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- Published online August 1, 2011.
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- RIEKE ALTEN,
- CHRISTOF POHL,
- ERNEST H. CHOY,
- ROBIN CHRISTENSEN,
- DANIEL E. FURST,
- SARAH E. HEWLETT,
- AMYE LEONG,
- JAMES E. MAY,
- TESSA C. SANDERSON,
- VIBEKE STRAND,
- THASIA G. WOODWORTH and
- CLIFTON O. BINGHAM III
- Address correspondence to Dr. R. Alten; E-mail: rieke.alten{at}schlosspark-klinik.de
- The OMERACT RA Flare Definition Working Group
- From Schlosspark Klinik, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany; Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK; The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark; University of California at Los Angeles Medical School, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Healthy Motivation, Bone and Joint Decade, Santa Barbara, California, USA; National Fathers’ Network, Seattle, Washington, USA; Stanford University, Portola Valley, California, USA; Leading Edge Clinical Research LLC, Stuart, Florida, USA; and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- R. Alten, MD; C. Pohl, MD, Schlosspark Klinik, Charité University Medicine; E.H. Choy, MD, FRCP, Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London; R. Christensen, MSc, PhD, Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital; D.E. Furst, MD, UCLA Medical School; S.E. Hewlett, PhD, RN, University of the West of England; A. Leong, President, CEO, Healthy Motivation; Spokesperson, Director of Strategic Relations, Bone and Joint Decade; J.E. May, Educator/Mental Health Consultant, Director, National Fathers’ Network (retired); T.C. Sanderson, PhD, MSc, University of the West of England; V. Strand, MD, Stanford University; T.G. Woodworth, MD, Leading Edge Clinical Research LLC; C.O. Bingham III, MD, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Woodworth and Dr. Bingham share senior authorship.
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- Abstract
- Why Define Flare in RA?
- Heterogeneous Signs and Symptoms of Flare
- The Critical Role of the Patient Perspective in Defining Flare
- Assessing Validity of a Flare Definition
- Considerations in Operationalizing a Flare Definition for RCT
- Is Remission Also Defined by the Absence of Flares?
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