Intra-articular injections of triamcinolone hexacetonide in rheumatoid arthritis : short and long-term improvement predictors

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OBJECTIVES: Identify good response predictors to intra-articular injection (IAI) with triamcinolone hexacetonide (TH).

METHODS: This study was carried out in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (American College of Rheumatology criteria) submitted to IAI (mono, pauci or polyarticular injection).

ASSESSMENT: A "blinded" observer prospectively evaluated joints at one week (T1), four weeks (T4), twelve weeks (T12) and 24 weeks (T24) after IAI. Outcome measurements included Visual Analogue Scale (0-10 cm) at rest, in movement and for swollen joints. Clinical, demographic and variables related to injection at baseline were analyzed according to IAI response.

RESULTS: We studied 289 patients with RA (635 joints) with a mean age of 48.7 years (±10.68), 48.5% of them Caucasians, VAS for global pain=6.52 (±1.73). Under univariate analysis, the variables relating the best responses following IAI (improvement > 70%) were: "elbow and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) IAI, and functional class II". Under multivariate analysis, "males" and "non-whites" were the predictors with the best response to IAI at T4, while "elbow and MCP IAI", "polyarticular injection", "use of methotrexate" and "higher total dose of TH" obtained the best response at T24.

CONCLUSION: Several predictors of good response to IAI in patients with RA were identified. The best-response predictors for TH IAI of long term were "apply elbow and MCP IAI" and "apply polyarticular injection".

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Revista brasileira de reumatologia - 55(2015), 3 vom: 06. Mai, Seite 216-22

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Infiltrações intra-articulares de triancinolona hexacetonida na artrite reumatóide: preditores de melhora a curto e longo prazo

Beteiligte Personen:

Furtado, Rita Nely Vilar [VerfasserIn]
Machado, Flavia Soares [VerfasserIn]
Luz, Karine Rodrigues da [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Marla Francisca dos [VerfasserIn]
Konai, Monique Sayuri [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Roberta Vilela [VerfasserIn]
Natour, Jamil [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Arthritis rheumatoid
Artrite reumatoide
Comparative Study
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Infiltração
Injection
Journal Article
Observational Study
Predictions
Prognósticos
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone hexacetonide
Triancinolona hexacetonida

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Date Completed 03.05.2017

Date Revised 03.05.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rbr.2014.08.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM244335516