Ultrasound in management of rheumatoid arthritis: ARCTIC randomised controlled strategy trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To determine whether a treatment strategy based on structured ultrasound assessment would lead to improved outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis, compared with a conventional strategy.

Design

 Multicentre, open label, two arm, parallel group, randomised controlled strategy trial.

Setting

 Ten rheumatology departments and one specialist centre in Norway, from September 2010 to September 2015.

Participants

 238 patients were recruited between September 2010 and April 2013, of which 230 (141 (61%) female) received the allocated intervention and were analysed for the primary outcome. The main inclusion criteria were age 18-75 years, fulfilment of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoi

SUBMITTER: Haavardsholm EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4986519 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature