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Sex and body mass index impact on digit circumference for Leeds Dactylitis Inde...
Silvério-António, M; Rodrigues, AM; Teixeira, F; Tavares-Costa, J; Bernardo, A; Pimenta, S; Lagoas Gomes, J; Aguiar, R; Videira, T; Pinto, P; Santos, HObjectives: To estimate digit circumference and the impact of sex and body mass index (BMI) for the calculation of the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with bilateral dactylitis. Methods: Digit circumference of the hands and the foot were measured with a dactylometer and were studied according to sex and BMI (divided in 4 weight categories) in healthy Portuguese subjects, using...
Portuguese Recommendations for the Use of Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dis...
Fernandes, BM; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Roxo Ribeiro, A; Quintal, A; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TS; Faustino, A; Vaz, CObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...
An anti-inflammatory and low fermentable oligo, di, and monosaccharides and pol...
Silva, AR; Bernardo, A; de Mesquita, MF; Vaz-Patto, J; Moreira, Pedro; Silva, ML; Padrão, PatríciaBackground: Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with dysbiosis and low-grade inflammation. Studies have reported that diet influences clinical features in FM. Objective: To evaluate the effect of an anti-inflammatory and low fermentable oligo, di, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet on clinical outcomes of patients with FM. Methods: This two arms Randomized Controlled Trial (NCT04007705) included 46...
Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological and targeted synthetic dis...
Fernandes, Bruno Miguel; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Ribeiro, AR; Quintal, Alberto; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TSObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...
A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an anti-inflammatory nutr...
Silva, AR; Bernardo, A; de Mesquita, MF; Patto, JV; Moreira, Pedro; Silva, ML; Padrão, PatríciaBackgroundThis study aims to analyze the effects of a potentially anti-inflammatory nutritional intervention in disease assessment parameters, inflammatory markers, and quality of life of fibromyalgia (FM) patients.MethodsA sample of 100 female patients diagnosed with FM, followed up at Portuguese Institute of Rheumatology (IPR) in Lisbon, is being randomly allocated in two groups. Patients in the intervention ...
Patient-reported quality of life and inflammatory biomarkers in Portuguese pati...
Silva, AR; Bernardo, A; Mesquita, MF; Patto, JV; Moreira, Pedro; Padrão, Patrícia; Silva, ML
Dietary interventions in Fibromyalgia: a systematic review
Silva, AR; Bernardo, A; Costa, J; Cardoso, A; Santos, P; Mesquita, MFd; Vaz Patto, J; Moreira, Pedro; Silva, ML; Padrão, Patrícia
The GO-DACT Protocol: a Multicentre, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group S...
Vieira-Sousa, E; Canhão, H; Alves, P; Rodrigues, AM; Teixeira, F; Tavares-Costa, J; Bernardo, A; Pimenta, S; Pimentel-Santos, F; Gomes, JL; Aguiar, RThe GO-DACT is an investigator-initiated, national, multicentric randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded trial, that assesses dactylitis as primary endpoint. Psoriatic arthritis patients naïve to methotrexate and biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, with at least one active dactylitis, were assigned to golimumab in combination with methotrexate or placebo in combination with methotrexate, for 2...
The GO-DACT is an investigator-initiated, national, multicentric randomized pla...
Vieira-Sousa, E; Canhão, H; Alves, P; Rodrigues, AM; Teixeira, F; Tavares-Costa, J; Bernardo, A; Pimenta, S; Pimentel-Santos, .; Gomes, JL; Aguiar, RThe GO-DACT is an investigator-initiated, national, multicentric randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded trial, that assesses dactylitis as primary endpoint. Psoriatic arthritis patients naïve to methotrexate and biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, with at least one active dactylitis, were assigned to golimumab in combination with methotrexate or placebo in combination with methotrexate, for 2...
Treatment planning systems dosimetry auditing project in Portugal
Lopes, MC; Cavaco, A; Jacob, K; Madureira, L; Germano, S; Faustino, S; Lencart, J; Trindade, M; Vale, J; Batel, V; Sousa, M; Bernardo, A; Brás, SBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Medical Physics Division of the Portuguese Physics Society (DFM_SPF) in collaboration with the IAEA, carried out a national auditing project in radiotherapy, between September 2011 and April 2012. The objective of this audit was to ensure the optimal usage of treatment planning systems. The national results are presented in this paper. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The audit methodology simu...