Abstracts tagged "pain"

Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2025
Transcending barriers to pain care in rural America: a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of evidence-based, on-demand, digital behavioral treatments for chronic pain
Brennan Spiegel¹, Jeffrey Curtis², Yashar Eshraghi³, Maged Guirguis³, Beth Darnall⁴, Christine Rini⁵, Emily Holladay⁶, Mehra Muskaan¹, So Yung Choi¹ and Samuel Eberlein¹, ¹Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, ²Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Queensland Ochsner Medical School, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Evidence-based behavioral treatments for chronic pain are largely inaccessible, particularly to rural patients. This decentralized randomized controlled trial compared the effectiveness of two digital,…
Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Tirzepatide on Musculoskeletal Pain and High-Risk Analgesic Use Among Non-Diabetic Patients with Overweight or Obesity: A Propensity Score-Matched, Active Comparator, New User Study
Gregory Challener¹, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma², Natalie McCormick³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh³, Chio Yokose⁵, Sharan Rai⁶, Florence Porterfield⁷, Fatima Stanford⁸, Dong Wook Kim⁹, April Jorge³ and Hyon K. Choi¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁸Neuroendocrine Unit, Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁹Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ¹⁰MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Tirzepatide is a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist approved for weight loss in patients with obesity or body mass index (BMI) > 27 kg/m2 with…
Abstract Number: 0320 • ACR Convergence 2025
Transcriptomic profiling of the skeletal muscle of knee OA patients uncovers elevated glucocorticoid and GABA signaling as mediators of skeletal muscle dysfunction in advanced disease
Gina Many¹, Tyler Mansfield², Tyler Sagendorf³, Daniel Evans², Sameneh Farsijani⁴, Bret Goodpaster⁵, Lauren Sparks⁵ and NANCY LANE⁶, ¹Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, Richland, WA, ²California Pacific Medical Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, ³Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Translational Research Institute, AventHealth, Orlando, FL, ⁶University of California at Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Background/Purpose: Age-related declines in muscle mass and function are leading causes for hospitalizations and mortality in elderly individuals. The risk of developing knee osteoarthritis also…
Abstract Number: 2684 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multimodal Analysis Revealed Altered Brain Connectivity Patterns and Neuroinflammatory Processes in the Background of Difficult-To-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lilla Gunkl-Tóth¹, Gergely Orsi², Noémi Császár-Nagy³, Lili Duzsik⁴, Gábor Mátay⁴, Gábor Kumánovics⁵, Gábor Sütő², Krisztina Csókási², Szabolcs Takács⁶, Zoltán Vidnyánszky⁷, József Kun², Krisztina Takács-Lovász², Gellért Karvaly⁸, Róbert Farkas⁸, Anett Pintér⁸, Panna Királyhidi⁸, György Nagy⁸ and Zsuzsanna Helyes², ¹Semmelweis University, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, ²University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ³National University of Public Services, Budapests, Hungary, ⁴Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinic, Budapest, Hungary, ⁵University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary, ⁶Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁷Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, ⁸Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, 5–20% of patients experience persistent symptoms, particularly pain, and are classified as difficult-to-treat (D2T). Factors such as…
Abstract Number: 2093 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Acetaminophen Use with Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis: A Global Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Justin Riley Lam¹, Laith Alomari², Emmanuel Otabor², Michael Hamilton², Bal Subedi³, Maxim Barnett², Fabian Rodriguez Quinonez⁴ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Montogmery Hospital, Philadelphia, ⁴Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: Acetaminophen is widely recommended for osteoarthritis (OA) pain management due to its perceived safety profile. However, its long-term effects on clinical outcomes among older…
Abstract Number: 1736 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multi-Model Evaluation of the Impact of CD14 on Synovial Inflammation and Pain During PTOA.
