EULAR Recommendations

 

The EULAR Standing Committee for Clinical Affairs (ESCCA) regularly establishes and publishes recommendations for the treatment of various rheumatic disorders. Each of these recommendations is developed by a group of specialists in their field.

 

Recommendations for management

L Gossec, M Dougados, C Phillips, M Hammoudeh, K de Vlam, K Pavelka, T Pham, J Braun, J Sieper, I Olivieri, D van der Heijde, E Collantes, M Stone, T K Kvien, on behalf of ASAS (ASsessment in AS international working group)

 

Dissemination and evaluation of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis: results of a study among 1507 rheumatologists

 

Ann Rheum Dis, June 2008; 67: 782-788

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S F Carville, S Arendt-Nielsen, H Bliddal, F Blotman, J C Branco, D Buskila, J A P Da Silva, B Danneskiold-Samsøe, F Dincer, C Henriksson, K G Henriksson, E Kosek, K Longley, G M McCarthy, S Perrot, M Puszczewicz, P Sarzi-Puttini, A Silman, M Späth, and E H Choy


EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome


Ann Rheum Dis, Apr 2008; 67: 536-541

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G K Bertsias, J P A Ioannidis, J Boletis, S Bombardieri, R Cervera, C Dostal, J Font, I M Gilboe, F Houssiau, T Huizinga, D Isenberg, C GM Kallenberg, M Khamashta, J C Piette, M Schneider, J Smolen, G Sturfelt, A Tincani, R van Vollenhoven, C Gordon and D T Boumpas

 

EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erytematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

 

Ann Rheum Dis, Feb 2008; 67: 195-205.

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G Hatemi, A Silman, D Bang, B Bodaghi, A M Chamberlain, A Gül, M H Houman, I Kötter, I Olivieri, C Salvarani, P P Sfikakis, A Siva, M R Stanford, N Stübiger, S Yurdakul and H Yazici

 

EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet's disease: report of a task force of the European Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

 

Ann Rheum Dis, Jan 2008, doi:10.1136/ard.2007.080432

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J N Hoes, J W G Jacobs, M Boers, D Boumpas, F Buttgereit, N Caeyers, E H Choy, M Cutolo, J A P da Silva, G Esselens, L Guillevin, I Hafstrom, J R Kirwan, J Rovensky, A Russell, K G Saag, B Svensson, R Westhovens, H Zeidler, J W J Bijlsma

 

EULAR evidence-based recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases

 

Ann Rheum Dis, Dec 2007; 66: 1560-1567.  

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W Zhang, M Doherty, B F Leeb, L Alekseeva, N K Arden, J W Bijlsma, F Dincer, K Dziedzic, H J Häuselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, P Kaklamanis, S Lohmander, E Maheu, E Martín-Mola, K Pavelka, L Punzi, S Reiter, J Sautner, J Smolen, G Verbruggen, and I Zimmermann-Górska

 

EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis - report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

 

Ann Rheum Dis, Mar 2007; 66: 377 - 388.

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B Combe, R Landewé, C Lukas, H D Bolosiu, F C Breedveld, M Dougados, P Emery, G Ferraccioli, JMW Hazes, L Klareskog, K Machold, E Martin-Mola, H Nielsen, A Silman, J Smolen, and H Yazici


EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis: Report of a task force of the European Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

 

Ann Rheum Dis, Jan 2007; 66: 34-45.

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W Zhang, M Doherty, T Bardin, E Pascual, V Barskova, P Conaghan, J Gerster, J Jacobs, B Leeb, F Liotè, G McCarthy, P Netter, G Nuki, F Perez-Ruiz, A Pignone, J Pimentão, L Punzi, E Roddy, T Uhlig, and I Zimmermann-Gòrska


EULAR evidence based recommendations for gout. Part II: Management. Report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, Oct 2006; 65: 1312 - 1324.

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J Zochling, D van der Heijde, R Burgos-Vargas, E Collantes, J C Davis, Jr, B Dijkmans, M Dougados, P Géher, R D Inman, M A Khan, T K Kvien, M Leirisalo-Repo, I Olivieri, K Pavelka, J Sieper, G Stucki, R D Sturrock, S van der Linden, D Wendling, H Böhm, B J van Royen, and J Braun


ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis


Ann Rheum Dis, Apr 2006; 65: 442 - 452.

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J Zochling, D van der Heijde, M Dougados, and J Braun


Current evidence for the management of ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic literature review for the ASAS/EULAR management recommendations in ankylosing spondylitis


Ann Rheum Dis, Apr 2006; 65: 423 - 432.

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W Zhang, M Doherty, N Arden, B Bannwarth, J Bijlsma, K-P Gunther, H J Häuselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, K Jordan, P Kaklamanis, B Leeb, M Lequesne, S Lohmander, B Mazieres, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka, A Pendleton, L Punzi, B Swoboda, R Varatojo, G Verbruggen, I Zimmermann-Gorska, and M Dougados


EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hip osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, May 2005; 64: 669 - 681.

