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/></a></div><div class="bkr_bib"><h1 id="_NBK577152_"><span itemprop="name">Ultrasound monitoring</span></h1><div class="subtitle">Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: diagnosis and management</div><p><b>Evidence review I</b></p><p><i>NICE Guideline, No. 100</i></p><p class="contrib-group"><h4>Authors</h4><span itemprop="author">National Guideline Centre (UK)</span>.</p><div class="half_rhythm">London: <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk" ref="pagearea=meta&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=publisher"><span itemprop="publisher">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)</span></a>; <span itemprop="datePublished">2018 Jul</span>.<div class="small">ISBN-13: <span itemprop="isbn">978-1-4731-3003-6</span></div></div><div><a href="/books/about/copyright/">Copyright</a> &#x000a9; NICE 2018.</div></div><div class="bkr_clear"></div></div><div id="chi1"><h2 id="_chi1_">1. Ultrasound monitoring</h2><div id="chi1.s1"><h3>1.1. Review questions</h3><p>
<b>In adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), what is the added value
of monitoring disease activity with ultrasound?</b>
</p><p>
<b>In adults with poor prognosis rheumatoid arthritis, what is the
added value of monitoring disease activity with
ultrasound?</b>
</p></div><div id="chi1.s2"><h3>1.2. Introduction</h3><p>Structural damage can happen quickly in rheumatoid arthritis if
inflammation is not efficiently suppressed. The widespread use of
strategies that aim for clinical remission or low disease activity has
significantly improved the prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis. However,
progressive bone erosion and relapses can still occur even in clinical
remission.</p><p>Ultrasound can detect subclinical synovitis, but it is not known whether
the use of ultrasound as part of routine monitoring results in improved
patient outcomes.</p></div><div id="chi1.s3"><h3>1.3. PICO table</h3><p>For full details, see the review protocol in <a href="#pti.appa">Appendix A</a>.</p><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 1" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab1" rid-ob="figobchi1tab1"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab1/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab1/?report=previmg" alt="Table 1. PICO characteristics of clinical effectivenss review." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab1">Table 1</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">PICO characteristics of clinical effectivenss review. </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 2" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab2" rid-ob="figobchi1tab2"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab2/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab2/?report=previmg" alt="Table 2. PICO characteristics of prognostic question." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab2">Table 2</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">PICO characteristics of prognostic question. </p></div></div><p>This review sought to investigate clinical assessment plus ultrasound
using 2 components. Firstly the review sought out randomised cotrolled
trials comparing monitoring with clinical assessment combined with
ultrasound versus monitoring via clinical assessment alone. The outcomes
would give a comparison of the clinical affectiveness of the monitoring
mthods.</p><p>The second component assessed the prognostic value of monitoring to
predict the outcomes of interest. The prognostic factors of interest
encompassed clinical assessment and ultrasound through measurement of
disease activity and ultrasound variables. Multivariate analysis was
utilised to assess whether single factors involved in the assessment
were independently associated with the outcomes of interest. Factors
such as tender joint count, swollen joint count, pain, C-reactive
protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and anti-CCP are
measures utilised in disease assessment so they have been reported as
factors in the evidence.</p></div><div id="chi1.s4"><h3>1.4. Methods and process</h3><p>This evidence review was developed using the methods and process
described in Developing NICE guidelines: the manual.[ref to be added]
Methods specific to this review question are described in the review
protocol in <a href="#pti.appa">appendix A</a>.</p><p>Declarations of interest were recorded according to NICE&#x02019;s 2014
conflicts of interest policy.</p></div><div id="chi1.s5"><h3>1.5. Clinical evidence</h3><div id="chi1.s5.1"><h4>1.5.1. Included studies</h4><p>A search was conducted for randomised controlled trials and
systematic reviews of these study types in the first instance.
However as evidence was limited, prospective prognostic cohort
studies were also searched for.</p><p>One randomised controlled trial and 5 prognostic studies were
included in the review; they are summarised in <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 3</a> and <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 4</a> below. Evidence
from these studies is summarised in the clinical evidence summaries
below (see <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 6</a>,
<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 7</a>, <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 8</a>, <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 9</a>, <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 10</a> and <a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item">Table 11</a>).</p><p>See also the study selection flow chart in <a href="#pti.appc">appendix C</a>, study evidence tables in <a href="#pti.appd">appendix D</a>, forest plots in
<a href="#pti.appe">appendix E</a> and GRADE
tables in <a href="#pti.apph">appendix H</a>.</p></div><div id="chi1.s5.2"><h4>1.5.2. Excluded studies</h4><p>See the excluded studies list in <a href="#pti.appi">appendix I</a>.</p></div><div id="chi1.s5.3"><h4>1.5.3. Summary of clinical studies included in the evidence
review</h4><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab3"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab3/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 3" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab3" rid-ob="figobchi1tab3"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab3/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab3/?report=previmg" alt="Table 3. Summary of randomised controlled trials included in the evidence review." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab3"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab3/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab3">Table 3</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Summary of randomised controlled trials included in the
evidence review. </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab4"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab4/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 4" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab4" rid-ob="figobchi1tab4"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab4/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab4/?report=previmg" alt="Table 4. Summary of prospective cohort prognostic studies included in the evidence review." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab4"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab4/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab4">Table 4</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Summary of prospective cohort prognostic studies included
in the evidence review. </p></div></div><p>See <a href="#pti.appd">appendix D</a> for full
evidence tables.</p></div><div id="chi1.s5.4"><h4>1.5.4. Quality assessment of clinical studies included in the evidence
review</h4><div id="chi1.s5.4.1"><h5>1.5.4.1. RCTs</h5><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab5"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab5/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 5" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab5" rid-ob="figobchi1tab5"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab5/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab5/?report=previmg" alt="Table 5. Clinical evidence summary: clinical assessment and ultrasound versus clinical assessment alone." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab5"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab5/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab5">Table 5</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary: clinical assessment and
ultrasound versus clinical assessment alone. </p></div></div></div><div id="chi1.s5.4.2"><h5>1.5.4.2. Prognostic studies</h5><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab6"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab6/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 6" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab6" rid-ob="figobchi1tab6"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab6/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab6/?report=previmg" alt="Table 6. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: MRI erosive progression (dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab6"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab6/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab6">Table 6</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: MRI erosive
progression (dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year). </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab7"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab7/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 7" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab7" rid-ob="figobchi1tab7"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab7/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab7/?report=previmg" alt="Table 7. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Disease flare (increase in disease activity requiring an initiation, change or increase in therapy based on DAS28; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab7"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab7/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab7">Table 7</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Disease flare
(increase in disease activity requiring an initiation,
change or increase in therapy based on DAS28;
dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year). </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab8"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab8/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 8" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab8" rid-ob="figobchi1tab8"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab8/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab8/?report=previmg" alt="Table 8. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Relapse (dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year; DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6 following a period of clinical remission)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab8"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab8/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab8">Table 8</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Relapse
(dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year; DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6
following a period of clinical remission). </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab9"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab9/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 9" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab9" rid-ob="figobchi1tab9"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab9/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab9/?report=previmg" alt="Table 9. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission (DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab9"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab9/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab9">Table 9</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission
(DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1
year). </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab10"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab10/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 10" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab10" rid-ob="figobchi1tab10"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab10/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab10/?report=previmg" alt="Table 10. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission (DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab10"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab10/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab10">Table 10</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission
(DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1
year). </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab11"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab11/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 11" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab11" rid-ob="figobchi1tab11"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab11/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab11/?report=previmg" alt="Table 11. Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Function (HAQ score; continuous &#x02013; 1 year after prognostic variables were measured)." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab11"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab11/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab11">Table 11</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Function (HAQ
score; continuous &#x02013; 1 year after prognostic
variables were measured). </p></div></div><p>See <a href="#pti.appf">appendix F</a> for
full GRADE tables.</p></div></div></div><div id="chi1.s6"><h3>1.6. Economic evidence</h3><div id="chi1.s6.1"><h4>1.6.1. Included studies</h4><p>No relevant health economic studies were identified.</p></div><div id="chi1.s6.2"><h4>1.6.2. Excluded studies</h4><p>No health economic studies that were relevant to this question were
excluded due to assessment of limited applicability or
methodological limitations.</p><p>See also the health economic study selection flow chart in <a href="#pti.appg">appendix G</a>.</p></div><div id="chi1.s6.3"><h4>1.6.3. Unit costs</h4><p>The unit costs of rheumatology appointments and of unbundled
diagnostic ultrasound imaging are provided below for guidance.</p><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab12"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab12/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 12" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab12" rid-ob="figobchi1tab12"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab12/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab12/?report=previmg" alt="Table 12. Cost of outpatient rheumatology appointments." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab12"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab12/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab12">Table 12</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Cost of outpatient rheumatology appointments. </p></div></div><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figchi1tab13"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab13/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table 13" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figchi1tab13" rid-ob="figobchi1tab13"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab13/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab13/?report=previmg" alt="Table 13. Cost of ultrasound." /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="chi1.tab13"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab13/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobchi1tab13">Table 13</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Cost of ultrasound. </p></div></div></div></div><div id="chi1.s7"><h3>1.7. Resource costs</h3><p>The recommendations made in this review are not expected to have a
substantial impact on resources.</p></div><div id="chi1.s8"><h3>1.8. Evidence statements</h3><div id="chi1.s8.1"><h4>1.8.1. Clinical evidence statements</h4><p>Evidence from 1 RCT showed no clinically important difference between
monitoring with or without ultrasound in terms of disease activity,
quality of life, function, remission, pain or withdrawal due to
adverse events. Monitoring with ultrasound showed a small benefit in
terms of lower radiological progression and fewer withdrawals from
the trial due to willingness to participate; however, there was
considerable uncertainty in the direction of these effects, limiting
the ability to draw firm conclusions (1 to 2 years, moderate
quality, n=230).</p><p>Evidence from 5 prospective cohort studies with prognostic analysis
collectively reporting on 6 different outcomes at 1 year was highly
inconsistent. Ultrasound grey scale inflammation was reported by 1
study (n=84, high to very low quality) to be independently
associated with subsequent MRI erosive progression, but was not
found to be independently associated with remission (1 study, n=217,
very low quality) or function (1 study, n=93, low to very low
quality). Synovial hypertrophy was found to be independently
associated with a reduced risk of relapse. Power Doppler (PD)
measures were independently associated with disease flare in 1 study
(n=126, low to very low quality), in 2 studies (n=185 and 217, low
to very low quality). The association between PD and the relapse or
function was present for some PD measures but not others, two
studies found no independent association between PD and remission
(n=217, very low quality) or function (n=185) (low to very low
quality). No single ultrasound factor was found to consistently
predict the outcomes utilised by the studies included in the
review.</p></div><div id="chi1.s8.2"><h4>1.8.2. Health economic evidence statements</h4><ul id="l225"><li id="lt689" class="half_rhythm"><div>No relevant economic evaluations were identified.</div></li></ul></div></div><div id="chi1.s9"><h3>1.9. The committee&#x02019;s discussion of the evidence</h3><div id="chi1.s9.1"><h4>1.9.1. Interpreting the evidence</h4><div id="chi1.s9.1.1"><h5>1.9.1.1. The outcomes that matter most</h5><p>Ultrasound is used to monitor disease activity in addition to
clinical assessment; therefore, the most critical outcome was
agreed to be the DAS. Other critical outcomes were agreed as
quality of life and function.</p><p>The important outcomes were agreed as the number of people in
remission, and low disease activity, using DAS thresholds. The
committee agreed that data reported in this format is not as
informative as continuous DAS data but still gives an indication
of symptom relief and disease activity improvement. Other
important outcomes were the number of people experiencing a
relapse, flare, a change in planned management at time of
testing, or withdrew from or adhered to trial, as well as the
level of pain and radiographic progression.</p><p>For most outcomes, 12-month data was sought apart from
radiographic progression where the longest reported time point
was reported. Outcomes of change in planned management at the
time of testing and withdrawal from trial data from the duration
of the entire trial was of interest.</p><p>No data were available for the outcomes of low disease activity
and change in planned management at the time of testing.</p></div><div id="chi1.s9.1.2"><h5>1.9.1.2. The quality of the evidence</h5><p>The review included a single randomised controlled trial (RCT).
