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Rheumatoid Arthritis – Determining the best treatment for each person
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Scientific Study Title:
Living Systematic Reviews of Pharmacological Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Start Date:
  • October 2021
End Date:
  • September 2025
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Glen Hazlewood-Website Headshot-400x400
Glen Hazlewood
Research Scientist, Rheumatology, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Nick Bansback, Research Team Member, Arthritis Research Canada
Nick Bansback
Research Scientist, Health Economics, MSc, PhD
Claire Barber-Website Headshot-400x400
Claire Barber
Research Scientist, Rheumatology, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Why do this research?

Reason For Research

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease that involves inflammation of the joints, tendons and the tissues surrounding the joints. It can limit a person’s ability to carry out activities and lead to a reduced quality of life. For some patients it can lead to joint destruction, severe disability, and disfigurement. There are several treatments available for RA and treatment options are constantly increasing. Basing recommendations for treatment on the most up to date information is important for good patient care.

 

 

What Will We Do?

We will create a new approach for identifying, updating and assembling new information on treatments for RA. We will compare the various treatments with each other so that we can determine which treatment is most beneficial or harmful. In addition we will be identifying and constantly updating and including new information on treatment for RA as it becomes available. We will also identify the best treatment for patients with RA based on previous treatment history. The results of this study will allow for informative discussions between patients and clinicians.

How are equity, diversity and inclusion addressed?

We will be analyzing how treatment responses differ according to equity considerations, which may help better tailor treatment decisions for populations at risk of inequity.

 

 

How Can People Get Involved?

Involvement

The project will use data that is already collected so there is no participant recruitment.

 

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