Abstracts tagged "physical function"

Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between Positive Emotions and Physical Function in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Burcu Aydemir¹, Jing Song², Lutfiyya muhammad¹, Dorothy Dunlop³, Rowland Chang¹, Wendy Marder⁴, Kevin Deane⁵, Clifton Bingham⁶, Vivian Bykerk⁷, Robert Edwards⁸, Judy Moskowitz¹ and Yvonne Lee⁹, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Worthington, MN, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can significantly impair physical function and quality of life. While physical symptoms such as joint…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2025
Chronic pain phenotypes in older adults: Identifying patterns of musculoskeletal pain and associated burden
Gillian Fennell¹, Sarah Tilley², Sayali Dhamne³, Robert Edwards⁴, Mary Gheller³, Angelo Demalia³, Margaret Clancy³, Michael LaValley⁵, Emelia J Benjamin³ and Tuhina Neogi⁶, ¹Boston University Medical, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Somerville, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁶Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over a third of older Americans experience chronic pain, typically occupying multiple musculoskeletal body sites. While number of pain sites (NPS) is often touted…
Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2025
Measurement Properties of a Shorter Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ-II) in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies
Sung-Ki Lee¹, Kristin Wipfler², Ethan Ritz³, Burcu Aydemir⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵ and Didem Saygin⁶, ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³Rush Research Informatics Core, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of autoimmune disorders characterized by chronic skeletal muscle inflammation leading to muscle weakness and limitations in physical…
Abstract Number: 1149 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Symptom State Demonstrates Validity for the Assessment of Disease Activity and Patient-reported Outcomes in Adults with SAPHO and Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis – A Longitudinal Response Profile Analysis in The SAPHO-CNO Study
Aleksander Lenert¹, Robyn Domsic², Jenna Thomason³, Melanie smith⁴, Petar Lenert⁵, Yongdong (Dan) Zhao⁶, Jonathan Templin¹, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin¹, Daniel Solomon⁷ and Polly Ferguson⁸, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Redmond, WA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Patient symptoms are important in the assessment of disease activity. The Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) is defined as the minimum symptom score beyond…
Abstract Number: 2102 • ACR Convergence 2025
Construct Validity of the Six-Minute Walk Test in Knee Osteoarthritis
Sivakami Mylvaganam¹, Ian stanaitis², Gillian Hawker³ and Lauren King³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ²Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) significantly affects physical function, making function a core outcome in OA research. The Osteoarthritis Research Society International recommends the six-minute walk…
Abstract Number: 1027 • ACR Convergence 2025
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists to Facilitate Weight Loss and Improve Disease Activity, Pain and Function in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: Real-World Evidence From the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Nick McCormick¹, Jingyi Zhang², Emily Holladay², Fenglong Xie³ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) such as semaglutide (SEM; GLP-1) and tirzepatide (TIR; GIP/GLP-1), were initially approved for type 2 diabetes management but…
Abstract Number: 2101 • ACR Convergence 2025
LEVI-04, a Novel Neurotrophin-3 Inhibitor, Demonstrates Clinically Meaningful Improvements in Pain and Physical Function across a Range of OA Outcomes, Including the Staircase-Evoked Pain Procedure (StEPP)
Philip Conaghan¹, nathaniel katz², Asger Bihlet³, Laus W Wullum⁴, Kerry af Forselles⁵, C Michael Perkins⁵, Bernadette Hughes⁶, Claire Herholdt⁷ and Iwona Bombelka⁸, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Rin Sof Innovation, Ltd, Boston, MA, ³NBCD A/S, Herlev, Denmark, ⁴Omicron A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Levicept, Sandwich, United Kingdom, ⁶Levicept, Ashtead, United Kingdom, ⁷Levicept Ltd, Ashtead, United Kingdom, ⁸Levicept, Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: When evaluating new osteoarthritis (OA) therapies, we need to understand their clinical meaningfulness. LEVI-04, a first-in-class p75 neurotrophin receptor-Fc fusion protein that primarily inhibits…
Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased Gait Variability at Preferred Walking Speeds is Associated with Increased Physical Activity Measures in People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Ogundoyin Ogundiran, Steven Garcia, Joy Itodo, Oiza Peters and Kharma Foucher, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often exhibit reduced physical activity levels and increased fall risk. Gait variability, specifically center of mass (COM) variability is…
Abstract Number: 2055 • ACR Convergence 2025
Construct Validity of Total Improvement Score (TIS) as an Endpoint for Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Multiple Patient-Centered Outcome Measures in Dermatomyositis
Anjana Chandrasekhara Pillai¹, Shiri Keret², Siamak Moghadam-Kia³, Chester V. Oddis⁴ and Rohit Aggarwal⁵, ¹PPCP, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Bnai Zion Medical Center, Atlit, Israel, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, United States of America, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Total Improvement Score (TIS), as defined by the ACR/EULAR myositis response criteria, is increasingly employed as a primary endpoint in clinical trials for dermatomyositis…
