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Novel approach to estimate Osteoarthritis progression - use of the reliable change index in the evaluation of joint space loss

Novel approach to estimate Osteoarthritis progression - use of the reliable change index in the evaluation of joint space loss
Novel approach to estimate Osteoarthritis progression - use of the reliable change index in the evaluation of joint space loss
Objective Osteoarthritis‐related changes in joint space measurements over time are small and sensitive to measurement error. The Reliable Change Index (RCI) determines whether the magnitude of change observed in an individual can be attributed to true change. This study aimed to examine the RCI as a novel approach to estimating osteoarthritis progression. Methods Data were from 167 men and 392 women with knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed using the American College of Rheumatology criteria) randomized to the placebo arm of the 3‐year Strontium Ranelate Efficacy in Knee Osteoarthritis trial (SEKOIA) and assessed annually. The RCI was used to determine whether the magnitude of change in joint space width (JSW) on radiographs between study years was likely to be true or due to measurement error. Results Between consecutive years, 57–69% of participants had an apparent decrease (change <0) in JSW, while 31–43% of participants had annual changes indicating improvement in JSW. The RCI identified JSW decreases in only 6.0% of patients between baseline and year 1, and in 4.5% of patients between the remaining study years. The apparent increases in JSW were almost eliminated between baseline and year 1, and between years 1 and 2 only 1.3% of patients had a significant increase, dropping to 0.9% between years 2 and 3. Conclusion The RCI provides a method to identify change in JSW, removing many apparent changes that are likely to be due to measurement error. This method appears to be useful for assessing change in JSW from radiographs in clinical and research settings.
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The SEKOIA Study Group
Parsons, Camille
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Judge, Andrew
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Leyland, Kirsten M.
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Parsons, Camille, Judge, Andrew, Leyland, Kirsten M., Bruyere, Olivier, Petit Dop, Florence, Chapurlat, Roland, Reginster, Jean-Yves, Edwards, Mark, Dennison, Elaine, Cooper, Cyrus and Inskip, Hazel , The SEKOIA Study Group (2019) Novel approach to estimate Osteoarthritis progression - use of the reliable change index in the evaluation of joint space loss. Arthritis Care & Research, 71 (2), 300-307. (doi:10.1002/acr.23596).

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Objective Osteoarthritis‐related changes in joint space measurements over time are small and sensitive to measurement error. The Reliable Change Index (RCI) determines whether the magnitude of change observed in an individual can be attributed to true change. This study aimed to examine the RCI as a novel approach to estimating osteoarthritis progression. Methods Data were from 167 men and 392 women with knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed using the American College of Rheumatology criteria) randomized to the placebo arm of the 3‐year Strontium Ranelate Efficacy in Knee Osteoarthritis trial (SEKOIA) and assessed annually. The RCI was used to determine whether the magnitude of change in joint space width (JSW) on radiographs between study years was likely to be true or due to measurement error. Results Between consecutive years, 57–69% of participants had an apparent decrease (change <0) in JSW, while 31–43% of participants had annual changes indicating improvement in JSW. The RCI identified JSW decreases in only 6.0% of patients between baseline and year 1, and in 4.5% of patients between the remaining study years. The apparent increases in JSW were almost eliminated between baseline and year 1, and between years 1 and 2 only 1.3% of patients had a significant increase, dropping to 0.9% between years 2 and 3. Conclusion The RCI provides a method to identify change in JSW, removing many apparent changes that are likely to be due to measurement error. This method appears to be useful for assessing change in JSW from radiographs in clinical and research settings.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 May 2018
Published date: February 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 420734
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420734
ISSN: 0893-7524
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ORCID for Elaine Dennison: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3048-4961
ORCID for Cyrus Cooper: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-0709
ORCID for Hazel Inskip: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-1749

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Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 05:05

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Author: Camille Parsons
Author: Andrew Judge
Author: Kirsten M. Leyland
Author: Olivier Bruyere
Author: Florence Petit Dop
Author: Roland Chapurlat
Author: Jean-Yves Reginster
Author: Mark Edwards
Author: Elaine Dennison ORCID iD
Author: Cyrus Cooper ORCID iD
Author: Hazel Inskip ORCID iD
Corporate Author: The SEKOIA Study Group

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