All Outputs (175)

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.

OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hider, S., & Hassell, A. (2024, April). OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Telephone advicelines (TALs) are a core feature of rheumatology services and highly valued by patients for providing clinical advice and support. The demand for TALs has increased since the pandemic, placing pressure on current capaci... Read More about OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives.

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.

P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Muller, S., Belcher, J., Hider, S., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2024, April). P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?. 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. Glucocorticoids treatment generally focusses on reducing pain and stiffness, but there are other... Read More about P187 Fatigue in people with polymyalgia rheumatica: a key unmet need?.

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.

E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cox, N., Kettle, C., Wang, H., Dutta, S., Packham, J., Galloway, J., Hill, J., Muller, S., Hider, S., Paskins, Z., Bullock, L., & Scott, I. C. (2024, April). E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) assessing disease activity, function, pain, and quality of life can facilitate innovative inflammatory arthritis (IA) care, such as automating patient-initiated follow-up. This mix... Read More about E041 Feasibility and acceptability of electronic patient reported outcome measures in the routine care of people with inflammatory arthritis: Haywood Arthritis Portal study.

P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A. V., Eng, S., Mackie, S. L., Scrafton, N., Hider, S., Tan, A. L., McClean, C., Barber, J., Gundle, J., Lonsdale, M., & Baxter, M. (2024, April). P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims People with PMR report experiencing pain, stiffness and weakness, often impacting everyday tasks. Many fear exercise will exacerbate symptoms and need reassurance that exercise is helpful and not harmful. However, no PMR-specific, exe... Read More about P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals.

Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
Gray, L., Bullock, L., Chew-Graham, C. A., Jinks, C., Paskins, Z., & Hider, S. (in press). Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2024.0011. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0011

People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs) are at high risk of developing other conditions including cardiovascular disease and mood disorders. To explore perspectives of people with IRCs and healthcare practitioners (HCPs) on the con... Read More about Reviews for multimorbidity risk in people with inflammatory conditions: a qualitative study..

Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial (2024)
Journal Article
Cope, A. P., Jasenecova, M., Vasconcelos, J. C., Filer, A., Raza, K., Qureshi, S., D'Agostino, M. A., McInnes, I. B., Isaacs, J. D., Pratt, A. G., Fisher, B. A., Buckley, C. D., Emery, P., Ho, P., Buch, M. H., Ciurtin, C., van Schaardenburg, D., Huizinga, T., Toes, R., Georgiou, E., …Quick, V. (2024). Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial. The Lancet, 403(10429), 838-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2823%2902649-1

The information required by people with inflammatory arthritis to take methotrexate: a mixed-methods systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Logan, S. J., Hider, S., Green, J., & Ryan, S. J. (in press). The information required by people with inflammatory arthritis to take methotrexate: a mixed-methods systematic review. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae055

Objectives This mixed-methods systematic review aimed to identify and synthesize knowledge of the characteristics, content, and preferred format of information to support people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) to take methotrexate. Methods A literat... Read More about The information required by people with inflammatory arthritis to take methotrexate: a mixed-methods systematic review.

Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment on COVID-19 vaccine response in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (VROOM study): a randomised, open label, superiority trial (2023)
Journal Article
Abhishek, A., Peckham, N., Pade, C., Gibbons, J. M., Cureton, L., Francis, A., Barber, V., Williams, J. A. E., Appelbe, D., Eldridge, L., Julier, P., Altmann, D. M., Bluett, J., Brooks, T., Coates, L. C., Rombach, I., Semper, A., Otter, A., Valdes, A. M., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S., …Jones, C. (2024). Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment on COVID-19 vaccine response in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (VROOM study): a randomised, open label, superiority trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 6(2), e92-e104. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913%2823%2900298-9

How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey (2023)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Roddy, E., Solis-Trapala, I., Cornwall, N., Jinks, C., Abhishek, A., Bukhari, M., Galloway, J., Goodson, N., Jowett, S., & Hider, S. (in press). How do clinicians prescribe bridging glucocorticoids in people starting or escalating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a service evaluation survey. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(3), Article rkad102. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad102

Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Jordan, K. P., Twohig, H., Whittle, R., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Mallen, C. D., & Bailey, J. (2023). Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, Article kead463. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead463

Despite little evidence that analgesics are effective in inflammatory arthritis (IA), studies report substantial opioid prescribing. The extent this applies to other analgesics is uncertain. We undertook a comprehensive evaluation of analgesic prescr... Read More about Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: Observational Studies in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.