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Gait Rehabilitation for Early rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT): lessons learnt from a mixed-methods feasibility study and internal pilot trial (2025)
Report
Hendry, G. J., Bearne, L., Fenocchi, L., Foster, N. E., Gates, S., Godfrey, E., Hider, S., Jolly, L., Mason, H., McConnachie, A., McInnes, I., Patience, A., Prior, Y., Sackley, C., Sekhon, M., Stanley, B., Vickers, J., Woodburn, J., & Steultjens, M. P. (2025). Gait Rehabilitation for Early rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT): lessons learnt from a mixed-methods feasibility study and internal pilot trial. NIHR

Background People with rheumatoid arthritis experience foot and lower limb pain due to active synovitis, resulting in impaired lower limb function. Earlier intervention may help with prevention of functional decline. The aims of this research were to... Read More about Gait Rehabilitation for Early rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (GREAT): lessons learnt from a mixed-methods feasibility study and internal pilot trial.

AB0359 Assessing depression in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis-how do different approaches compare? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hider, S., Ryan, S., Dale, N., Stanyer, N., Machin, A., & Chew-Graham, C. AB0359 Assessing depression in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis-how do different approaches compare?. Presented at EULAR 2017, Madrid, Spain

Background
Depression is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and negatively impacts on their quality of life and disease outcomes, including disease activity and treatment response. Several case-finding t... Read More about AB0359 Assessing depression in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis-how do different approaches compare?.

Gabapentinoid use and the risk of fractures in patients with inflammatory arthritis: nested case–control study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum (2024)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Daud, N., Bailey, J., Twohig, H., Hider, S. L., Mallen, C. D., Jordan, K. P., & Muller, S. (2024). Gabapentinoid use and the risk of fractures in patients with inflammatory arthritis: nested case–control study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum. BMC Medicine, 22(1), 575. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03774-5

Background: Gabapentinoids are increasingly prescribed in inflammatory arthritis (IA), despite no trial evidence for efficacy at managing pain in this population. Observational studies in non-IA populations suggest gabapentinoids are associated with... Read More about Gabapentinoid use and the risk of fractures in patients with inflammatory arthritis: nested case–control study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum.

A national survey of rheumatology telephone advice line support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives (2024)
Journal Article
Ryan, S., Hider, S., Tavernor, J., & Hassell, A. (in press). A national survey of rheumatology telephone advice line support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(3), Article rkae084. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae084

Lay Summary: What does this mean for patients? Telephone advice lines enable people with arthritis to contact their rheumatology team when they need guidance about managing their condition. Since the pandemic, demand for telephone support has increas... Read More about A national survey of rheumatology telephone advice line support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives.

The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope (2024)
Journal Article
Mercer, L., Abhishek, A., Kavirayani, A., Ahmed, A., Davidson, A., Foulkes, A., Jones, C., Nash, C., Rose-Parfitt, E., Dhillon, E., Zabate, G., Twohig, H., De Vere, H., Scott, J., Reynolds, J., Holmes, J., Hartley, K., Warrier, K., Nowak, K., Parsons, K., …Galloway, J. (in press). The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(3), Article rkae077. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae077

Lay Summary: What does this mean for patients? A revised guideline, produced by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), will provide up-to-date information about the safe prescribing and monitoring of the effects of non-biologic (or conventional... Read More about The prescription and monitoring of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

The Relationship Between Obesity and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in People with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (2024)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C. D., & Muller, S. (in press). The Relationship Between Obesity and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in People with Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(3), Article rkae081. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae081

Objective
To examine the association between obesity and patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) in a primary care-based cohort of people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).

Methods
The PMR Cohort Study recruited people with incident PMR from... Read More about The Relationship Between Obesity and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in People with Polymyalgia Rheumatica.

AB0228 GABAPENTINOID USE AND THE RISK OF FRACTURES IN PEOPLE WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS: NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK (CPRD) AURUM (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scott, I., Daud, N., Bailey, J., Twohig, H., Hider, S., Mallen, C., Jordan, K., & Muller, S. AB0228 GABAPENTINOID USE AND THE RISK OF FRACTURES IN PEOPLE WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS: NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK (CPRD) AURUM. Presented at EULAR 2024 European Congress of Rheumatology, 12-15 June. Vienna, Austria, Vienna

Background: Recent observational studies suggest gabapentinoids associate with an increased risk of fractures. The potential for confounding inherent to non-randomised studies of interventions, however, alongside th... Read More about AB0228 GABAPENTINOID USE AND THE RISK OF FRACTURES IN PEOPLE WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS: NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK (CPRD) AURUM.

E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hider, S., & Paskins, Z. (2024, April). E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Traditionally patients commencing disease modifying anti-rheumatic medications (DMARDs) attended a face to face consultation with a rheumatology nurse or pharmacist, to discuss benefits, concerns and safety monitoring. The pandemic ha... Read More about E006 Providing information on arthritis medication: a service evaluation.

P064 It’s a long time to wait: exploring the support needs of people with rheumatoid arthritis starting methotrexate (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Logan, S. J., Hider, S., Green, J., & Ryan, S. (2024, April). P064 It’s a long time to wait: exploring the support needs of people with rheumatoid arthritis starting methotrexate. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Methotrexate (MTX) is recommended as initial Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) therapy for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) but often takes several months to become effective. Little is known about the support needs o... Read More about P064 It’s a long time to wait: exploring the support needs of people with rheumatoid arthritis starting methotrexate.

P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, N., Partington, R., Hider, S., Butt, H., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., & Muller, S. (2024, April). P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common in older adults, causing severe pain and stiffness, particularly in the shoulder and hip girdles. A tapered course of glucocorticoids is recommended, but not always straightforward, with frequent... Read More about P185 Anatomical patterns of pain in primary care patients with polymyalgia rheumatica compared to the general population.