REMISSION IN AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS: DEFINITION AND EVALUATION TOOLS (RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPONDYLOARTHRITIS STUDY GROUP OF EXPERTS, ALL-RUSSIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION «THE ASSOCIATION OF RHEUMATOLOGY OF RUSSIA»)

The paper gives the definition of remission in axial spondyloarthritides (axSpA), which has been developed by the Spondyloarthritis Study Group of Experts. The work used the Delphi technique. At stage 1, based on the analysis of the data available in the literature and on their own clinical experiences, the experts proposed some variants of the definition of remission and ways of its evaluation in patients with axSpA. At Stage 2, the definitions that had received at least 80% of the votes via anonymous voting were selected and adopted without further discussion. Those that had received an equal number of votes were reconsidered and additionally discussed; then there was repeat voting, by choosing the final definition. As a result of their discussion, the experts formulated the definitions of clinical laboratory and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remissions. They proposed the following remissions in axSpA: drug and drug-free, clinical laboratory, and MRI remissions, as well as a remission in the presence and absence of structural changes in the locomotor system, as evidenced by imaging techniques. Criteria for clinical laboratory remission and basic tools for its evaluation that can be used in real clinical practice and researches have been elaborated.

axial spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, remission, clinically significant improvement

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