The evidence was moderate quality for all of the critical
outcomes (change in DAS, change in Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact
of Disease Score (RAID), and change in quality of life (EQ-5D))
as well as the important outcomes of change in radiological
progression and change in pain. The evidence was generally at
high risk of bias due to the absence of blinding in the study
and the subjective nature of the outcomes reported; only
radiographic progression was at low risk of bias.</p><p>Further evidence was available from 5 prognostic studies, but
this was generally of low to very low quality and could not be
pooled as each study reported different outcomes. The majority
of evidence was considered to be at very serious risk of bias.
The committee discussed 1 study that reported that 52% of
participants were lost to follow up or excluded from the
analysis due to their outcome data being incomplete without
explanation for the missing data. Many of the other studies had
high levels of participants lost to follow up, or failed to
report missing data at all. This, combined with low quality,
reduced the committee&#x02019;s certainty in the results despite
the studies meeting the inclusion criteria.</p><p>Another limitation was that many studies failed to report key
aspects of their statistical methods. For many of the outcomes,
there were small numbers of participants and low numbers of
events, resulting in wide confidence intervals, meaning there
was considerable uncertainty as to whether the factor was
associated with better or poorer outcomes. The impact of these
limitations of the evidence was that the committee agreed they
could not place much weight on the data from the prognostic
studies. No studies were found that looked at people with poor
prognostic factors alone or sperately presented their data..</p></div><div id="chi1.s9.1.3"><h5>1.9.1.3. Benefits and harms</h5><p>The data from the RCT provided evidence that ultrasound made no
clinical difference for any of the critical outcomes (disease
activity score, RAID score and quality of life) when compared to
monitoring without the use of ultrasound. Most of the important
outcomes (DAS remission, pain and withdrawal due to adverse
events) also failed to show a clinical difference between the
groups. The outcomes which did show limited benefit with the use
of ultrasound were associated with considerable uncertainty and
were inconsistent with the majority of the data that informed
the review. The committee therefore placed little weight on the
evidence for these outcomes in their deliberations.</p><p>The committee discussed the findings from the prognostic studies.
The committee could not reconcile the highly inconsistent
findings between the outcomes and even between different
ultrasound measures for the same outcome. For example, given the
association seen between grey scale inflammation and MRI erosive
progression, the committee were surprised to see no association
between the same factor and the outcomes of remission and
function.</p><p>The committee agreed that given the limited data (1 small study
for each outcome), the low to very low evidence quality, and the
inconsistent results across the outcomes, little weight should
be placed on the prognostic data in determining the value of
ultrasound in monitoring rheumatoid arthritis. The committee
agreed that RCT data was the best way to establish the true
added value of monitoring rheumatoid arthritis using ultrasound.
In the presence of the clear RCT findings, the committee placed
little weight on the (inconsistent, inconclusive) results of the
non-randomised prognostic studies.</p><p>Overall, the committee agreed that there was no evidence that
ultrasound added value over monitoring disease activity
clinically for the majority of rheumatoid arthritis patients. As
a result, the committee agreed that for most people with
rheumatoid arthritis, clinical assessment performs well and
there was no reason to recommend the use of ultrasound as it
does not provide additional information that would change
management or outcomes.</p><p>The committee decided that the evidence did not support the
routine use of ultrasound in monitoring the majority of people
with rheumatoid arthritis and made a recommendation
accordingly.</p><p>The committee agreed, however, that there may be a proportion of
people who might benefit from ultrasound assessment, but these
populations were not defined in any of the included studies.
These might be people with rheumatoid arthritis where decisions
have to be made about escalating treatment, and in whom: <ul id="l226"><li id="lt690" class="half_rhythm"><div>the clinician perceives a difference between the
clinical examination and the disease activity score
(for example, where no clinical synovitis is
apparent but other markers of disease activity such
as inflammatory markers or pain are high); or</div></li><li id="lt691" class="half_rhythm"><div>clinical examination is unreliable or uncertain (for
example, the evaluation of synovial swelling is
affected by other co-existent factors such as
obesity or oedema).</div></li></ul></p><p>The committee noted that the included studies did not solely
reflect the potential rheumatoid arthritis populationsof
interest, as stated above. Therefore, the committee agreed to
make a research recommendation to determine whether ultrasound
assessment would add value to standard clinical monitoring in
the specific RA populations.</p></div></div><div id="chi1.s9.2"><h4>1.9.2. Cost effectiveness and resource use</h4><p>No health economic studies were identified. The unit cost of
ultrasound (&#x000a3;55 per ultrasound) was presented to the
committee to aid the consideration of cost-effectiveness. The
committee noted that, in some areas ultrasound monitoring is carried
out in the rheumatology department and in other areas it is referred
to the radiology department. The unit cost presented to the
committee was deemed to reflect the cost of ultrasound within a
radiology department appropriately.</p><p>The committee discussed the potential economic benefits of ultrasound
monitoring in a subset of people. The committee noted that in this
subset of people in whom ultrasound monitoring could help to
identify remission, treatment could be tapered off, and there could
be a reduction in the use of DMARDs. This could potentially offset
the cost of monitoring or even save costs to the NHS. The committee
conceded that no evidence is currently available to support
this.</p><p>The clinical evidence did not support the routine use of ultrasound
in monitoring the majority of people with rheumatoid arthritis, and
the committee made a recommendation accordingly. As routine use of
ultrasound for monitoring is used in some rheumatology departments
in the NHS, it is anticipated that this recommendation should reduce
the overall use of ultrasound and therefore moderately reduce costs
to the NHS.</p></div><div id="chi1.s9.3"><h4>1.9.3. Other factors the committee took into account</h4><p>The committee discussed that results seen from ultrasound can be
meaningful for people with rheumatoid arthritis. The patient
representatives on the committee explained that ultrasound enables
patients to visualise their disease activity, instead of only been
given a score (for example, DAS). This may be reflected by data from
the RCT which showed that more people continued to be willing to
participate in the ultrasound treatment arm compared to the clinical
monitoring only arm (though the committee again noted the
imprecision of this effect estimate). In some circumstances, this
visualisation of disease activity may be important and may improve
patient outcomes, by encouraging medication adherence and
facilitating agreement to treatment escalation where necessary.
However, the committee agreed that in the presence of evidence that
including ultrasound as part of regular monitoring does not improve
clinical outcomes, its routine use could not be justified. Further
research should help to clarify the circumstances where ultrasound
assessment may be clinically and cost effective in rheumatoid
arthritis.</p></div></div></div><div id="pti.rl.r1"><h2 id="_pti_rl_r1_">References</h2><dl class="temp-labeled-list"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1.</dt><dd><div class="bk_ref" id="pti.ref1">Aydin
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Jiang
YX,
Li
JC,
Xu
ZH,
Zhang
Q,
Su
N
et al. Role of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in the
Evaluation of Inflammatory Arthritis.
