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Observational studyThe Journal of rheumatology2018

Opioid Analgesic Use in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Analysis of the Prospective Study of Outcomes in an Ankylosing Spondylitis Cohort.

Jonathan D Dau, MinJae Lee, Michael M Ward, Lianne S Gensler, Matthew A Brown, Thomas J Learch, Laura A Diekman, Amirali Tahanan, Mohammad H Rahbar, Michael H Weisman and 1 more

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Observational study in The Journal of rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonathan D DauFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
MinJae LeeFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Michael M WardFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lianne S GenslerFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Matthew A BrownFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Thomas J LearchFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Laura A DiekmanFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Amirali TahananFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mohammad H RahbarFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Michael H WeismanFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John D ReveilleFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center · USTranslational Research Institute · AU

Funding

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)UL1TR000371 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2012 to 2016
$13.4M
Outcomes in Rheumatic DiseasesZIAAR041153 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI WARD, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2020
$12.6M
The Genetic Basis of AS SusceptibilityP01AR052915 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI BROWN, MATTHEW A · 2006 to 2016
$10.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000371NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NIAMS NIH HHS P01 AR052915
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOpioid analgesics may be prescribed to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with pain that is unresponsive to antirheumatic treatment. Our study assessed factors associated with opioid usage in AS.

methodsA prospective cohort of 706 patients with AS meeting modified New York criteria followed at least 2 years underwent comprehensive clinical evaluation of disease activity and functional impairment. These were assessed by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI). Radiographic severity was assessed by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index and modified Stokes Ankylosing Spondylitis Scoring System. Medications taken concurrently with opioids, as well as C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), were determined at each study visit, performed every 6 months. Analyses were carried out at baseline, and longitudinal multivariable models were developed to identify factors independently associated with chronic and intermittent opioid usage over time.

resultsFactors significantly associated with opioid usage, especially chronic opioid use, included longer disease duration, smoking, lack of exercise, higher disease activity (BASDAI) and functional impairment (BASFI), depression, radiographic severity, and cardiovascular disease. Patients taking opioids were more likely to be using anxiolytic, hypnotic, antidepressant, and muscle relaxant medications. Multivariable analysis underscored the association with smoking, older age, antitumor necrosis factor agent use, and psychoactive drugs, as well as with subjective but not objective determinants of disease activity.

conclusionOpioid usage was more likely to be associated with subjective measures (depression, BASDAI, BASFI) than objective measures (CRP, ESR), suggesting that pain in AS may derive from sources other than spinal inflammation alone.

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Severity of Illness IndexAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidBlood SedimentationChi-Square DistributionC-Reactive ProteinDepressionDisability EvaluationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedAnalgesics, OpioidC-Reactive ProteinANKYLOSING SPONDYLITISCOHORT STUDIESOPIOIDPAIN

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PMID29196383
PMCPMC5805598
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