ACR Meeting Abstracts

ACR Meeting Abstracts

  • Meetings
    • 2026 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • ACR Convergence 2025
    • ACR Convergence 2024
    • ACR Convergence 2023
    • 2023 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • ACR Convergence 2021
    • 2020-2009 Meetings
    • Download Abstracts
  • Keyword Index
  • Advanced Search
  • Your Favorites
    • Favorites
    • Login
    • View and print all favorites
    • Clear all your favorites
  • ACR Meetings

Abstracts tagged "physical function"

  • Abstract Number: 1903 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Does Limited Stair Climbing Lead to Poor Future Health? The Relationship Between Short-term Trajectories of Stair Climbing Frequency and Incident Slow Gait Speed over 1 and 2 Years in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis

    Jason Jakiela1, Yuqing Zhang2, Dana Voinier1, Thomas Bye1, Jennifer Copson1 and Daniel White1, 1University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA

    Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of functional limitation in older adults, and difficulty with climbing stairs is one of the first limitations…
  • Abstract Number: 0222 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Effects of Multi-Joint Osteoarthritis Phenotypes on Self-Reported Physical Function over 3.5 Years: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

    Amanda Nelson1, Carolina Alvarez1, Liubov Arbeeva1, Jordan Renner1, Virginia Kraus2, Duncan Lascelles3 and Yvonne Golightly1, 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Duke University, Durham, NC, 3North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

    Background/Purpose: To determine the differential effects of several literature-based definitions of multi-joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) on change in self-reported physical function in a community-based cohort.Methods: We…
  • Abstract Number: 0551 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Physical Performance as a Mediator of the Association Between Depression and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

    Alan Rathbun1, Elizabeth Stuart2, Michelle Shardell1, Trang Nguyen2, Alice Ryan1, Joseph Gallo2, Michelle Yau3, Megan Schuler4 and Marc Hochberg1, 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 3Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, MA, 4RAND Corporation, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Depression is common in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and leads to reduced physical function, which may mediate the effect of depression on pain. However, research…
  • Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations with Disease Characteristics, Body Composition, and Physical Functioning

    Patrick Gould1, Babette Zemel2, Elena Taratuta3 and Joshua Baker1, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 3University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to changes in body composition, including muscle loss and excess adiposity, which are in turn associated with physical disability.…
  • Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Oropharyngeal Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Results of a Monocentric Clinical Study

    Philipp Klemm1, Mirjam Wirths2, Ole Hudowenz2, Ulrike Hoffmann3, Ulf Müller-Ladner2 and Uwe Lange2, 1Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, 2Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 3Practice for Speech Therapy Ulrike Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Nearly 98% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are suffering from gastrointestinal involvement (Schmeiser et al. 2012). While in everyday clinical practice screening for…
  • Abstract Number: 1084 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Consumer-based Activity Trackers in Evaluation of Physical Function in Myositis Patients

    Didem Saygin1, Bonny Rockette-Wagner2, Chester Oddis3, Diane Koontz1, Siamak Moghadam-Kia1 and Rohit Aggarwal2, 1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic inflammatory conditions characterized by muscle weakness and reduced muscle endurance that limit activities of daily living. Daily step count…
  • Abstract Number: 1110 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Osteoarthritis-Related Knee Inflammation Measured by Ultrasound Is Associated with Performance-Based Measures of Function

    Holly Philpott1, Trevor Birmingham2, Ryan Pinto2, Dominique Arsenault2, Codie Primeau2, Edward Vasarhelyi3, Steven MacDonald3, Brent Lanting3 and Tom Appleton4, 1Western University, London, ON, Canada, 2Western University, London, Canada, 3London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada, 4The University of Western Ontario, LONDON, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Signs of inflammation in knee osteoarthritis (OA), including synovitis, are associated with worse clinical outcomes such as increased pain, risk of progression, and future…
  • Abstract Number: 1341 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis with Inadequate Response to Non-Biologic DMARDs Treated with Upadacitinib versus Placebo or Adalimumab: Results from a Phase 3 Study

    Vibeke Strand1, Philip Mease2, Enrique Soriano3, Mitsumasa Kishimoto4, Carlo Salvarani5, Nemanja Damjanov6, Jaclyn K Anderson7, Erin Blondell7, Patrick Zueger7, Christopher Saffore7 and Dafna Gladman8, 1Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, 3Department of Public Health, Instituto Universitario, Escuela de Medicina Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 5Rheumatology Units, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, 6University of Belgrade Medical School, Belgrade, Serbia, 7AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, 8Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are important when evaluating treatment benefits in PsA. We present an analysis of PRO data from the SELECT-PsA 1 study.Methods: SELECT-PsA…
  • Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes for Upadacitinib versus Placebo Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

    Vibeke Strand1, Filip Van den Bosch2, Roberto Ranza3, Ying Ying Leung4, Edit Drescher5, Apinya Lertratanakul6, Ralph Lippe7, Christopher Saffore6, Patrick Zueger6 and Peter Nash8, 1Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, 3Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil, 4Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 5Veszprém Csolnoky Ferenc County Hospital, Veszprém, Hungary, 6AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, 7AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden, Germany, 8School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Background/Purpose: The efficacy and safety of upadacitinib (UPA), a selective Janus kinase inhibitor, in patients with PsA is under investigation in Phase 3 clinical trials.…
  • Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Association of Frequent Knee Bending with Trajectories of Pain and Physical Function over 8 Years in Knee Osteoarthritis

    Jason Jakiela1, Dana Voinier1, Thomas Bye1, Maria Tukis1, Kiely Konyak1, Dylan Orloff1 and Daniel White1, 1University of Delaware, Newark, DE

    Background/Purpose: Frequent bending increases loading at the knee and is a risk factor for worsening knee pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Knee bending is…
  • 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: 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: 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: 1647 • ACR Convergence 2020

    An Oleuropein-based Dietary Supplement Improves Joint Function in Older People with High Knee Joint Pain

    Marie-Noelle Horcajada1, Maurice Beaumont2, Nicolas Sauvageot2, Madleen Saboundjian1, Laure Poquet1, Anne-Christine Hick3, Berenice Costes4 and Yves Henrotin5, 1Nestle Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2Nestle Research, Clinical Development Unit, Lausanne, Switzerland, 3Artialis SA, Liège, Belgium, 4Artialis SA, Liege, Belgium, 5University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 6-month intervention with an Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) standardized for oleuropein content…
  • Abstract Number: 0140 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Meaningful Within-Patient Change in WOMAC Domains in Patients with Moderate-To- Severe Osteoarthritis

    Philip G Conaghan1, Robert Dworkin2, Thomas Schnitzer3, Francis Berenbaum4, Andrew Bushmakin5, Joseph Cappelleri5, Lars Viktrup6 and Lucy Abraham7, 1Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and National Institute for Health Research Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 3Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Sorbonne Universite�, Paris, France, 5Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, 6Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, 7Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a disease-specific measure of osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms (pain and stiffness) and functional impairment regularly…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • Next Page »
Advanced Search

Your Favorites

You can save and print a list of your favorite abstracts during your browser session by clicking the “Favorite” button at the bottom of any abstract. View your favorites »

Embargo Policy

All abstracts accepted to PRYSM are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 6:00 PM CT on March 18. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].

Wiley

  • Online Journal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Permissions Policies
  • Cookie Preferences

© Copyright 2026 American College of Rheumatology