Chinese Medical Journal. 2017;
130(14):1722&#x02013;1730 [<a href="/pmc/articles/PMC5520561/" ref="pagearea=cite-ref&amp;targetsite=entrez&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=pmc">PMC free article<span class="bk_prnt">: PMC5520561</span></a>] [<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28685724" ref="pagearea=cite-ref&amp;targetsite=entrez&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=pubmed">PubMed<span class="bk_prnt">: 28685724</span></a>]</div></dd></dl></dl></div><div id="appendixes.appgroupi"><h2 id="_appendixes_appgroupi_">Appendices</h2><div id="pti.appa"><h3>Appendix A. Review protocols</h3><p id="pti.appa.et1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appa-et1.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 14. Review protocol: Use of ultrasound monitoring in rheumatoid
arthritis</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 190K)</span></p><p id="pti.appa.et2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appa-et2.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 15. Health economic review protocol</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 152K)</span></p></div><div id="pti.appb"><h3>Appendix B. Literature search strategies</h3><p>The literature searches for this review are detailed below and complied
with the methodology outlined in Developing NICE guidelines: the manual
2014, updated 2017. <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/pmg20/resources/developing-nice-guidelines-the-manual-pdf-72286708700869" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/pmg20/resources/developing-nice-guidelines-the-manual-pdf-72286708700869</a></p><p><i>For more detailed information, please see the Methodology
Review</i>.</p><div id="pti.appb.s1"><h4>B.1. Clinical search literature search strategy</h4><p>Searches were constructed using a PICO framework where population (P)
terms were combined with Intervention (I) and in some cases
Comparison (C) terms. Outcomes (O) are rarely used in search
strategies for interventions as these concepts may not be well
described in title, abstract or indexes and therefore difficult to
retrieve. Search filters were applied to the search where
appropriate.</p><p id="pti.appb.tab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab1" class="figpopup">Table 16. Database date parameters and filters used</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab2" class="figpopup">Medline (Ovid) search terms</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab3"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab3/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab3" class="figpopup">Embase (Ovid) search terms</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab4"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab4/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab4" class="figpopup">Cochrane Library (Wiley) search terms</a></p></div><div id="pti.appb.s2"><h4>B.2. Health Economics literature search strategy</h4><p>Health economic evidence was identified by conducting a broad search
relating to rheumatoid arthritis population in NHS Economic
Evaluation Database (NHS EED &#x02013; this ceased to be updated
after March 2015) and the Health Technology Assessment database
(HTA) with no date restrictions. NHS EED and HTA databases are
hosted by the Centre for Research and Dissemination (CRD).
Additional searches were run on Medline and Embase for health
economics studies.</p><p id="pti.appb.tab5"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab5/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab5" class="figpopup">Table 17. Database date parameters and filters used</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab6"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab6/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab6" class="figpopup">Medline (Ovid) search terms</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab7"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab7/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab7" class="figpopup">Embase (Ovid) search terms</a></p><p id="pti.appb.tab8"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab8/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappbtab8" class="figpopup">NHS EED and HTA (CRD) search terms</a></p></div></div><div id="pti.appc"><h3>Appendix C. Clinical evidence selection</h3><p id="pti.appc.fig1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appc.fig1/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappcfig1" class="figpopup">Figure 1. Flow chart of clinical study selection for the review of
ultrasound monitoring</a></p></div><div id="pti.appd"><h3>Appendix D. Clinical evidence tables</h3><p id="pti.appd.et3"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appd-et3.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">D.1. Randomised controlled trials</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 216K)</span></p><p id="pti.appd.et4"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appd-et4.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">D.2. Prognostic studies</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 210K)</span></p></div><div id="pti.appe"><h3>Appendix E. Forest plots</h3><div id="pti.appe.s1"><h4>E.1. Randomised controlled trial: Clinical assessment and ultrasound
versus clinical assessment alone</h4><p id="pti.appe.fig2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig2/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig2" class="figpopup">Figure 2. Change in Disease activity score (DAS28)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig3"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig3/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig3" class="figpopup">Figure 3. Change in function (RAID score)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig4"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig4/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig4" class="figpopup">Figure 4. Change in Quality of life (EQ-5D)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig5"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig5/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig5" class="figpopup">Figure 5. Remission (DAS&#x0003c;1.6)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig6"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig6/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig6" class="figpopup">Figure 6. Change in pain (VAS)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig7"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig7/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig7" class="figpopup">Figure 7. Withdrawal from trial due to &#x0201c;no longer
willing&#x0201d;</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig8"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig8/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig8" class="figpopup">Figure 8. Withdrawal from trial due to adverse events</a></p></div><div id="pti.appe.s2"><h4>E.2. Prognostic studies: Effect of clinical and US prognostic factors
on various outcomes</h4><p>Note: All prognostic factors are displayed on the forest plots even
where odds ratios were not reported, as these factors were
considered by the studies. Where a study has its results listed as
&#x02018;Not estimable&#x02019; for a specific factor, that factor was
not independently associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</p><p id="pti.appe.fig9"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig9/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig9" class="figpopup">Figure 9. Clinical and US prognostic factors for MRI erosive
progression (dichotomous; at 1 year)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig10"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig10/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig10" class="figpopup">Figure 10. Clinical and US prognostic factors for disease flare
(increase in disease activity requiring an initiation,
change or increase in therapy based on DAS28; dichotomous
&#x02013; at 1 year)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig11"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig11/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig11" class="figpopup">Figure 11. Clinical and US prognostic factors for relapse
(DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6 following a period of clinical
remission; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig12"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig12/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig12" class="figpopup">Figure 12. Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission
(DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1
year)</a></p><p id="pti.appe.fig13"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appe.fig13/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappefig13" class="figpopup">Figure 13. Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission
(DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1
year)</a></p></div></div><div id="pti.appf"><h3>Appendix F. GRADE tables</h3><div id="pti.appf.s1"><h4>F.1. Randomised controlled trials</h4><p id="pti.appf.et5"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et5.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 18. Clinical evidence profile: Clinical assessment and
ultrasound versus clinical assessment alone</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 176K)</span></p></div><div id="pti.appf.s2"><h4>F.2. Prognostic studies</h4><p id="pti.appf.et6"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et6.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 19. Clinical evidence profile: MRI erosive progression
(dichotomous - at 1 year)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 150K)</span></p><p id="pti.appf.et7"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et7.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 20. Clinical evidence profile: Disease flare (dichotomous
&#x02013; at 1 year; increase in disease activity requiring
an initiation, change or increase in therapy based on
DAS28)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 145K)</span></p><p id="pti.appf.et8"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et8.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 21. Clinical evidence profile: Relapse (dichotomous &#x02013;
at 1 year; DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6 following a period of
clinical remission)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 148K)</span></p><p id="pti.appf.et9"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et9.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 22. Clinical evidence profile: Remission (dichotomous
&#x02013; at 12 months; DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 155K)</span></p><p id="pti.appf.et10"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et10.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 23. Clinical evidence profile: Remission (dichotomous
&#x02013; at 12 months; DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 155K)</span></p><p id="pti.appf.et11"><a href="/books/NBK577152/bin/pti-appf-et11.pdf" class="bk_dwnld_icn bk_dwnld_pdf">Table 24. Clinical evidence profile: Function (continuous &#x02013;
HAQ score 12 months after prognostic variables were
measured)</a><span class="small"> (PDF, 152K)</span></p></div></div><div id="pti.appg"><h3>Appendix G. Health economic evidence selection</h3><p id="pti.appg.fig14"><a href="/books/NBK577152/figure/pti.appg.fig14/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappgfig14" class="figpopup">Figure 14. Flow chart of economic study selection for the
guideline</a></p></div><div id="pti.apph"><h3>Appendix H. Health economic evidence tables</h3><p>None.</p></div><div id="pti.appi"><h3>Appendix I. Excluded studies</h3><div id="pti.appi.s1"><h4>I.1. Excluded clinical studies</h4><p id="pti.appi.tab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appi.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappitab1" class="figpopup">Table 25. Studies excluded from the clinical review</a></p></div><div id="pti.appi.s2"><h4>I.2. Excluded health economic studies</h4><p id="pti.appi.tab2"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appi.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappitab2" class="figpopup">Table 26. Studies excluded from the health economic review</a></p></div></div><div id="pti.appj"><h3>Appendix J. Research recommendations</h3><div id="pti.appj.s1"><h4>J.1. Ultrasound to assess disease activity (monitoring) where clinical
examination is inconsistent or inconclusive</h4><p><b>Research question:</b> What is the clinical and cost
effectiveness of using ultrasound to monitor disease in adults with
RA when/where clinical examination is inconclusive or inconsistent
with other signs of disease activity?</p><p>
<b>Why this is important:</b>
</p><p>Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition which
requires regular review of disease activity to enable relevant
adjustments in management accordingly to achieve a target of
remission or low disease activity.</p><p>While some people in clinical remission have been found to have
subclinical inflammation or erosions on ultrasound examination,
randomised controlled evidence does not support using ultrasound for
this routine monitoring of RA. However, ultrasound may be useful in
assessing disease activity in a narrower subgroup of people with RA;
specifically, when clinical examination is inconclusive or is
inconsistent with other signs of disease activity (for example, pain
or markers of inflammation). Reliable research on the added value of
ultrasound in assessing disease activity as part of a monitoring
strategy in these subgroups is absent.</p><p>If clinical examination is unreliable or uncertain in this subgroup,
it will be challenging for healthcare professionals to make a valid
clinical assessment and thus apply a treat to target approach and
make appropriate management decisions.</p><p>In addition, where there is inconsistency between the clinical
examination and the disease activity score, it may be unclear if the
person has subclinical inflammatory synovitis or more of a
widespread pain syndrome, which is not inflammatory. These states
require very different treatments, so it is important to define them
accurately.</p><div id="pti.appj.s1.1"><h5>Criteria for selecting high-priority research
recommendations</h5><div class="iconblock whole_rhythm clearfix ten_col table-wrap" id="figptiappjtab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appj.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" title="Table" class="img_link icnblk_img figpopup" rid-figpopup="figptiappjtab1" rid-ob="figobptiappjtab1"><img class="small-thumb" src="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appj.tab1/?report=thumb" src-large="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appj.tab1/?report=previmg" alt="Image " /></a><div class="icnblk_cntnt"><h4 id="pti.appj.tab1"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appj.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object" rid-ob="figobptiappjtab1">Table</a></h4><p class="float-caption no_bottom_margin">Population: Adults
with RA in whom clinical examination is
inconclusive or is inconsistent with other signs
of disease activity Intervention(s):
Treatment adjusted throughultrasound assessment
plus usual monitoring
assessments</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fm-sec"><div><p>Final</p></div><div><p>Evidence review</p><p>Developed by the National Guideline Centre, hosted by the Royal College of
Physicians</p></div><div><p>The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after
careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement,
professionals are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the
individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or service users. The
recommendations in this guideline are not mandatory and the guideline does not
override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions
appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the
patient and, where appropriate, their carer or guardian.</p><p>Local commissioners and providers have a responsibility to enable the guideline to be
applied when individual health professionals and their patients or service users
wish to use it. They should do so in the context of local and national priorities
for funding and developing services, and in light of their duties to have due regard
to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity
and to reduce health inequalities. Nothing in this guideline should be interpreted
in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.</p><p>NICE guidelines cover health and care in England. Decisions on how they apply in
other UK countries are made by ministers in the <a href="http://wales.gov.uk/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Welsh Government</a>, <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Scottish Government</a>, and
<a href="http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/" ref="pagearea=body&amp;targetsite=external&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=uri">Northern Ireland
Executive</a>. All NICE guidance is subject to regular review and may be
updated or withdrawn.</p></div><div class="half_rhythm"><a href="/books/about/copyright/">Copyright</a> &#x000a9; NICE 2018.</div><div class="small"><span class="label">Bookshelf ID: NBK577152</span><span class="label">PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35129933" title="PubMed record of this title" ref="pagearea=meta&amp;targetsite=entrez&amp;targetcat=link&amp;targettype=pubmed">35129933</a></span></div></div><div class="small-screen-prev"></div><div class="small-screen-next"></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab1"><div id="chi1.tab1" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 1</span><span class="title">PICO characteristics of clinical effectivenss review</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab1_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Population</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with rheumatoid
arthritis</p>
<p>Studies in adults with poor
prognostic factors, patients in remission, and
patients with early disease (&#x0003c; 1 year) will
be presented separately</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Interventions</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<ul id="l218"><li id="lt655" class="half_rhythm"><div>Clinical assessment plus ultrasound
assssment</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Comparison</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<ul id="l219"><li id="lt656" class="half_rhythm"><div>Clinical assessment alone</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outcomes</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">CRITICAL <ul id="l220"><li id="lt657" class="half_rhythm"><div>Disease Activity Score (continuous) at 12
months</div></li><li id="lt658" class="half_rhythm"><div>Quality of life (continuous) at 12 months</div></li><li id="lt659" class="half_rhythm"><div>Function (continuous) at 12 months</div></li></ul> IMPORTANT <ul id="l221"><li id="lt660" class="half_rhythm"><div>Remission (dichotomous) at 12 months</div></li><li id="lt661" class="half_rhythm"><div>Low disease activity (dichotomous) at 12
months</div></li><li id="lt662" class="half_rhythm"><div>Relapse (dichotomous) at 12 months</div></li><li id="lt663" class="half_rhythm"><div>Flare (dichotomous) at 12 months</div></li><li id="lt664" class="half_rhythm"><div>Pain (continuous) at 12 months</div></li><li id="lt665" class="half_rhythm"><div>Radiographic progression (continuous) at 12
months</div></li><li id="lt666" class="half_rhythm"><div>Change in planned management at time of testing
(dichotomous) over duration of trial</div></li><li id="lt667" class="half_rhythm"><div>Withdrawal from trial / adherence to strategy