Abstract Number: 0446 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Balancing Act: The Interplay Between Resilience and Frailty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hannah Brubeck¹, Kylie Riggles¹, Adrienne Tanus¹, Nadine El-ayache², George Mount², Elizabeth Wahl², Courtney Loecker³, Jose Garcia⁴, Dolores Shoback⁵, Joshua Baker⁶, Patti Katz⁷, Ariela Orkaby⁸ and Katherine Wysham⁹, ¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System & University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ⁴VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA GRECC, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵San Francisco VA Medical Center & University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁸VA Boston Healthcare System & Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School & VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ⁹VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve and heightened vulnerability to stressors, occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health…
Abstract Number: 0170 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of General Physical Functioning, Valued Life Activity (VLA) Disability, and Use of Accommodations with Depressive Symptoms Among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Patti Katz¹, Laura Plantinga², Maria Dall'Era³, Kamil Barbour⁴, Kurt Greenlund⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, Corte Madera, CA, ⁴CDC, Alpharetta, GA, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Physical functioning (PF) is usually assessed generally in SLE rather than as difficulty performing specific activities, and measurements rarely incorporate accommodations (ACCs) that may…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Knee Strength and Pain Relate to Developing Stair Climbing Difficulty for Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jason Jakiela¹, Yvonne Golightly², Sydney Liles³, Judy Foxworth⁴ and Daniel White⁵, ¹Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ⁴Winston-Salem State University, Elon, NC, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of functional limitation in older adults, and stair climbing difficulty is often the first-reported limitation. Previous work…
Abstract Number: 0190 • ACR Convergence 2024
Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status by Neighborhood Deprivation in a National Sample of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Baljeet Rai¹, Jessica Fitzpatrick², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, Modesto, CA, ²University California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with SLE can experience significant declines in functional status (FS). The ACR has recently identified physical function as a high-priority domain in SLE…
Abstract Number: 0518 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sustained Patient Meaningful Outcomes of Pain and Fatigue Relief and Improved Physical Functioning with Filgotinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis
Rieke Alten¹, Bruno Fautrel², Philip G Conaghan³, Dick de Vries⁴, Margaux Faes⁵, Mercedes Piovesan⁶, Katrien Van Beneden⁷, Chris Watson⁸, Angelique E.A.M. Weel-Koenders⁹, Eugen Feist¹⁰ and Kurt de Vlam¹¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Schlosspark Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²INSERM, UMRS 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and Sorbonne University – Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Clinical Development, Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Biostatistics, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁶Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biopharma Spain SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Medical Affairs, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁸Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biotech Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁹Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Helios Clinic Vogelsang-Gommern, cooperation partner of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Gommern, Germany, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, and Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Quality of life for patients with RA can be severely impacted by pain, fatigue and impaired physical functioning.1 Filgotinib (FIL) has demonstrated early onset…
Abstract Number: 0680 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Correlates of Physical and Mental Health in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Data from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy (CONQUER) Registry
Ashima Makol¹, Isha Lamba², Dinesh Khanna³, John VanBuren⁴, Angela Child⁴, Jessica Alvey⁴, Shervin Assassi⁵, Elana Bernstein⁶, Flavia Castelino⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Luke Evnin⁹, Tracy Frech¹⁰, Faye Hant¹¹, Laura Hummers¹², Kimberly Lakin¹³, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina¹⁴, Yiming Luo¹⁵, Jerry Molitor¹⁶, Duncan Moore¹⁷, Carrie Richardson¹⁸, Nora Sandorfi¹⁹, Ami Shah²⁰, Ankoor Shah²¹, Brian Skaug⁵, Virginia Steen²², Elizabeth Volkmann²³ and Jessica Gordon²⁴, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ²New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Centre, New York, NY, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Stanford University, Woodside, CA, ⁹Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, ¹⁰Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ¹¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹²Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ¹³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁴University of Utah, Cottonwood Heights, UT, ¹⁵Columbia University, New York, NY, ¹⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁷Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ¹⁸Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹⁹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²⁰Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, ²¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²²Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²³University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, ²⁴Division of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Early years of Systemic sclerosis (SSc) are typically the period of peak disease activity and associated with greater pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, physical impairment,…

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