Research ArticleArticle
Longterm Effectiveness of Intraarticular Injections on Patient- reported Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis
Shao-Hsien Liu, Catherine E. Dubé, Charles B. Eaton, Jeffrey B. Driban, Timothy E. McAlindon and Kate L. Lapane
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2018, jrheum.171385; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171385
Shao-Hsien Liu
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
Catherine E. Dubé
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
Charles B. Eaton
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
Jeffrey B. Driban
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
Timothy E. McAlindon
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
Kate L. Lapane
From the Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence; Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Supported by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Project number 268201000020C-1-0-1 entitled TAS::75 0888::TAS to Charles B. Eaton). The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a public-private partnership comprising 5 contracts (N01-AR-2-2258; N01-AR-2-2259; N01-AR-2-2260; N01-AR-2-2261; N01-AR-2-2262) funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted by the OAI Study Investigators. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer Inc. Private sector funding for the OAI is managed by the Foundation for the NIH. This manuscript was prepared using an OAI public use dataset and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the OAI investigators, the NIH, or the private funding partners. S.H. Liu, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.E. Dubé, EdD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; C.B. Eaton, MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, and Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island; J.B. Driban, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; T.E. McAlindon, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; K.L. Lapane, PhD, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Address correspondence to S.H. Liu, Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. E-mail: shaohsien.liu@umassmed.edu. Accepted for publication March 29, 2018.
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Longterm Effectiveness of Intraarticular Injections on Patient- reported Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis
Shao-Hsien Liu, Catherine E. Dubé, Charles B. Eaton, Jeffrey B. Driban, Timothy E. McAlindon, Kate L. Lapane
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2018, jrheum.171385; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171385