(dichotomous) over duration of trial</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_5_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study design</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab1_1_1_5_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Randomised controlled
trials (RCTs)</p>
<p>Systematic Review / Network
Meta-Analysis of RCTs</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab2"><div id="chi1.tab2" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 2</span><span class="title">PICO characteristics of prognostic question</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab2_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Population</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with
RA.</p>
<p>Studies in adults with poor prognostic
factors, patients in remission, and patients with
early disease (&#x0003c; 1 year) will be presented
separately.</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Prognostic factor(s)</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Prognostic factors: <ul id="l222"><li id="lt668" class="half_rhythm"><div>Ultrasound findings (for example: synovitis,
persistent effusion, tendon injuries, synovitis,
Doppler flow, tethering of the tendons, ligament,
tenosynovitis, erosions)</div></li><li id="lt669" class="half_rhythm"><div>Disease activity</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outcome(s)</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<ul id="l223"><li id="lt670" class="half_rhythm"><div>Disease Activity Score (continuous)</div></li><li id="lt671" class="half_rhythm"><div>Quality of life (continuous)</div></li><li id="lt672" class="half_rhythm"><div>Function (continuous)</div></li><li id="lt673" class="half_rhythm"><div>Remission (dichotomous)</div></li><li id="lt674" class="half_rhythm"><div>Low disease activity (dichotomous)</div></li><li id="lt675" class="half_rhythm"><div>Relapse (dichotomous)</div></li><li id="lt676" class="half_rhythm"><div>Flare (dichotomous)</div></li><li id="lt677" class="half_rhythm"><div>Pain (continuous)</div></li><li id="lt678" class="half_rhythm"><div>Radiographic progression (continuous)</div></li><li id="lt679" class="half_rhythm"><div>Change in planned management at time of testing
(dichotomous)</div></li><li id="lt680" class="half_rhythm"><div>Withdrawal from trial / adherence to strategy
(dichotomous)</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study design</th><td headers="hd_b_chi1.tab2_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Prospective cohort studies
(prognostic)</p>
<p>Systematic reviews of the
above</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab3"><div id="chi1.tab3" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 3</span><span class="title">Summary of randomised controlled trials included in the
evidence review</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab3/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab3_lrgtbl__"><table><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Study</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Intervention and
comparison</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Population</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Outcomes</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Comments</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Haavardsh olm 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref25" rid="pti.ref25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Monitoring of
treat-to-target tight control regime using
clinical assessment and ultrasound versus
monitoring using clinical assessment alone (usual
care).</p>
<p>
<u>US
Group:</u>
</p>
<p>Target was clinical
remission (DAS &#x0003c;1.6 and no swollen joints)
and no power Doppler (PD) signal in any of the
joints assessed.</p>
<p>
<u>Control
group:</u>
</p>
<p>Target was clinical
remission (DAS &#x0003c; 1.6 and no swollen
joints).</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults aged 18-75 years
with early RA</p>
<p>n=238</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<ul id="l224"><li id="lt681" class="half_rhythm"><div>Disease activity score</div></li><li id="lt682" class="half_rhythm"><div>Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID)
score</div></li><li id="lt683" class="half_rhythm"><div>Quality of life (EQ-5D)</div></li><li id="lt684" class="half_rhythm"><div>Remission</div></li><li id="lt685" class="half_rhythm"><div>Pain</div></li><li id="lt686" class="half_rhythm"><div>Radiological progression</div></li><li id="lt687" class="half_rhythm"><div>Withdrawal from trial due to &#x0201c;no longer
willing&#x0201d;</div></li><li id="lt688" class="half_rhythm"><div>Withdrawal from trial due to adverse events</div></li></ul></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab3_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Participants in both
groups were treated according to the same fixed
treatment algorithm, adhering to a treat-to-target
strategy with DMARD escalation therapy if target was
not met. US results could be used by clinicians to
overrule DAS-based target decisions if
indicated.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab4"><div id="chi1.tab4" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 4</span><span class="title">Summary of prospective cohort prognostic studies included
in the evidence review</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab4/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab4_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Study</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Population</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Analysis</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Prognostic
variable(s)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Confounders</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Outcome</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Limitations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Boyesen 2011<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>5</sup></a>;</p>
<p>Haavar dsholm
2008<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref26" rid="pti.ref26"><sup>26</sup></a></p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with early
rheumatoid arthritis (&#x0003c;1 year)</p>
<p>n =
84</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Stepwise multiple logistic
regression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>USGS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<p>inflammation, DAS28,
anti-CCP+, SvdH score<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">All prognostic variables
plus an additional eleven clinical, biomarker and
demographic variables</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) erosive progression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Low risk of bias</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Geng 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref23" rid="pti.ref23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with rheumatoid
arthritis in clinical remission</p>
<p>n =
126</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multivariable logistic
regression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">DAS28-ESR<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a>, PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a>&#x0003e;0, PD
total score and SH<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>5</sup></a> total
score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Additional variables
included in univariate analysis not known</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Relapse (DAS28-ESR
&#x0003e; 2.6)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Very high risk of bias
(outcome measurement &#x02013; blinding not reported;
statistical analysis and reporting &#x02013;
univariate analysis (UVA) analysis not reported and
multivariate analysis (MVA) model unclear).</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Horton 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref32" rid="pti.ref32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with rheumatoid
arthritis (DAS28-CRP4v &#x02265;2.6)</p>
<p>n =
217</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multivariable logistic
regression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">TJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>6</sup></a>, SJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>7</sup></a>, CRP<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>8</sup></a> mg/L,
patient VASglobal disease assessment (components of
DAS28-CRP), total USGS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a> score on US,
total PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a> activity (PDA) score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">All prognostic variables
plus an additional eleven clinical, biomarker and
demographic variables</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Remission: both
DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c; 2.6 and DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;
1.6</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Very high risk of bias
(study attrition &#x02013; 52% patients lost to
follow up or excluded; outcome measurement &#x02013;
blinding not reported; statistical analysis and
reporting &#x02013; only included variables in MVA if
p &#x0003c; 0.05 in UVA, may have missed important
variables).</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Saleem 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref60" rid="pti.ref60"><sup>60</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with rheumatoid
arthritis in remission (no flares in the last 6
months, stable treatment)</p>
<p>n = 93</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multiple binary logistic
regression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a> present, remission
(DAS28&#x0003c;2.6)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">All prognostic variables
plus health assessment questionnaire disability
index (HAQ-DI)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Disease flare</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Very high risk of bias
(study attrition- no information on drop-outs;
prognostic factor measurement- crudemeasurement;
study confounding- few possible confounders
accounted for)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Zavada 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref76" rid="pti.ref76"><sup>76</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Adults with early or
established rheumatoid arthritis</p>
<p>n =
185</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multiple logistic
regression</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Previous DAS28-CRP<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>8</sup></a> and previous US
assessment</p>
<p>(GSsynSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>9</sup></a>,
PDsynSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>10</sup></a>,
GStenSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>11</sup></a>,
PDtenSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>12</sup></a>, erosion
score (ES)</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">All prognostic variables
plus previous HAQ</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_6" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">HAQ score (after measuring
prognostic variables)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab4_1_1_1_7" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>High risk of bias
(study attrition- missing data
unclear)</p>
<p>Serious indirectness (MVA model
looks at associations between different time
points rather than baseline to 12 months)</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_1"><p class="no_margin">Ultrasound grey-scale</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_2"><p class="no_margin">Sharp van der Heijde score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_3"><p class="no_margin">Erythrocyte sedimentation rate</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_4"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>5</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_5"><p class="no_margin">synovial hypertrophy</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>6</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_6"><p class="no_margin">Tender joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>7</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_7"><p class="no_margin">Swollen joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>8</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_8"><p class="no_margin">C-reactive protein</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>9</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_9"><p class="no_margin">Grey-scale synovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>10</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_10"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler synovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>11</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_11"><p class="no_margin">Grey-scale tenosynovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>12</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab4_12"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler tenosynovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab5"><div id="chi1.tab5" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 5</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary: clinical assessment and
ultrasound versus clinical assessment alone</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab5/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab5_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="2" colspan="1" headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Outcomes</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="2" colspan="1" headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">No of
Participants (studies) Follow up</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="2" colspan="1" headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Quality
of the evidence (GRADE)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="2" colspan="1" headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Relative effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5" colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Anticipated absolute effects</th></tr><tr><th headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5" id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Risk with
Control</th><th headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5" id="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Risk difference
with Monitoring including ultrasound (95% CI)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Disease Activity
Score</p>
<p>Change in DAS28. Scale from: 0 to
9.4.</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>12 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>MODERATE<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of
bias</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The mean change in
Disease Activity Score in the control groups was
&#x02212;2.4</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>The mean change in
Disease Activity Score in the intervention groups
was</p>
<p>0 higher</p>
<p>(0.35 lower to 0.35
higher)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Function</p>
<p>Change in rheumatoid arthritis
impact of disease (RAID) score. Scale from: 0 to
10.</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>12 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>MODERATE<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of
bias</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The mean change in
rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease score in
the control groups was &#x02212;2.4</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>The mean change in
rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease score in
the intervention groups was</p>
<p>0.2
lower</p>
<p>(0.76 lower to 0.36 higher)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Quality of
life</p>
<p>Change in EQ-5D. Scale from:
&#x02212;0.59 to 1.</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>12 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>MODERATE<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of
bias</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The mean change in
quality of life in the control groups was
0.25</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>The mean change in
quality of life in the intervention groups
was</p>
<p>0.03 higher</p>
<p>(0.04 lower to 0.1
higher)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Remission</p>
<p>DAS
&#x0003c;1.6</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>12 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>LOW<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a><sup>,</sup><a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of bias,
imprecision</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>RR 0.89</p>
<p>(0.75
to 1.06)</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">723 per 1000</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>80 fewer per
1000</p>
<p>(from 181 fewer to 43 more)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Pain</p>
<p>Change
in VAS. Scale from: 0 to 100.</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>12 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>MODERATE<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of
bias</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The mean change in
pain in the control groups was &#x02212;29.2</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>The mean change in
pain in the intervention groups was</p>
<p>3.3
lower</p>
<p>(10.16 lower to 3.56 higher)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Radiological
progression</p>
<p>Change in Sharp score. Scale
from: 0 to 448.</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>230</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>24 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">MODERATE<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The median
(interquartile range - IQR) change in Sharp score
in the control group was 1.5 (0.5-3.0)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>The median change
in Sharp score in the intervention groups
was</p>
<p>0.5 lower<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a> (median
(IQR): 1.0 (0-2.5)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Withdrawal from trial
due to &#x0201c;no longer willing&#x0201d;</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>211</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>24 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>VERY LOW<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a><sup>,</sup><a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of bias,
imprecision</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>RR 0.4</p>
<p>(0.08
to 2)</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">48 per 1000</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>29 fewer per
1000</p>
<p>(from 44 fewer to 48 more)</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Withdrawal from trial
due to adverse events</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>215</p>
<p>(1
study)</p>
<p>24 months</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>VERY LOW<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a><sup>,</sup><a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></p>
<p>due to risk of bias,
imprecision</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>RR 1.15</p>
<p>(0.36
to 3.64)</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">48 per 1000</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_1_5 hd_h_chi1.tab5_1_1_2_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>7 more per
