Jennifer Walker

May 13, 2023 | arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com | Jessica Fairley |Dylan Hansen |Laura Ross |Susanna Proudman |Joanne Sahhar |Gene-Siew Ngian | +9 more

ParticipantsParticipants were recruited from the ASCS, a multicentre Australian study of SSc. The ASCS has been approved by all Human Research Ethics Committees of participating sites. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to the collection of any study data. This study is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Apr 1, 2023 | jrheum.org | Laura Ross |Susanna Proudman |Jennifer Walker |Wendy Stevens

DISCUSSIONThis study has shown that a PRW is associated with more severe GIT disease as measured by the GIT 2.0 and MSS. The PRW was most likely to be associated with the new onset of upper GIT system symptoms and development of new constipation. A PGA was not associated with any other measure of GIT disease status or the onset of new GIT symptoms. GIT disease is highly burdensome to patients2 and the measurement of GIT disease continues to prove challenging.