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OMERACT 8

International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials, St. Julian's Bay, Malta, May 10-14, 2006

Introduction

M. Boers, V. Strand, L.S. Simon, P. Tugwell, P. Brooks .........599

Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints

The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A Conceptual Model and Interface for the OMERACT Process

G. Stucki, A. Boonen, P. Tugwell, A. Cieza, M. Boers .........600

Definitions and Validation Criteria for Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints: Development and Testing of a Quantitative Hierarchical Levels of Evidence Schema

M.N. Lassere, K.R. Johnson, M. Boers, et al .........607

Simulation Studies of Surrogate Endpoint Validation Using Single Trial and Multitrial Statistical Approaches

M. Lassere, K. Johnson, M. Hughes, et al .........616

Synovial Macrophages as a Biomarker of Response to Therapeutic Intervention in RA: Standardization and Consistency Across Centers

B. Bresnihan, D.M. Gerlag, T. Rooney, et al .........620

Testing of the Preliminary OMERACT Validation Criteria for a Biomarker to Be Regarded as Reflecting Structural Damage Endpoints in RA Clinical Trials: The Example of CRP

S.O. Keeling, R. Landewé, D. van der Heijde, et al .........623

Development of Draft Validation Criteria for a Soluble Biomarker to Be Regarded as a Valid Biomarker Reflecting Structural Damage Endpoints in RA and SpA Clinical Trials

W.P. Maksymowych, R. Landewé, M. Boers, et al .........634

Assessing Single Joints in Arthritis Clinical Trials

J.T. Giles, P. Mease, M. Boers, et al .........641

Imaging

Summary Findings of a Systematic Review of the Ultrasound Assessment of Synovitis

F. Joshua, M. Lassere, G.A. Bruyn, et al .........839

The OMERACT Ultrasound Group: Status of Current Activities and Research Directions

R.J. Wakefield, M-A. D'Agostino, A. Iagnocco, et al .........848

The OMERACT MRI Inflammatory Arthritis Group — Advances and Priorities

M. Østergaard, F. McQueen, P. Bird, et al .........852

A Multireader Reliability Study Comparing Conventional High-Field MRI with Extremity Low-Field MRI in RA

P. Bird, B. Ejbjerg, M. Lassere, et al .........854

A Multicenter Reliability Study of Extremity-MRI in the Longitudinal Evaluation of RA

P.G. Conaghan, B. Ejbjerg, M. Lassere, et al .........857

Developing a MRI Scoring System for Peripheral Psoriatic Arthritis

F. McQueen, M. Lassere, P. Bird, et al .........859

Scoring Inflammatory Activity of the Spine by MRI in AS: A Multireader Experiment

C. Lukas, J. Braun, D. van der Heijde, et al .........862

Is There a Preferred Method for Scoring Activity of the Spine by MRI in AS?

D. van der Heijde, R. Landewé, K-G. Hermann, et al .........871

Computer Based Methods for Measurement of Joint Space Width: Update of an Ongoing OMERACT Project

J.T. Sharp, J. Angwin, M. Boers, et al .........874

Repair in RA, Current Status. Report of a Workshop at OMERACT 8

D. van der Heijde, R. Landewé, J.T. Sharp for the OMERACT Subcommittee on Repair .........884

Outcome Measures

Outcome Measures in PsA

D.D. Gladman, P.J. Mease, P. Healy, et al .........1159

Consensus on a Core Set of Domains for PsA

D.D. Gladman, P.J. Mease, V. Strand, et al .........1167

Patient Perspective: Reasons and Methods for Measuring Fatigue in RA

J.R. Kirwan, S. Hewlett .........1171

Patient Perspective: Fatigue as a Recommended Patient Centered Outcome Measure in RA

J.R. Kirwan, P. Minnock, A. Adebajo, et al.........1174

Considerations and Preliminary Proposals for Defining a Reference Case for Economic Evaluations in AS

N. Bansback, A. Maetzel, M. Drummond, et al .........1178

Rationale and Strategies for Reevaluating the ACR20

D.T. Felson, D.E. Furst, M. Boers.........1184

Minimal Clinically Important Improvement and Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Subjective Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Disorders

F. Tubach, P. Ravaud, D. Beaton, et al .........1188

SSc — Continuing Progress in Developing Clinical Measures of Response

D. Furst, D. Khanna, M. Matucci-Cerinic, et al .........1194

 

Workshops and Special Interest Groups

The Future of Damage Assessment in Vasculitis

P. Seo, R.A. Luqmani, O. Flossmann, et al.........1357

Worker Productivity Outcome Measures in Arthritis

R. Escorpizo, C. Bombardier, A. Boonen, et al.........1372

Outcome Evaluations in Gout

H.R. Schumacher, W. Taylor, N. Joseph-Ridge, et al .........1381

Preliminary Development of a Responder Index for Chronic Low Back Pain

L.S. Simon, C. Evans, N. Katz, et al.........1386

Development of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale

E. Kristjansson, P.S. Tugwell, A.J. Wilson, et al.........1392

Standardizing Assessment and Reporting of Adverse Effects in Rheumatology Clinical Trials II: the Rheumatology Common Toxicity Criteria v.2.0

T. Woodworth, D.E. Furst, R. Alten, et al.........1401

Fibromyalgia Syndrome

P. Mease, L.M. Arnold, R. Bennett, et al .........1415

Improving Patient Reported Outcomes Using Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing

E.F. Chakravarty, J.B. Bjorner, J.F. Fries .........1426

OMERACT/OARSI Initiative to Define States of Severity and Indication for Joint Replacement in Hip and Knee OA

L. Gossec, G. Hawker, A.M. Davis, et al .........1432

Acknowledgment.........1436






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