1000</p>
<p>(from 30 fewer to 126 more)</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab5_1"><p class="no_margin">Downgraded by 1 increment if the majority of the
evidence was at high risk of bias, and downgraded by
2 increments if the majority of the evidence was at
very high risk of bias</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab5_2"><p class="no_margin">Downgraded by 1 increment if the confidence interval
crossed one MID or by 2 increments if the confidence
interval crossed both MIDs</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab5_3"><p class="no_margin">Imprecision could not be assessed because
non-parametric statistics were reported. The
confidence interval is relatively wide.</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab5_4"><p class="no_margin">Confidence intervals not calculated due to
non-parametric statistics</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab6"><div id="chi1.tab6" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 6</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: MRI erosive
progression (dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab6/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab6_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting MRI erosive progression</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">USGS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a> inflammation (&#x0003c;0.5 vs
&#x02265;0.5)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=84)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 2.01
(1.14-3.53)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">HIGH</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">DAS28</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=84)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Anti-CCP+</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=84)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Sharp van der Heijde
score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=84)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab6_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt></dt><dd><div><p class="no_margin">n/a: unable to assess as data not reported (factor not
independently associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis)</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab6_1"><p class="no_margin">USGS: Ultrasound grey-scale</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab6_2"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab7"><div id="chi1.tab7" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 7</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Disease flare
(increase in disease activity requiring an initiation,
change or increase in therapy based on DAS28;
dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab7/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab7_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting disease flare</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Remission
(DAS28&#x0003c;2.6)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=93)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 2.71
(0.73-10.14)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a> present</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=93)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 7.57
(1.75-32.76)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab7_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">LOW</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab7_1"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab7_2"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab8"><div id="chi1.tab8" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 8</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Relapse
(dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year; DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6
following a period of clinical remission)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab8/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab8_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting relapse</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a>&#x0003e;0</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=126)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 8.8 (2.7
&#x02013; 28.4)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">PD<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a> total score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=126)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 1.4 (0.9
&#x02013; 2.0)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">SH<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a> total score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=126)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 0.7 (0.5
&#x02013; 1.0)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">DAS28-ESR</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=126)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Data unavailable<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">not assessed</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab8_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">not assessed</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab8_1"><p class="no_margin">Variable was independently associated with the
outcome but data is not presented here as it was
incorrectly reported by the authors.</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab8_2"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab8_3"><p class="no_margin">Synovial hypertrophy</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab8_4"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab9"><div id="chi1.tab9" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 9</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission
(DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1
year)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab9/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab9_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting remission</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>6</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">CRP<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a> mg/l</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Patient VAS global
disease assessment</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 0.98
(0.95 &#x02013; 1.00)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">SJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">TJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 0.93
(0.85 &#x02013; 1.02)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Total USGS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a> score on US</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Total PDA<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>5</sup></a> score on US</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab9_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt></dt><dd><div><p class="no_margin">n/a: unable to assess as data not reported (factor not
independently associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis)</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_1"><p class="no_margin">C-reactive protein</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_2"><p class="no_margin">Tender joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_3"><p class="no_margin">Swollen joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_4"><p class="no_margin">Ultrasound grey-scale</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>5</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_5"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler Activity</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>6</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab9_6"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab10"><div id="chi1.tab10" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 10</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Remission
(DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1
year)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab10/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab10_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting remission</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>6</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">CRP<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a> mg/l</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Patient VAS global
disease assessment</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">SJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">TJC28<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjusted OR: 0.88
(0.79 &#x02013; 0.98)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Total USGS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a> score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Total PDA<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>5</sup></a> score on US</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=217)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Not independently
associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis.</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab10_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">n/a</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt></dt><dd><div><p class="no_margin">n/a: unable to assess as data not reported (factor not
independently associated with the outcome following
multivariable analysis)</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_1"><p class="no_margin">C-reactive protein</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_2"><p class="no_margin">Tender joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_3"><p class="no_margin">Swollen joint count of 28 joints</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_4"><p class="no_margin">Ultrasound grey-scale</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>5</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_5"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler Activity</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>6</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab10_6"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab11"><div id="chi1.tab11" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 11</span><span class="title">Clinical evidence summary - Outcome: Function (HAQ
score; continuous &#x02013; 1 year after prognostic
variables were measured)</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab11/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab11_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Risk factor for
predicting function (at 12 months)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Number of studies</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Effect (95% CI)</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Imprecision<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>5</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">GRADE Quality</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous
DAS28-CRP</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient: 0.161
(0.113 to 0.208)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous GSsynSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient:
&#x02212;0.004 (&#x02212;0.019 to 0.010)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous PDsynSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient:
&#x02212;0.021 (&#x02212;0.040 to
&#x02212;0.002)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">none</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous GStenSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient: 0.000
(&#x02212;0.085 to 0.085)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous PDtenSS<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient:
&#x02212;0.015 (&#x02212;0.078 to 0.048)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Previous erosion
score</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1 (n=185)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Coefficient: 0.012
(&#x02212;0.022 to 0.046)</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">serious</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab11_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">VERY LOW</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>1</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab11_1"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler synovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>2</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab11_2"><p class="no_margin">Grey-scale synovitissum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>3</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab11_3"><p class="no_margin">Grey-scale tenosynovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>4</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab11_4"><p class="no_margin">Power Doppler tenosynovitis sum score</p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>5</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab11_5"><p class="no_margin">If the 95% CI did not cross the null line then no
serious imprecision was recorded. If the 95% CI
crossed the null line then serious imprecision was
recorded.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab12"><div id="chi1.tab12" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 12</span><span class="title">Cost of outpatient rheumatology appointments</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab12/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab12_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Currency Code</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Currency
Description</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">No. of attendances</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">National Average Unit
Cost</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4" id="hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Consultant
led</th></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF01A</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Non-Admitted Face to Face
Attendance, Follow-Up</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1,223,574</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;137</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF01B</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Non-Admitted Face to Face
Attendance, First</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">311,626</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;220</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF02A</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multi-professional
Non-Admitted Face to Face Attendance, Follow-Up</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">7,357</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;218</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF02B</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multi-professional
Non-Admitted Face to Face Attendance, First</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">4,219</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;246</td></tr><tr><th headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4" id="hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Non-consultant
led</th></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF01A</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Non-Admitted Face to Face
Attendance, Follow-Up</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">250,578</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;87</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF01B</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Non-Admitted Face to Face
Attendance, First</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">59,478</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;146</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF02A</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multi-professional
Non-Admitted Face to Face Attendance, Follow-Up</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">928</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;106</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_1 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">WF02B</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_2 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Multi-professional
Non-Admitted Face to Face Attendance, First</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_3 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">366</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab12_1_1_1_4 hd_b_chi1.tab12_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;114</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt></dt><dd><div><p class="no_margin">Source: NHS Reference costs, 2015-2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref3" rid="pti.ref3"><sup>3</sup></a></p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobchi1tab13"><div id="chi1.tab13" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 13</span><span class="title">Cost of ultrasound</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/chi1.tab13/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__chi1.tab13_lrgtbl__"><table class="no_bottom_margin"><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Department
Description<a href="/books/n/niceng100eri1/?report=reader" class="toc-item"><sup>(a)</sup></a></th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Currency Code</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Currency
Description</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">No. of
examinations</th><th id="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">National Average Unit
Cost</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD40Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of less than 20 minutes, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1,905,598</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;51</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD41Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of less than 20 minutes, with contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">43,644</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;39</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD42Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of 20 minutes and over, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">463,721</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;60</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD43Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of 20 minutes and over, with contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">23,462</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;52</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD44Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan, Mobile or
Intraoperative Procedures, with duration of less
than 20 minutes</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">31,126</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;42</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Direct Access</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD45Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan, Mobile or
Intraoperative Procedures, with duration of 20 to 40
minutes</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">22,770</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;99</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD40Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of less than 20 minutes, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1,993,859</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;55</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD41Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of less than 20 minutes, with contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">48,731</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;52</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD42Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of 20 minutes and over, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">519,666</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;66</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD43Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of 20 minutes and over, with contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">20,377</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;66</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD44Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan, Mobile or
Intraoperative Procedures, with duration of less
than 20 minutes</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28,758</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;55</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Outpatient</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD45Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan, Mobile or
Intraoperative Procedures, with duration of 20 to 40
minutes</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">64,212</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;89</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Other</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD40Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of less than 20 minutes, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18,468</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;56</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Other</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">RD42Z</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound Scan with
duration of 20 minutes and over, without
contrast</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">3,556</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x000a3;88</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_1 hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_2 hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_3 hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_4" colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<b>Weighted
average</b>
</td><td headers="hd_h_chi1.tab13_1_1_1_5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<b>&#x000a3;55</b>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="tblwrap-foot"><div><dl class="temp-labeled-list small"><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt></dt><dd><div><p class="no_margin">Source: NHS Reference costs, 2015-2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref3" rid="pti.ref3"><sup>3</sup></a></p></div></dd></dl><dl class="bkr_refwrap"><dt>(a)</dt><dd><div id="chi1.tab13_1"><p class="no_margin">Direct access services are provided independently of an
admission or outpatient attendance because a patient is
referred by a GP for a test or self-refers.</p></div></dd></dl></dl></div></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab1"><div id="pti.appb.tab1" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 16</span><span class="title">Database date parameters and filters used</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab1_lrgtbl__"><table><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Database</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dates searched</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Search filter used</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Medline (Ovid)</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1946 &#x02013; 09 October
2017</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Exclusions</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Embase (Ovid)</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1974 &#x02013; 09 October
2017</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Exclusions</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The Cochrane Library
(Wiley)</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Cochrane Reviews to
2017</p>
<p>Issue 10 of 12</p>
<p>CENTRAL to 2017
Issue 9 of 12</p>
<p>DARE, and NHSEED to
2015</p>
<p>Issue 2 of 4</p>
<p>HTA to 2016 Issue 4
of 4</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab1_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">None</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab2"><div id="pti.appb.tab2" class="table"><h3><span class="title">Medline (Ovid) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab2_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Arthritis,
Rheumatoid/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
(arthritis or arthrosis)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(caplan* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(felty* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
factor).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((inflammatory or
idiopathic) adj2 arthritis).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x0201c;inflammatory
polyarthritis&#x0201d;.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/1-7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">limit 8 to English
language</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">10.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">letter/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">11.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">editorial/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">12.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">news/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">13.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp historical
article/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">14.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Anecdotes as Topic/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">comment/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">16.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">case report/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">17.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(letter or
comment*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/10-17</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">19.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">randomized controlled
trial/ or random*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">20.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18 not 19</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">21.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animals/ not humans/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">22.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Animals, Laboratory/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">23.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Animal
Experimentation/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">24.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Models, Animal/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">25.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Rodentia/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rat or rats or mouse or
mice).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/20-26</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9 not 27</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">29.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Ultrasonography/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">30.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(ultrasound* or ultrason*
or echograph* or echotomograph* or
doppler).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">31.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">29 or 30</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">32.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28 and 31</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab3"><div id="pti.appb.tab3" class="table"><h3><span class="title">Embase (Ovid) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab3/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab3_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *rheumatoid
arthritis/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
(arthritis or arthrosis)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(caplan* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(felty* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
factor).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((inflammatory or
idiopathic) adj2 arthritis).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x0201c;inflammatory
polyarthritis&#x0201d;.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/1-7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">limit 8 to English
language</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">10.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">letter.pt. or letter/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">11.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">note.pt.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">12.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">editorial.pt.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">13.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">case report/ or case
study/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">14.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(letter or
comment*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/10-14</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">16.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">randomized controlled
trial/ or random*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">17.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15 not 16</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animal/ not human/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">19.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">nonhuman/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">20.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Animal
Experiment/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">21.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Experimental
Animal/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">22.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animal model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">23.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Rodent/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">24.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rat or rats or mouse or
mice).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">25.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/17-24</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9 not 25</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *echography/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(ultrasound* or ultrason*
or echograph* or echotomograph* or
doppler).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">29.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27 or 28</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">30.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26 and 29</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab4"><div id="pti.appb.tab4" class="table"><h3><span class="title">Cochrane Library (Wiley) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab4/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab4_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">[mh &#x0201c;Arthritis,
Rheumatoid&#x0201d;]</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid near/2
(arthritis or arthrosis)):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(caplan* near/2
syndrome):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(felty* near/2
syndrome):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid near/2
factor):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((inflammatory or
idiopathic) near/2 arthritis):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">inflammatory
polyarthritis:ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(or #1-#7)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#9.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">[mh Ultrasonography]</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#10.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(ultrasound* or ultrason*
or echograph* or echotomograph* or
doppler):ti,ab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#11.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#9 or #10</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#12.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#8 and #11</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab5"><div id="pti.appb.tab5" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 17</span><span class="title">Database date parameters and filters used</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab5/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab5_lrgtbl__"><table><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Database</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dates searched</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Search filter used</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Medline</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2014 &#x02013; 06 October
2017</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Exclusions</p>
<p>Health
economics studies</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Embase</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2014 &#x02013; 06 October
2017</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Exclusions</p>
<p>Health
economics studies</p>
</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Centre for Research and
Dissemination (CRD)</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>HTA - 2001 &#x02013; 06
October 2017</p>
<p>NHSEED - 2001 &#x02013; 31 March
2015</p>
</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appb.tab5_1_1_1_3" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">None</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab6"><div id="pti.appb.tab6" class="table"><h3><span class="title">Medline (Ovid) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab6/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab6_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Arthritis,
Rheumatoid/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
(arthritis or arthrosis)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(caplan* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(felty* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
factor).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((inflammatory or
idiopathic) adj2 arthritis).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x0201c;inflammatory
polyarthritis&#x0201d;.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/1-7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">limit 8 to English
language</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">10.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">letter/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">11.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">editorial/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">12.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">news/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">13.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp historical
article/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">14.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Anecdotes as Topic/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">comment/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">16.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">case report/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">17.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(letter or
comment*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/10-17</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">19.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">randomized controlled
trial/ or random*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">20.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18 not 19</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">21.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animals/ not humans/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">22.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Animals, Laboratory/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">23.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp animal
experiment/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">24.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp animal model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">25.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Rodentia/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rat or rats or mouse or
mice).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/20-26</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9 not 27</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">29.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Economics/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">30.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Value of life/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">31.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp &#x0201c;Costs and Cost
Analysis&#x0201d;/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">32.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Economics,
Hospital/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">33.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Economics,
Medical/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">34.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Economics, Nursing/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">35.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Economics,
Pharmaceutical/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">36.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp &#x0201c;Fees and
Charges&#x0201d;/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">37.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Budgets/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">38.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">budget*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">39.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">cost*.ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">40.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(economic* or
pharmaco?economic*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">41.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(price* or
pricing*).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">42.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(cost* adj2 (effective* or
utilit* or benefit* or minimi* or unit* or estimat*
or variable*)).ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">43.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(financ* or fee or
fees).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">44.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(value adj2 (money or
monetary)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">45.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/29-44</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">46.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp models, economic/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">47.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">*Models, Theoretical/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">48.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">*Models,
Organizational/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">49.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">markov chains/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">50.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">monte carlo method/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">51.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Decision Theory/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">52.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(markov* or monte
