Abstracts tagged "pain"

Abstract Number: 1641 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinically Important Improvements in Patients with Osteoarthritis Treated with Subcutaneous Tanezumab: Results from a 56-Week Randomized NSAID-Controlled Study
David Hunter¹, Tuhina Neogi², Melvin Churchill³, Ivan Shirinsky⁴, Masanari Omata⁵, Alexander White⁶, Ali Guermazi², Robert Fountaine⁷, Glenn Pixton⁸, Lars Viktrup⁹, Mark Brown⁷, Christine West¹⁰ and Kenneth Verburg¹¹, ¹Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Arthritis Center of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, ⁴Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology, Novosibirsk, Russia, ⁵Ohimachi Orthopaedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Progessive Medical Research, Port Orange, FL, ⁷Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc., Morrisville, NC, ⁹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ¹⁰Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ¹¹Pfizer Inc, Groton
Background/Purpose: Subcutaneous (SC) tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve growth factor, was investigated for the relief of signs and symptoms of moderate-severe OA in…
Abstract Number: 1900 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Clinical and the Functional Impact of Central Sensitization on Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Feyza Nur Yücel¹ and Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz², ¹Marmara University School of Medicine PMR Department, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of central sensitization (CS) on axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients’ clinical and functional situation and quality of life.Methods: Subjects with axSpA…
Abstract Number: 0373 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medical Cannabis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Following Recreational Legalization: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
Emmanouil Rampakakis¹, Yoram Shir², John Sampalis¹, Martin Cohen², Michael Starr², Winfried Häuser³ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles², ¹JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ²McGill university, montreal, Canada, ³Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Recreational legalization of cannabis has influenced the medical use by patients. When only legal medical access was available in Canada, 4.3% of all rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 0811 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Opioid Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Sarilumab
Janet Pope¹, Amy Praestgaard², Hubert van Hoogstraten³, Melitza Iglesias-Rodriguez², Serge Perrot⁴, Yvonne Lee⁵, Anthony Sebba⁶ and Ernest Choy⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada, ²Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Paris Descartes University, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Arthritis Associates, Palm Harbor, Tampa, FL, ⁷CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Prescription opioids are routinely used in patients with RA. However, use of opioids should be minimized to prevent abuse and addiction. Chronic opioid use…
Abstract Number: 1224 • ACR Convergence 2020
Glucocorticoid Reduction in Different Profiles of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Treatment with Sarilumab
Esteban Rubio Romero¹, Alejandro Muñoz Jiménez², Rosalia Martinez Perez³ and Lara Mendez Diaz⁴, ¹VIRGEN DEL ROCIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, SEVILLE, Spain, ²H. U. Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla), Sevilla, Spain, ³Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, seville, Spain, ⁴Virgen del Rocío Hospital, sevilla, Spain
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid reduction in different profiles of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and sarilumab treatment. Real clinical practice studies are tasked with providing clinically relevant data…
Abstract Number: 1642 • ACR Convergence 2020
Observed Efficacy with Subcutaneous Tanezumab Is Early and Maintained in Patients with Osteoarthritis: Results from a 56-Week Randomized NSAID-Controlled Study
Tuhina Neogi¹, David Hunter², Melvin Churchill³, Ivan Shirinsky⁴, Masanari Omata⁵, Alexander White⁶, Ali Guermazi¹, Robert Fountaine⁷, Glenn Pixton⁸, Lars Viktrup⁹, Mark Brown⁷, Christine West¹⁰ and Kenneth Verburg¹¹, ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ³Arthritis Center of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, ⁴Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology, Novosibirsk, Russia, ⁵Ohimachi Orthopaedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Progessive Medical Research, Port Orange, FL, ⁷Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc., Morrisville, NC, ⁹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ¹⁰Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ¹¹Pfizer Inc, Groton
