The use of the OMERACT ultrasound tenosynovitis scoring system in multicenter clinical trials

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  • Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen
  • Østergaard, Mikkel
  • Esperanza Naredo
  • Annamaria Iagnocco
  • Ingrid Möller
  • Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
  • Frédérique Gandjbakhch
  • Lene Terslev

Objective: To test the sensitivity to change of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT) ultrasound (US) scoring system for tenosynovitis when applied in a multicenter design. Methods: RA patients with US-verified tenosynovitis were recruited when scheduled for treatment intensification. Tenosynovitis was assessed at baseline, and 3 and 6 months followup, using the semiquantitative OMERACT scoring system. Results: Expressed in median (25th; 75th percentiles), the overall greyscale and Doppler score decreased significantly from baseline at 4 (2; 7) and 3 (2; 6), to 6 months at 2 (0; 3) and 0 (0; 1, p < 0.01), respectively, and showed high responsiveness (standardized response mean = 0.8). Conclusion: The OMERACT US scoring system for tenosynovitis showed high responsiveness, supporting its use for diagnosing and monitoring tenosynovitis in multicenter trials.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Rheumatology
Volume45
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)165-169
ISSN0315-162X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • Omeract, Rheumatoid arthritis, Tenosynovitis, Ultrasonography

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