Preliminary definitions of 'flare' in axial spondyloarthritis, based on pain, BASDAI and ASDAS-CRP: an ASAS initiative.

Laure GossecAgnès PortierRobert LandewéAdrien EtchetoVictoria Navarro-CompánFéline P B Kroon Désirée Mfm van der HeijdeMaxime Dougados

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2016)

This data-driven ASAS consensus process has led to 12 preliminary draft definitions of 'flare' in axSpA, based on widely used indices. These preliminary definitions will need validation in real patient data.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
ankylosing spondylitis
big data
disease activity
machine learning
spinal cord injury
data analysis