biomarker of Post-operative Pain Development
Elena Tchetina¹, Kseniya Glemba¹, Galina Markova¹, Maksim Makarov¹ and Aleksandr Lila¹, ¹Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic rheumatic disease, which involves pain, limited inflammation, and local destruction of the knee joint. OA pain is a major…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2020
National Variation and Factors Associated with Long-term Opioid Use for Non-cancer Pain in the First Year of Use
Meghna Jani¹, Belay Yimer¹, Therese Sheppard¹, Mark Lunt¹ and William Dixon¹, ¹Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Physician prescribing behaviour has been described as a key driver of rising opioid prescriptions and long-term opioid use. However, the effect of prescribers requires…
Abstract Number: 0942 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Medical Cannabis by Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis², Yoram Shir¹, John Sampalis², Martin Cohen¹, Michael Starr¹ and Winfried Häuser³, ¹McGill University, montreal, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ³Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Treatment strategies for chronic widespread pain (CWP)/fibromyalgia (FM) are imperfect with only a modest effect from medications. Due to the many symptoms experienced by…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pain and Other Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Did or Did Not Achieve Treatment Response Based on Improvement in Swollen Joints in Tocilizumab Clinical Trials
Anthony Sebba¹, Jian Han² and Shalini V. Mohan², ¹Arthritis Associates, Palm Harbor, Tampa, FL, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Recent data suggest that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pain may be noninflammatory and inflammatory, and improvement in pain scores and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may…
Abstract Number: 1646 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in Adults with Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) at Increased Risk for NSAID-related Adverse Events
Jayeshkumar Patel¹, Wenhui Wei², Raveendhara Bannuru³, Ravi Iyer⁴, Nazneen Fatima Shaikh¹, Traci LeMasters¹, Chibuzo Iloabuchi¹, Degang Wang² and Usha Sambamoorthi¹, ¹West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, ²Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, West Chester, PA
Background/Purpose: NSAIDs are commonly used for OA pain, but the benefits of pain relief must be carefully weighed against the potential risk for gastrointestinal (GI),…
Abstract Number: 1972 • ACR Convergence 2020
NGF-Responsive Neurons Are Sensitized in Experimental Osteoarthritis
Rachel Miller¹, Shingo Ishihara¹, Alia Obeidat¹ and Anne-Marie Malfait¹, ¹Rush University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Nerve growth factor (NGF) is under investigation as a promising target for osteoarthritis (OA) pain. NGF exerts its potent pro-algesic effects through sensitization of…
Abstract Number: 0537 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hip Abductor Strength and Its Association with New or Worsening Knee Pain: The MOST Study
Cara Lewis¹, Neil Segal², Joshua Stefanik³, Xiaoyang Chen⁴, Glenn Williams⁵, Michael Nevitt⁶, Cora Lewis⁷ and David Felson⁸, ¹Boston University, Brookline, MA, ²University of Kansas Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, ³Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁷University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hip abductors are important for controlling pelvic orientation and rotation of the femur during gait, both of which affect knee mechanics. Thus hip abductor…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2020
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Meta-analysis
Nouran Eshak¹, Wasawat Vutthikraivit¹, Asmaa Beltagy² and John Pixley³, ¹Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, ²Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, alexandria, egypt, Egypt, ³Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder prevalent in about 3% of the population, mostly in females. A common complaint is non-restorative sleep. Obstructive sleep…
Abstract Number: 1243 • ACR Convergence 2020
Self-reported Fatigue in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Associated with an Objective Decline in Physical Performance and Symptoms of Pain and Depression
Roeland Prak¹, Suzanne Arends², Greetje van Zuiden¹, Frans Kroese¹, Hendrika Bootsma¹ and Inge Zijdewind¹, ¹University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University Medical Centre Groningen and Medical centre Leeuwarden, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a major complaint in autoimmune diseases including primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). For many pSS patients, fatigue is their most dominant and disabling…
Abstract Number: 1650 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Double-Blind Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee Using Mobile Devices
Joshua Baker¹, Mitesh Patel¹, Tuhina Neogi², Keith Robinson³, Alexis Ogdie¹ and Carla Scanzello¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The value of intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) has recently been called into question. Variability in clinical trial design…

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