Composite Measures for Clinical Trials in Psoriatic Arthritis: Testing Pain and Fatigue Modifications in a UK...

William Tillett¹, Oliver FitzGerald¹, Laura C Coates¹+12

• ¹As part of the supplement series GRAPPA 2020, this report was reviewed internally and approved by the Guest Editors for integrity, accuracy, and consistency with scientific and ethical standards. This report is independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research (Early detection to improve outcome in patients with undiagnosed PsA [PROMPT], RP-PG-1212-20007). The views expressed are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. W. Tillett, BSc, MBChB, PhD, FRCP, N.J. McHugh, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; O. FitzGerald, MD, FRCPI, FRCP, Conway Institute for Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; L.C. Coates, MBChB, PhD, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; J. Packham, DM, FRCP, Haywood Rheumatology Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, UK; D.R. Jadon, MBBCh, MRCP, PhD, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; M. Massarotti, MD, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; M. Brook, Patient Research Partner, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; S. Lane, MBChB, MD, FRCP, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich; P. Creamer, MBChB, North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK; A. Antony, MBBS, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Australia;1E. Korendowych, PhD, MRCP, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; A. Rambojun, PhD, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK; P.S. Helliwell, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK. SL has received sponsorship for the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and the American College of Rheumatology conferences in 2020, both from AbbVie, and in 2019 for the EULAR conference in Madrid from Celgene, but no commercial work for any organizations. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Dr. W. Tillett, Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Coombe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, UK.