A meta-analysis of controlled clinical studies with diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis

B Rintelen, K Neumann, BF Leeb - Archives of internal Medicine, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background This systematic meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials with diacerein
was performed to provide an evidence-based assessment of its symptomatic efficacy in the …

Disease activity score-28 values differ considerably depending on patient's pain perception and sex.

…, PM Haindl, A Maktari, T Nothnagl, B Rintelen - The Journal of …, 2007 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine if the Disease Activity Index including a 28-joint count (DAS28) is
equally applicable for the total population with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Five …

Patient-centered rheumatoid arthritis disease activity assessment by a modified RADAI

…, PM Haindl, A Maktari, T Nothnagl, B Rintelen - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties and validity of a modified version of the
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI) without joint counts in order to facilitate …

Improving inflammatory arthritis management through tighter monitoring of patients and the use of innovative electronic tools

…, B Leeb, K Puolakka, A Ravelli, B Rintelen… - RMD open, 2016 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Treating to target by monitoring disease activity and adjusting therapy to attain remission or
low disease activity has been shown to lead to improved outcomes in chronic rheumatic …

Disease activity measurement of rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of the simplified disease activity index (SDAI) and the disease activity score including 28 joints …

…, A Maktari, T Nothnagl, B Rintelen - Arthritis Care & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the reliability and congruency of the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)
compared with the Disease Activity Score including 28 joints (DAS28) in daily practice. …

The polymyalgia rheumatica activity score in daily use: proposal for a definition of remission

BF Leeb, B Rintelen, J Sautner… - Arthritis Care & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To confirm the reliability and applicability of the Polymyalgia Rheumatica Disease
Activity Score (PMR‐AS), and to establish a threshold for remission. Methods First, 78 …

Intravenous application of omega‐3 fatty acids in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. The ORA‐1 trial. An open pilot study

BF Leeb, J Sautner, I Andel, B Rintelen - Lipids, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this work was to assess the therapeutic efficacy and to lerability of intravenously
applied n‐3‐PUFA in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thirty‐four patients …

Comparison of three rheumatoid arthritis disease activity scores in clinical routine

B Rintelen, J Sautner, PM Haindl, I Andel… - Scandinavian journal …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To evaluate whether the revised disease activity cut-off values for the Simplified
Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) are in …

The Disease Activity Score in 28 joints in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis patients

…, C Fassl, T Nothnagl, B Rintelen - Arthritis Care & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the factorial structure of the Disease Activity Score including a 28‐joint
count (DAS28) if applied in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…

A comparison of patient questionnaires and composite indexes in routine care of rheumatoid arthritis patients

…, HTH Mai, PM Haindl, C Deutsch, B Rintelen - Joint Bone Spine, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the agreement between the Routine Assessment of Patient Index
Data 3 (RAPID-3) and a modified version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (…