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Lead
University of Minnesota
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Males and Females aged 18 and over.
2. Must carry a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, as defined by the American College of Rheumatology in 2010: (https://www.rheumatology.org/Portals/0/Files/2010\_revised\_criteria\_classification\_ra.pdf).
Classification as "definite RA" is based on the confirmed presence of synovitis in at least one joint, absence of an alternative diagnosis that better explains the synovitis, and achievement of a total score of 6 or greater (of a possible 10) from the individual scores in 4 domains: number and site of involved joints (score range 0-5), serologic abnormality (score range 0-3), elevated acute-phase response (score range 0-1), and symptom duration (2 levels; range 0-1).
3. Exhibiting symptoms or signs of inadequate disease control according to one of 2 measures:
Modified HAQ score of greater than 0.3 and DAS28-CRP greater than 3.2 (http://www.phusewiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Disease\_Activity\_Score\_-\_CRP\_(DAS-CRP).
4. Participants should have home access to broadband internet, such that online video conversations can occur with study personnel via study-provided personal digital assistive devices.
You may not be if
1. Active bacterial or viral infection.
2. Pregnant women or presence of active malignancy.
3. Inability to perform minimal daily self-cares associated with feeding/dressing, according to HAQ.
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