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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
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Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐based Cartilage Segmentation Predicting Knee Replacement

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective For cartilage morphology to serve as a scalable endpoint in clinical trials, analyses should be performed automatically without human interaction. To clinically validate artificial intelligence (AI)‐based analysis, we studied cartilage loss from MRI prior to knee replacement.
Felix Eckstein, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh, Wolfgang Wirth   +3 more
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Placebo Analgesia in Rodents

, 2014
The placebo effect is a fascinating yet puzzling phenomenon which has challenged investigators over the past 50 years. Some researchers have initiated investigations of the effects of placebos in animals, and have shown that associative learning is a ...
Jian-You Guo, Fei Luo, Jin-Yan Wang
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Seasonal intermittent preventive treatment for the prevention of anaemia and malaria in Ghanaian children: a randomized, placebo controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Malaria and anaemia are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. We have investigated the effect of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine or artesunate plus amodiaquine on ...
Kweku Margaret, Liu Dongmei, Adjuik, Martin, Daniel Chandramohan, Greenwood Brian, Margaret Kweku, Binka Fred, Fred Binka, Binka, Fred, Chandramohan, Daniel, Mahmood Seidu, Liu, Dongmei, Dongmei Liu, Seidu, Mahmood, Martin Adjuik, Greenwood, Brian, Brian Greenwood, Kweku, Margaret, Seidu Mahmood, Adjuik Martin, Chandramohan Daniel   +20 more
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Beyond Visual Scoring: Computational Computed Tomography Analysis for High‐Resolution Computed Tomography–Based Quantification of Interstitial Lung Disease in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRDs). High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely considered the gold standard for the noninvasive assessment of ILD; however, its interpretation is constrained by substantial interobserver variability and the ...
Alexander Pfeil, Tobias Hoffmann, Ulf Teichgräber, Diane Renz, Denise Beckmann, Gunter Wolf, Nicole Schadewaldt, Bianca Lassen‐Schmidt   +7 more
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Elbasvir/Grazoprevir for HCV Infection in Russia: A Randomized Trial

Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2020
Konstantin Zhdanov,1 Vasily Isakov,2 Eduard Burnevich,3 Svetlana Kizhlo,4 Igor Bakulin,5 Vadim Pokrovsky,6 Liwen Liang,7 Peggy Hwang,7 Rohit Talwani,7 Barbara A Haber,7 Michael N Robertson7 1Military Medical Academy n.a. S.M. Kirov, St.
Zhdanov K, Isakov V, Burnevich E, Kizhlo S, Bakulin I, Pokrovsky V, Liang L, Hwang P, Talwani R, Haber BA, Robertson MN   +10 more
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A comparative study between the efficacy of systemic meglumine antimoniate therapy with standard or low dose plus oral omiprazole in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2008
Background & objectives: Pentavalent antimony compounds are the first line of drugs in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. However, because of their potential toxic effects, many investigations are performed to find an effective and safe treatment ...
M.A. Nilforoushzadeh, F. Jaffary, N. Ansari, A.H. Siadat, Z. Nilforoushan, A. Firouz   +5 more
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Testing for Placebo Effects Using Data from Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]

This paper proposes a test for the existence of placebo effects, as described by the so-called expectancy theory. This theory, which is the dominant medical theory of how placebo effects operate, posits that health outcomes rise in individuals' beliefs ...
Anup Malani
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Capitalizing on the placebo component of treatments [PDF]

, 2015
A placebo treatment is traditionally administered in a double-blind, randomized controlled trial to control for the ‘real’ effects of the treatment under investigation. In the present paper a broader view of the placebo is proposed, one in which the idea
Beedie, C., Hurst, P., Foad, A.
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Elevated liver enzymes is not an impediment to allopurinol dose escalation: an observational cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Routine liver enzyme monitoring is advocated while on allopurinol but supporting guidance is lacking. We assessed the incidence and factors associated with elevated liver enzymes in gout patients commenced on allopurinol. Methods 150 patients with gout and normal baseline serum aminotransferases initiated on allopurinol were followed ...
May Shuen Tang, Qai Ven Yap, Peter Pak Moon Cheung, Amelia Santosa, Gim Gee Teng   +4 more
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