Kevin Burt¹, Sanique South², Natalie Adamczyk³, Shingo Ishihara³, Vu Nguyen⁴, Robert Mauck⁴, Anne-Marie Malfait⁵, Timothy Griffin⁶, Rachel Miller⁷ and Carla Scanzello¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Oregon, Eugene, ³Rush University, Chicago, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵Rush University, Oak Park, IL, ⁶Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁷Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Soluble CD14, a co-receptor of inflammatory toll-like receptor signaling that is produced primarily by monocytes/macrophages, is present in synovial fluid in patients with OA…
Abstract Number: 1246 • ACR Convergence 2025
Myo Vs. Myo-fascial Injection for Myofascial Trigger Points. Is There Really a Difference? A Randomized Controlled Trial
seda yildiz¹, bugra ince¹ and Halil ibrahim candal², ¹izmir sehir hastanesi, izmir, Turkey, ²ızmir sehir hastanesi, izmir
Background/Purpose: Experimental and clinical studies suggest that fascial structures play a critical role in the pathogenesis and pain mechanisms of myofascial pain syndrome (MTrP). It…
Abstract Number: 1227 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Composition of Circulating Immune Cells is Associated with Nociplastic Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tyler Therron¹, Meghan Mayer², Cecilia Stumpf³, Gelis Galarcé Lugo⁴, Morgan Langereis⁵, Kathleen Aren⁶, Mary Carns⁵, Cally Mills⁵, Cheol Min Lee⁷, Vanessa Manada De Lobos², Carla Marie Cuda⁵, Yvonne Lee⁵ and Deborah Rachelle Winter⁸, ¹Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Northwestern University, Elmhurst, IL, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Zionsville, IN, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁷Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Over half of patients with RA report clinically meaningful pain, despite treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). While joint inflammation is a known cause…
Abstract Number: 0814 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pain Patterns in a Multicenter Randomized Trial of Early RA – Link Between Initially Sustained Joint Inflammation and Subsequent Non-inflammatory Pain Outcomes
Annie Brink¹, Johan Karlsson Wallman², Jon T Einarsson¹, Meliha Kapetanovic¹, Elisabeth Mogard¹, Elisabet Lindqvist¹, Carmen Roseman¹, Kristina Lend³, Merete Hetland⁴, Mikkel Ostergaard⁵, Kim Horslev-Petersen⁶, Dan Nordstrom⁷, Tuulikki Sokka-isler⁸, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁹, Gerður María Gröndal⁹, Marte Heiberg¹⁰, Espen Haavardsholm¹⁰, Michael Nurmohamed¹¹, Anna Rudin¹², Ronald van Vollenhoven¹³, Till Uhlig¹⁰, Jon Lampa¹⁴ and Tor Olofsson², ¹Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund, Sweden, ²Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam; Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE) and DANBIO, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁸Department of Medicine and University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Juväskylä, Finland, ⁹Landspitali University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹⁰Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade; Department of Rheumatology and Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁴Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Emerging data indicate an uncoupling between pain and inflammation during the RA disease course, and comorbid fibromyalgia – thought to stem from central pain…
Abstract Number: 0317 • ACR Convergence 2025
“No matter how great my doctor is, he hasn’t had a knee replacement, he doesn’t understand all that pain” Program Evaluation of the Moving Well Peer Coach Intervention for Total Knee Replacement
Cara Murphy¹, Sarah Young², Vanessa Madrigal³, Noelia Hernandez⁴, Daniel Garcia⁵, Yuliana Dominguez Paez⁶, Monika Safford³, Iris Navarro-Millan⁷ and Mackenzie Brown⁸, ¹HSS, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, Johnson City, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Weill Cornell, Brooklyn, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, ⁷Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY, ⁸Weill Cornell Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: Moving Well was a pre-habilitation peer coach intervention aimed at reducing levels of anxiety, depression, and pain among individuals undergoing total knee replacement (TKR)1.…
