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Key clinical point: Almost one-third of patients with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had long-lasting unacceptable pain. Patients with a less inflammatory disease at baseline, in the form of lower swollen joint count (SJC), were at an increased risk for unacceptable pain at 5 years.
Major finding: Almost 49.1% of patients had unacceptable pain at inclusion, which decreased to 30.1% during the first year and remained unchanged thereafter. At 5 years, lower SJC (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per standard deviation, 0.61; P = .01) was a significant predictor of unacceptable pain.
Study details: The data come from an inception cohort of 232 patients with early RA with symptom duration of at least 12 months.
Disclosures: This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, and Lund University. Some of the authors declared receiving grants, personal fees, and lecture/consulting fees from and/or being an employee of or working as a medical advisor for various sources.
Source: Eberhard A et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02550-7.
Key clinical point: Almost one-third of patients with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had long-lasting unacceptable pain. Patients with a less inflammatory disease at baseline, in the form of lower swollen joint count (SJC), were at an increased risk for unacceptable pain at 5 years.
Major finding: Almost 49.1% of patients had unacceptable pain at inclusion, which decreased to 30.1% during the first year and remained unchanged thereafter. At 5 years, lower SJC (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per standard deviation, 0.61; P = .01) was a significant predictor of unacceptable pain.
Study details: The data come from an inception cohort of 232 patients with early RA with symptom duration of at least 12 months.
Disclosures: This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, and Lund University. Some of the authors declared receiving grants, personal fees, and lecture/consulting fees from and/or being an employee of or working as a medical advisor for various sources.
Source: Eberhard A et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02550-7.
Key clinical point: Almost one-third of patients with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had long-lasting unacceptable pain. Patients with a less inflammatory disease at baseline, in the form of lower swollen joint count (SJC), were at an increased risk for unacceptable pain at 5 years.
Major finding: Almost 49.1% of patients had unacceptable pain at inclusion, which decreased to 30.1% during the first year and remained unchanged thereafter. At 5 years, lower SJC (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per standard deviation, 0.61; P = .01) was a significant predictor of unacceptable pain.
Study details: The data come from an inception cohort of 232 patients with early RA with symptom duration of at least 12 months.
Disclosures: This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, and Lund University. Some of the authors declared receiving grants, personal fees, and lecture/consulting fees from and/or being an employee of or working as a medical advisor for various sources.
Source: Eberhard A et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02550-7.