Background/Purpose: Subcutaneous (SC) tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve growth factor, was investigated for the relief of signs and symptoms of moderate-severe OA in…
Abstract Number: 1901 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Characteristics of Importance to Outcome in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Rikke Asmussen Andreasen¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Lars Erik Kristensen³, Kenneth Egstrup⁴, Vibeke Strand⁵, Hans Christian Horn⁶, Jimmi Wied⁶, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen⁷, Claus Aalykke¹, Inger Marie Hansen¹, Torkell Juulsgaard Ellingsen⁸ and Robin Christensen⁹, ¹Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Svendborg, Denmark, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³The Parker Institute Copenhagen Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁴Odense University Hospital Svendborg, Svendborg, Denmark, ⁵Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Spine Centre of Southern Denmark. Hospital lillebaelt, Middelfart, Denmark, ⁸Rheumatology Research Unit, Dept of Rheumatology Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark, ⁹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute/Odense University Hospital, Copenhagen F, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Despite better control of inflammation, many patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) still report pain, although they could be in remission. This suggests that in…
Abstract Number: 0405 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Activity and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Patients with Behçet’s Syndrome Who Achieved and Maintained Oral Ulcer Complete Response with Apremilast Treatment
Gülen Hatemi¹, Alfred Mahr², Mitsuhiro Takeno³, Doyoung Kim⁴, Melike Melikoğlu¹, Sue Cheng⁵, Sven Richter⁵, Michele Brunori⁶, Maria Paris⁵, Mindy Chen⁵ and Yusuf Yazici⁷, ¹Istanbul University‒Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School and Behçet’s Disease Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ³Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Yonsei University College of Medicine and Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, ⁶Amgen Europe GmbH, Rotkreuz, Switzerland, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, New York
Background/Purpose: Recurrent, painful oral ulcers (OU) are common symptoms of Behçet’s syndrome that can impact daily activities and impair quality of life (QoL) (Kokturk A.…
Abstract Number: 0899 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Provides Significant Improvement of Spinal Pain and Lowers Disease Activity in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: 24-week Results from a Randomized Controlled Phase 3b Trial
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Effie Pournara², Agnieszka Zielinska³, Asta Baranauskaite⁴, Alejandro Muñoz Jiménez⁵, Sanchayita Sadhu⁶, Barbara Schulz², Michael Rissler², Chiara Perella² and Helena Marzo-Ortega⁷, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ³Medycyna Kliniczna, Warszawa, Poland, ⁴Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania, ⁵H. U. Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla), Sevilla, Spain, ⁶Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ⁷The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: SKIPPAIN (NCT03136861) is the first randomized controlled study involving a biological disease modifying antirheumatic drug, with spinal pain as the primary endpoint as early…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2020
Curcumin: Prevalence and Perceived Efficacy in the Treatment of Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Neha Bhaskar¹, Lilian Otalora Rojas², Tara Jehu¹, Shazia Beg¹ and Neha Bhanusali¹, ¹University of Central Florida College of Medicine, orlando, ²University of Central Florida HCA Healthcare GME, Orlando
Background/Purpose: Ancient Eastern medicine has valued the Curcuma longa (turmeric) plant for its powerful medicinal properties. Curcumin is suggested to possess potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial,…
Abstract Number: 1644 • ACR Convergence 2020
Radiographic Exclusionary Findings During Screening for Three Phase III Trials of Subcutaneous Tanezumab in Patients with Moderate to Severe Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis
Ali Guermazi¹, Frank Roemer², Andrew Kompel¹, Luis Diaz³, Michel Crema⁴, Mark Brown⁵, Anne Hickman⁵, Glenn Pixton⁶, Lars Viktrup⁷, Robert Fountaine⁵, Aimee Burr⁵, Sarah Sherlock⁵ and Christine West⁸, ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Boston Veteran Affairs Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Paris, France, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc., Morrisville, NC, ⁷Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tanezumab is a nerve growth factor monoclonal antibody in development for osteoarthritis (OA). Following a clinical hold due to concerns around adverse joint events,…
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…

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