Sundin, U, Østergaard, M, Glinatsi, D et al. (10 more authors) (2019) Validity and Responsiveness of Combined Inflammation and Combined Joint Damage Scores Based on the OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis MRI Scoring System (RAMRIS). Journal of Rheumatology, 46 (9). pp. 1222-1227. ISSN 0315-162X
Abstract
Objective: The RAMRIS [Outcome Measures in Rheumatology rheumatoid arthritis (RA) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Scoring system] is used in clinical RA trials. We have investigated methods to combine the RAMRIS features into valid and responsive scores for inflammation and joint damage.
Methods: We used data from 3 large randomized early RA trials to assess 5 methods to develop a combined score for inflammation based on RAMRIS bone marrow edema, synovitis, and tenosynovitis scores, and a combined joint damage score based on erosions and joint space narrowing. Methods included unweighted summation, normalized summation, and 3 different variants of weighted summation of the RAMRIS features. We used a derivation cohort to calculate summation weights to maximize the responsiveness of the combined score. Construct validity of the combined scores was examined by assessing correlations to imaging, clinical, and biochemical measures. Responsiveness was tested by calculating the standardized response mean (SRM) and the relative efficiency of each score in a validation cohort.
Results: Patient characteristics, as well as baseline and followup RAMRIS scores, were comparable between cohorts. All combined scores were significantly correlated to other imaging, clinical, and biochemical measures. Inflammation scores combined by normalized and weighted summation had significantly higher responsiveness in comparison to unweighted summation, with SRM (95% CI) for unweighted summation 0.62 (0.51–0.73), normalized summation 0.73 (0.63-0.83), and weighted summation 0.74 (0.64–0.84). For the damage score, there was a trend toward higher responsiveness for weighted summation.
Conclusion: Combined MRI scores calculated by normalized or weighted summation of individual MRI pathologies were valid and responsive.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Journal of Rheumatology. This is a pre-copyediting, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The Journal of Rheumatology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Validity and Responsiveness of Combined Inflammation and Combined Joint Damage Scores Based on the "OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis MRI Scoring System (RAMRIS),Ulf Sundin, Mikkel Østergaard, Daniel Glinatsi, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Merete L. Hetland, Kristian Stengard-Pedersen, Peter Junker, Bo J. Ejbjerg, Paul Bird, Philip G. Conaghan, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm, The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2019, jrheum.181064 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181064 |
Keywords: | Rheumatoid Arthritis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Clinical Trials; Outcome Assessment; OMERACT |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Musculoskeletal Medicine & Imaging (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2018 10:05 |
Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Journal of Rheumatology |
Identification Number: | 10.3899/jrheum.181064 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139625 |