Abstract Number: 2683 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Genetic Risk for Pain Intensity with Longitudinal Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stevie Barry¹, Katie McMenamin², Austin Wheeler³, Bryant England³, Grant Cannon⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Gary Kunkel⁶, Katherine Wysham⁷, Beth Wallace⁸, Andreas Reimold⁹, Gail Kerr¹⁰, Isaac Smith¹¹, John Richards¹², Iris Lee¹³, Rui Xiao¹, Sylvanus Toikumo¹⁴, Henry Kranzler¹⁴, Rachel Kember¹⁴, Scott Damrauer¹⁴, Michael Levin¹⁴, Michael George¹, Ted Mikuls³, Joshua Baker¹ and Thomas Riley¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁸Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹⁰Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹³Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania / Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend the use of composite scores to evaluate disease activity in RA and inform a treat-to-target approach. It is recognised that patient-reported components…
Abstract Number: 2090 • ACR Convergence 2025
Don’t Throw Out X-Rays! Radiographic Osteoarthritis Severity is Prognostic for Onset of Frequent Knee Pain
Grace Lo¹, Julieann Patarini², Timothy McAlindon³, Charles Eaton⁴ and Jeffrey Driban⁵, ¹Baylor College of Medicine / MEDVAMC, Houston, TX, ²UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³UMass Chan School of Medicine, Arlington, MA, ⁴Brown University, Pawtucket, RI, ⁵University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Marlborough, NH

Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, a condition associated with substantial disability. Radiographic severity of OA is associated with the presence…
Abstract Number: 1735 • ACR Convergence 2025
Endocrine Disruptors Exacerbates Osteoarthritis Pain And Inflammation
Elise Herardot¹, Nadine Soliman¹, Audrey Pigenet¹, Ilana Slotine¹, Anni Herranan², Samia Bahieddine¹, Jean-Baptiste Fini², Olivier Tabary¹, Adeline Cambon³, Xavier HOUARD⁴, Francis BERENBAUM⁵, SELLAM JEREMIE⁶ and Alice Courties⁷, ¹Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, F-⁷⁵⁰¹² Paris, France, Paris, France, ²UMR ⁷²²¹, Phyma, CNRS–Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, ⁷⁵⁰⁰⁵ Paris, France, Paris, France, ³Department of Orthopedic, Trauma and Hand Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne University, ¹⁸⁴ Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, ⁷⁵⁰¹², Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, UMR_S⁹³⁸ INSERM /Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, PARIS, France, ⁵Sorbonne University/Inserm/AP-HP/⁴Moving Biotech, Paris, France, ⁶Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, F-⁷⁵⁰¹² Paris, France, /Rheumatology Department, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, ¹⁸⁴, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, ⁷⁵⁰¹², Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁷Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, F-⁷⁵⁰¹², Paris, France / Rheumatology Department, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, ¹⁸⁴, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, ⁷⁵⁰¹², Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects over 590 million individuals globally. Epidemiological data suggest that exposure to environmental pollutants, particularly endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as phthalates, PFAS,…
Abstract Number: 1247 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relation of Measures of Pain Sensitization to Widespread Pain
ZHIQIANG WANG¹, Sarah Tilley², Laura Frey Law³, Cora Lewis⁴, Michael Nevitt⁵, Kosaku Aoyagi⁶, Chunyi Wen⁷, Changhai Ding¹ and Tuhina Neogi⁸, ¹Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Boston University School of Medicine, Somerville, MA, ³Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, ⁷The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (People's Republic), ⁸Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Widespread pain (WSP) is thought to be related to alterations in nociceptive signaling such as pain sensitization. Whether pain sensitization predisposes to an increase…
Abstract Number: 1226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preliminary Findings in the Validation of the Modified Pain and Symptom Assessment Tool in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Daniella Schocken¹, Mark Connelly², Sabrina Gmuca³, Andrea Ramirez⁴, Mary Ellen Riordan⁵, Tracy Ting⁶, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck⁷ and Jennifer Weiss⁸, ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Tampa, FL, ²Children’s Mercy Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Diagnosing juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) in youth with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is challenging in the absence of a validated diagnostic tool. The Pain and…

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