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Sex and body mass index impact on digit circumference for Leeds Dactylitis Inde...

Objective. 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 ...

An anti-inflammatory and low fermentable oligo, di, and monosaccharides and pol...

Background: 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...

2-Phenoxyethanol derivatization in ink dating determination

A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an anti-inflammatory nutr...

Background: This 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. Methods: A 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 interven...

GO-DACT : a phase 3b randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of GOli...

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of golimumab in combination with methotrexate (MTX) versus MTX monotherapy in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) dactylitis. Methods: Multicentre, investigator-initiated, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design phase 3b trial in 11 Portuguese rheumatology centres. Patients with PsA along with active dactylitis and naive to MTX and biologic disease-modifying antirh...

Effect of a tomato juice intake on resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, ...

The influence of intraoral devices in salivary cortisol levels of golf athletes...

The influence of intraoral devices in competitive anxiety levels of golf athlet...

The GO-DACT protocol : a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group ...

The 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 influence of intraoral devices in salivary cortisol levels of golf athletes...