carlo).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">53.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">econom* model*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">54.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(decision* adj2 (tree* or
analy* or model*)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">55.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/46-54</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">56.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28 and (45 or 55)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab7"><div id="pti.appb.tab7" class="table"><h3><span class="title">Embase (Ovid) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab7/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab7_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *rheumatoid
arthritis/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
(arthritis or arthrosis)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(caplan* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(felty* adj2
syndrome).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rheumatoid adj2
factor).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((inflammatory or
idiopathic) adj2 arthritis).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">&#x0201c;inflammatory
polyarthritis&#x0201d;.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/1-7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">limit 8 to English
language</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">10.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">letter.pt. or letter/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">11.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">note.pt.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">12.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">editorial.pt.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">13.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">case report/ or case
study/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">14.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(letter or
comment*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/10-14</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">16.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">randomized controlled
trial/ or random*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">17.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">15 not 16</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">18.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animal/ not human/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">19.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">nonhuman/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">20.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Animal
Experiment/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">21.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Experimental
Animal/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">22.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">animal model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">23.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp Rodent/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">24.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(rat or rats or mouse or
mice).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">25.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/17-24</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">9 not 25</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">statistical model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">28.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp economic aspect/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">29.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">27 and 28</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">30.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">*theoretical model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">31.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">*nonbiological model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">32.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">stochastic model/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">33.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">decision theory/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">34.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">decision tree/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">35.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">monte carlo method/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">36.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(markov* or monte
carlo).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">37.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">econom* model*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">38.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(decision* adj2 (tree* or
analy* or model*)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">39.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/29-38</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">40.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">*health economics/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">41.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *economic
evaluation/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">42.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *health care
cost/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">43.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">exp *fee/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">44.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">budget/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">45.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">funding/</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">46.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">budget*.ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">47.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">cost*.ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">48.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(economic* or
pharmaco?economic*).ti.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">49.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(price* or
pricing*).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">50.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(cost* adj2 (effective* or
utilit* or benefit* or minimi* or unit* or estimat*
or variable*)).ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">51.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(financ* or fee or
fees).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">52.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(value adj2 (money or
monetary)).ti,ab.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">53.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">or/40-52</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">54.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">26 and (39 or 53)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappbtab8"><div id="pti.appb.tab8" class="table"><h3><span class="title">NHS EED and HTA (CRD) search terms</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appb.tab8/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appb.tab8_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">MeSH DESCRIPTOR Arthritis,
Rheumatoid EXPLODE ALL TREES</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((rheumatoid adj2
(arthritis or arthrosis)))</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((caplan* adj2
syndrome))</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((felty* adj2
syndrome))</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">((rheumatoid adj2
factor))</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(((inflammatory or
idiopathic) adj2 arthritis))</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#7.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">(&#x0201c;inflammatory
polyarthritis&#x0201d;)</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#8.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5
OR #6 OR #7</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappcfig1"><div id="pti.appc.fig1" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%201.%20Flow%20chart%20of%20clinical%20study%20selection%20for%20the%20review%20of%20ultrasound%20monitoring.&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappcf1.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappcf1.jpg" alt="Figure 1. Flow chart of clinical study selection for the review of ultrasound monitoring." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 1</span><span class="title">Flow chart of clinical study selection for the review of
ultrasound monitoring</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig2"><div id="pti.appe.fig2" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%202.%20Change%20in%20Disease%20activity%20score%20(DAS28).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef2.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef2.jpg" alt="Figure 2. Change in Disease activity score (DAS28)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 2</span><span class="title">Change in Disease activity score (DAS28)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig3"><div id="pti.appe.fig3" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%203.%20Change%20in%20function%20(RAID%20score).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef3.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef3.jpg" alt="Figure 3. Change in function (RAID score)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 3</span><span class="title">Change in function (RAID score)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig4"><div id="pti.appe.fig4" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%204.%20Change%20in%20Quality%20of%20life%20(EQ-5D).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef4.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef4.jpg" alt="Figure 4. Change in Quality of life (EQ-5D)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 4</span><span class="title">Change in Quality of life (EQ-5D)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig5"><div id="pti.appe.fig5" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%205.%20Remission%20(DAS%3C1.6).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef5.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef5.jpg" alt="Figure 5. Remission (DAS&#x0003c;1.6)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 5</span><span class="title">Remission (DAS&#x0003c;1.6)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig6"><div id="pti.appe.fig6" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%206.%20Change%20in%20pain%20(VAS).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef6.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef6.jpg" alt="Figure 6. Change in pain (VAS)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 6</span><span class="title">Change in pain (VAS)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig7"><div id="pti.appe.fig7" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%207.%20Withdrawal%20from%20trial%20due%20to%20%0201Cno%20longer%20willing%0201D.&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef7.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef7.jpg" alt="Figure 7. Withdrawal from trial due to &#x0201c;no longer willing&#x0201d;." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 7</span><span class="title">Withdrawal from trial due to &#x0201c;no longer
willing&#x0201d;</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig8"><div id="pti.appe.fig8" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%208.%20Withdrawal%20from%20trial%20due%20to%20adverse%20events.&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef8.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef8.jpg" alt="Figure 8. Withdrawal from trial due to adverse events." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 8</span><span class="title">Withdrawal from trial due to adverse events</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig9"><div id="pti.appe.fig9" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%209.%20Clinical%20and%20US%20prognostic%20factors%20for%20MRI%20erosive%20progression%20(dichotomous%3B%20at%201%20year).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef9.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef9.jpg" alt="Figure 9. Clinical and US prognostic factors for MRI erosive progression (dichotomous; at 1 year)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 9</span><span class="title">Clinical and US prognostic factors for MRI erosive
progression (dichotomous; at 1 year)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig10"><div id="pti.appe.fig10" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%2010.%20Clinical%20and%20US%20prognostic%20factors%20for%20disease%20flare%20(increase%20in%20disease%20activity%20requiring%20an%20initiation%2C%20change%20or%20increase%20in%20therapy%20based%20on%20DAS28%3B%20dichotomous%20%02013%20at%201%20year).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef10.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef10.jpg" alt="Figure 10. Clinical and US prognostic factors for disease flare (increase in disease activity requiring an initiation, change or increase in therapy based on DAS28; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 10</span><span class="title">Clinical and US prognostic factors for disease flare
(increase in disease activity requiring an initiation,
change or increase in therapy based on DAS28; dichotomous
&#x02013; at 1 year)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig11"><div id="pti.appe.fig11" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%2011.%20Clinical%20and%20US%20prognostic%20factors%20for%20relapse%20(DAS28-ESR%3E2.6%20following%20a%20period%20of%20clinical%20remission%3B%20dichotomous%20%02013%20at%201%20year).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef11.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef11.jpg" alt="Figure 11. Clinical and US prognostic factors for relapse (DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6 following a period of clinical remission; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 11</span><span class="title">Clinical and US prognostic factors for relapse
(DAS28-ESR&#x0003e;2.6 following a period of clinical
remission; dichotomous &#x02013; at 1 year)</span></h3><div class="caption"><p>Note: DAS28-ESR was independently associated with the outcome
but data is not presented here as it was incorrectly
reported by the authors.</p></div></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig12"><div id="pti.appe.fig12" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%2012.%20Clinical%20and%20US%20prognostic%20factors%20for%20remission%20(DAS28-CRP4v%20%3C2.6%3B%20dichotomous%20%02013%20at1%20year).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef12.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef12.jpg" alt="Figure 12. Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission (DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1 year)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 12</span><span class="title">Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission
(DAS28-CRP4v &#x0003c;2.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1
year)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappefig13"><div id="pti.appe.fig13" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%2013.%20Clinical%20and%20US%20prognostic%20factors%20for%20remission%20(DAS44-CRP4v%20%3C1.6%3B%20dichotomous%20%02013%20at1%20year).&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappef13.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappef13.jpg" alt="Figure 13. Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission (DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1 year)." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 13</span><span class="title">Clinical and US prognostic factors for remission
(DAS44-CRP4v &#x0003c;1.6; dichotomous &#x02013; at1
year)</span></h3></div></article><article data-type="fig" id="figobptiappgfig14"><div id="pti.appg.fig14" class="figure bk_fig"><div class="graphic"><a href="/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Figure%2014.%20Flow%20chart%20of%20economic%20study%20selection%20for%20the%20guideline.&amp;p=BOOKS&amp;id=577152_ptiappgf14.jpg" target="tileshopwindow" class="inline_block pmc_inline_block ts_canvas img_link" title="Click on image to zoom"><div class="ts_bar small" title="Click on image to zoom"></div><img data-src="/books/NBK577152/bin/ptiappgf14.jpg" alt="Figure 14. Flow chart of economic study selection for the guideline." class="tileshop" title="Click on image to zoom" /></a></div><h3><span class="label">Figure 14</span><span class="title">Flow chart of economic study selection for the
guideline</span></h3><div class="caption"><p>* Non-relevant population, intervention, comparison, design or
setting; non-English language</p></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappitab1"><div id="pti.appi.tab1" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 25</span><span class="title">Studies excluded from the clinical review</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appi.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appi.tab1_lrgtbl__"><table><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Reference</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Reason for exclusion</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Aydin 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref1" rid="pti.ref1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unobtainable</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Backhaus 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref2" rid="pti.ref2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Bellis 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref4" rid="pti.ref4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">cross-sectional study, no
follow-up</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Brown 2008<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref6" rid="pti.ref6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Bugatti 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref7" rid="pti.ref7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no relevant outcomes</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Bugatti 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref8" rid="pti.ref8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
all key confounders; outcome is indirect</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Bugatti 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref50" rid="pti.ref50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">see above</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Cavet 2009<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref9" rid="pti.ref9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unclear if analyses are
adjusted for confounders; incomplete reporting of
results</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Chen 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref10" rid="pti.ref10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Cheung 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref12" rid="pti.ref12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Key confounders for the
outcome (radiographic progression) not considered in