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K M Jordan, N K Arden, M Doherty, B Bannwarth, J W J Bijlsma, P Dieppe, K Gunther, H Häuselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, P Kaklamanis, S Lohmander, B Leeb, M Lequesne, B Mazieres, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka, A Pendleton, L Punzi, U Serni, B Swoboda, G Verbruggen, I Zimmerman-Gorska, and M Dougados


EULAR Recommendations 2003: an evidence based approach to the management of knee osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, Dec 2003; 62: 1145 - 1155.

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A Pendleton, N Arden, M Dougados, M Doherty, B Bannwarth, J W J Bijlsma, F Cluzeau, C Cooper, P A Dieppe, K-P Günther, H J Häuselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, P M Kaklamanis, B Leeb, M Lequesne, S Lohmander, B Mazieres, E Martin-Mola, K Pavelka, U Serni, B Swoboda, A A Verbruggen, G Weseloh, and I Zimmermann-Gorska


EULAR recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, Dec 2000; 59: 936 - 944.

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Recommendations for conducting/reporting clinical trials

D Aletaha, R Landewe, T Karonitsch, J Bathon, M Boers, C Bombardier, S Bombardieri, H Choi, B Combe, M Dougados, P Emery, J Gomez-Reino, E Keystone, G Koch, T K Kvien, E Martin-Mola, M Matucci-Cerinic, K Michaud, J O’Dell, H Paulus, T Pincus, P Richards, L Simon, J Siegel, J S Smolen, T Sokka, V Strand, P Tugwell, D van der Heijde, P van Riel, S Vlad, R van Vollenhoven, M Ward, M Weinblatt, G Wells, B White, F Wolfe, B Zhang, A Zink, D Felson

 

Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations

 

Ann Rheum Dis., Oct 2008; 67: 1360 - 1364.

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C Gordon, G K Bertsias, J P. A. Ioannidis, J Boletis, S Bombardieri, R Cervera, C Dostál, G Font, I-M Gilboe, F Houssiau, T WJ Huizinga, D Isenberg, C G.M. Kallenberg, M A Khamashta, J-C Piette, M Schneider, J S Smolen, G Sturfelt, A Tincani, R Van Vollenhoven and D T Boumpas

 

EULAR recommendations for points to consider in conducting clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

 

Ann Rheum Dis., April 2008; doi:10.1136/ard.2007.083022

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B Hellmich, O Flossmann, W L Gross, P Bacon, J W Cohen-Tervaert,
L Guillevin, D Jayne, A Mahr, P A Merkel, H Raspe, D GI Scott, J Witter,
H Yazici and R A Luqmani

 

EULAR recommendations for conducting clinical studies and/or clinical trials in systemic vasculitis: Focus on ANCA-associated vasculitis

 

Ann Rheum Dis, May 2007; 66: 605 - 617.

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Classification/diagnosis criteria

W Zhang, M Doherty, B F Leeb, L Alekseeva, N K Arden, J W Bijlsma, F Dincer, K Dziedzic, H J Hauselmann, P Kaklamanis, M Kloppenburg, L S Lohmander, E Maheu, M Martín-Mola, K Pavelka, L Punzi, S Reiter, J Smolen, G Verbruggen, I Watt and I Zimmermann-Górska

 

EULAR evidence based recommendations for the diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis - report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)  

 

Ann Rheum Dis. Published Online First: 4 February 2008. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.084772

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W Zhang, M Doherty, E Pascual, T Bardin, V Barskova, P Conaghan, J Gerster, J Jacobs, B Leeb, F Liotè, G McCarthy, P Netter, G Nuki, F Perez-Ruiz, A Pignone, J Pimentão, L Punzi, E Roddy, T Uhlig, and I Zimmermann-Gòrska


Eular evidence based recommendations for gout. Part I: Diagnosis. Report of a task force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, Oct 2006; 65: 1301 - 1311.

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Response criteria

S Özen, N Ruperto, M J Dillon, A Bagga, K Barron, J C Davin, T Kawasaki, C Lindsley, R E Petty, A M Prieur, A Ravelli, and P Woo


EULAR/PReS endorsed consensus criteria for the classification of childhood vasculitides


Ann Rheum Dis, Jul 2006; 65: 936 - 941.

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B F Leeb, H A Bird, G Nesher, I Andel, W Hueber, D Logar, C M Montecucco, J Rovensky, J Sautner, and M Sonnenblick


EULAR response criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: results of an initiative of the European Collaborating Polymyalgia Rheumatica Group (subcommittee of ESCISIT)


Ann Rheum Dis, Dec 2003; 62: 1189 - 1194.

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