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Cheung 2014<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref11" rid="pti.ref11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression analysis; no
anti-CCP measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Christensen 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref13" rid="pti.ref13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study duration only 4
months</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">D&#x02019;Agostino
2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref14" rid="pti.ref14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">D&#x02019;Agostino
2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref15" rid="pti.ref15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">narrative review</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dale 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref17" rid="pti.ref17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">mixed study population of
RA and UA (breakdown unknown)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dale 2014<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref16" rid="pti.ref16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">mixed study population of
RA and UA (breakdown unknown)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dougados 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref18" rid="pti.ref18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression analysis; no
anti-CCP measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Dougados 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref19" rid="pti.ref19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression analysis; no
anti-CCP measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">El Miedany 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref20" rid="pti.ref20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">results incompletely
reported</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Fukae 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref21" rid="pti.ref21"><sup>21</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Gartner 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref22" rid="pti.ref22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Hammer 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref27" rid="pti.ref27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Han 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref28" rid="pti.ref28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">systematic review</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Harman 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref30" rid="pti.ref30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Harman 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref29" rid="pti.ref29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">multivariate analysis
model does not include factors of interest</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Hirata 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref31" rid="pti.ref31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Incorrect study
design</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Horton 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref33" rid="pti.ref33"><sup>33</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">No relevant outcomes</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Hurnakova 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref35" rid="pti.ref35"><sup>35</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">cross-sectional study</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Hurnakova 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref34" rid="pti.ref34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Incorrect study
design</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Iagnocco 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref36" rid="pti.ref36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders; outcomes incompletely reported</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ikeda 2007<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref37" rid="pti.ref37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ikeda 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref39" rid="pti.ref39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study looked at ultrasound
alone not in combination with clinical
assessment</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ikeda 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref38" rid="pti.ref38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">see above</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ivanac 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref40" rid="pti.ref40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study looked at ultrasound
alone not in combination with clinical
assessment</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Janta 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref41" rid="pti.ref41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders; results incomplete</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Jeka 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref42" rid="pti.ref42"><sup>42</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Jindal 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref43" rid="pti.ref43"><sup>43</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unobtainable</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Kakavouli 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref44" rid="pti.ref44"><sup>44</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">single case study</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Kamel 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref45" rid="pti.ref45"><sup>45</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">No relevant outcomes</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Kawashiri 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref46" rid="pti.ref46"><sup>46</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">retrospective study</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Kirino 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref47" rid="pti.ref47"><sup>47</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">retrospective study</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Komarova 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref48" rid="pti.ref48"><sup>48</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Incorrect study
design</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Luz 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref49" rid="pti.ref49"><sup>49</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Manzo 2012<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref50" rid="pti.ref50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">shouldn&#x02019;t have been
ordered - exclude from EXCLUSION TABLE</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Naredo 2007<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref51" rid="pti.ref51"><sup>51</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Naredo 2008<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref52" rid="pti.ref52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no anti-CCP and no
baseline erosions measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Osipyants 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref54" rid="pti.ref54"><sup>54</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">not enough information on
analyses (conference abstract)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Osipyants 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref55" rid="pti.ref55"><sup>55</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">not enough information on
analyses (conference abstract)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ram&#x000ed;rez
Garc&#x000ed;a 2014<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref56" rid="pti.ref56"><sup>56</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Adjustment for confounders
unclear; incomplete reporting of results</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Rees 2007<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref57" rid="pti.ref57"><sup>57</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Reynolds 2009<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref58" rid="pti.ref58"><sup>58</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Rosa 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref59" rid="pti.ref59"><sup>59</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">cross-sectional study;
analyses not adjusted for key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Scire 2009<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref61" rid="pti.ref61"><sup>61</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">mixed patient population
(either RA or undifferentiated polyarthritis)</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Sreerangaiah 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref62" rid="pti.ref62"><sup>62</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">results incompletely
presented; unclear if analyses was adjusted for key
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Takase-Minegishi 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref63" rid="pti.ref63"><sup>63</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Systematic review:
references checked</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Tan 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref64" rid="pti.ref64"><sup>64</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression
analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Taylor 2004<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref65" rid="pti.ref65"><sup>65</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unclear if analyses are
adjusted for confounders; incomplete reporting of
results</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Tokai 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref66" rid="pti.ref66"><sup>66</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Toyota 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref67" rid="pti.ref67"><sup>67</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unobtainable</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Valor 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref68" rid="pti.ref68"><sup>68</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Incorrect study
design</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Van der ven 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref69" rid="pti.ref69"><sup>69</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">No relevant outcomes</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Vlad 2015<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref70" rid="pti.ref70"><sup>70</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
key confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Vreju 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref71" rid="pti.ref71"><sup>71</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Key confounders for the
outcome not considered in analysis</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Wakefield 2007<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref72" rid="pti.ref72"><sup>72</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Analyses not adjusted for
confounders</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Yamada 2016<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref73" rid="pti.ref73"><sup>73</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Unobtainable</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Yoshimi 2013<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref75" rid="pti.ref75"><sup>75</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression analysis; no
anti-CCP measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Yoshimi 2014<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref74" rid="pti.ref74"><sup>74</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">no regression analysis; no
anti-CCP measured</td></tr><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Zhao 2017<a class="bibr" href="#pti.ref77" rid="pti.ref77"><sup>77</sup></a></td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab1_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Literature review</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappitab2"><div id="pti.appi.tab2" class="table"><h3><span class="label">Table 26</span><span class="title">Studies excluded from the health economic review</span></h3><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appi.tab2/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appi.tab2_lrgtbl__"><table><thead><tr><th id="hd_h_pti.appi.tab2_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Reference</th><th id="hd_h_pti.appi.tab2_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Reason for exclusion</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab2_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">None</td><td headers="hd_h_pti.appi.tab2_1_1_1_2" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></article><article data-type="table-wrap" id="figobptiappjtab1"><div id="pti.appj.tab1" class="table"><p class="large-table-link" style="display:none"><span class="right"><a href="/books/NBK577152/table/pti.appj.tab1/?report=objectonly" target="object">View in own window</a></span></p><div class="large_tbl" id="__pti.appj.tab1_lrgtbl__"><table><tbody><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">PICO question</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_1_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Population: Adults
with RA in whom clinical examination is
inconclusive or is inconsistent with other signs
of disease activity</p>
<p>Intervention(s):
Treatment adjusted throughultrasound assessment
plus usual monitoring
assessments</p>
<p>Comparison: Treatment adjusted
through standard monitoring assessments
alone</p>
<p>Outcome(s): Disease activity, numbers
in remission, numbers with low disease activity,
quality of life, function and pain, radiographic
progression</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Importance to patients
or the population</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_2_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">If ultrasound can be
used to provide healthcare professionals with
additional information on disease activity when
standard monitoring assessments are inconclusive,
this would enable more informed management
decisions to be made. By enabling accurate
assessment, ultrasound may facilitate appropriate
treatment adjustment to achieve the agreed target
and improve prognosis. People with RA may
therefore have improvements in clinical status,
symptoms and quality of life and avoid receiving
inappropriate therapies. Ultrasound is a very
simple non-invasive investigation, which is valued
by people with RA as it enables them to visualise
their disease activity. This in itself may also
improve outcomes, by encouraging medication
adherence and facilitating agreement to treatment
escalation where necessary.</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Relevance to NICE
guidance</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_3_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Current NICE guidance
recommends against using US for routine monitoring
of disease activity. This research would aim to
identify whether there is an important subset of
people with RA who would benefit.</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Relevance to the
NHS</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_4_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>If ultrasound was
found to be clinically and cost effective in
assessing disease activity in certain subgroups of
people with RA, its use may increase in those
groups of people.</p>
<p>Although there may be
additional training requirements for
rheumatologists or other members of the MDT and
upfront costs to supply the equipment, if the use
of ultrasound for monitoring is found to enable a
more appropriate management strategy, this may be
cost neutral or even cost saving through better
management of RA.</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_5_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">National
priorities</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_5_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">N/A</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Current evidence
base</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_6_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Randomised
controlled evidence in the evidence review
reported in chapter I showed no benefit of
ultrasound to routine monitoring of disease
activity in people with RA. Evidence looking at
the association between ultrasound findings and
subsequent poor outcomes were of generally low to
very low quality and their findings were
inconsistent and inconclusive and insufficient to
inform a recommendation. Therefore a
recommendation was made against the use of
ultrasound for routine monitoring for all people
with RA.</p>
<p>No RCTs were available in the
particular subgroups identified in this research
question &#x02013; namely people with RA in whom
clinical examination is inconclusive or is
inconsistent with other signs of disease
activity.</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_7_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Equality</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_7_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Ultrasound may be of
benefit where synovitis is difficult to assess in
case of obesity or extensive deformities.</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_8_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Study design</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_8_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>Randomised
controlled trial comparing treatment adjusted
through clinical assessment plus ultrasound, with
treatment adjusted through clinical assessment
alone. Inclusion criteria would be people with RA
in whom clinical examination is inconclusive or is
inconsistent with other signs of disease activity,
as described above.</p>
<p>This could be cluster
randomised to aid feasibility by increasing
recruitment potential.</p>
<p>Trial duration: at
least 1 year</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_9_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Feasibility</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_9_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">The main issue would
be to ensure cross-site agreement on US scoring
and technique, and therefore this should be
considered and pre-specified in the trial
protocol.</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_10_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Other comments</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_10_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<p>This is an
important question appropriate for funding from
several potential sources.</p>
<p>Ultrasound is
currently being used in an ad hoc way with
substantial variation in practice around the
country. If it is shown to be of added value in
particular subgroups of patients, it has the
potential to improve the application of the
current treat to target strategy in a focussed
way.</p>
</td></tr><tr><th id="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_11_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Importance</th><td headers="hd_b_pti.appj.tab1_1_1_11_1" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<ul id="l227"><li id="lt692" class="half_rhythm"><div>High: the research is essential to inform
future updates of key recommendations in the
guideline.</div></li></ul>
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