| Pre- injection (T0) | 2-months FU (T1) | 1-year FU (T2) | 2-year FU (T3) | p-value T0-T1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median months after IACs | 0 | 2.0 (1.8, 3.3) | 12.0 (11.0, 13.0) | 22.0 (22.0, 23.0) | Â |
(1st, 3rd quartile) | n = 15 | n = 14 | n = 15 | n = 11 |  |
Disease activity, no (%)** | |||||
 Active | 15 (100) | 7 (54) n = 13 | 10 (77) n = 13 | 6 (55) |  |
 Remission on medication | – | 2 (15) n = 13 | 2 (15) n = 13 | 2 (18) |  |
 Remission off medication | – | 4 (31) n = 13 | 1 (8) n = 13 | 3 (27) |  |
Medication *** | |||||
 No DMARDs, no (%) | 6 (40) | 5 (39) n = 13 | 4 (27) | 3 (27) | 0.317 a |
 DMARDs (MTX), no (%) | 3 (20) | 2 (15) n = 13 | 3 (20) | 3 (27) |  |
 Biologics comb, no (%) | 6 (40) | 6 (46) n = 13 | 8 (53) | 5 (46) |  |
Disease activity measures | |||||
 JADAS10 | 15.8 (12.9, 49.1) n = 8 | 11.0 (6.0, 20.0) n = 7 | 12.5 (6.8, 14.5) n = 9 | 8.5 (3.3, 15.3) n = 4 | 0.273b |
 No.of active joints | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) n = 14 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) n = 13 | 1.0 (0.0, 1.5) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) n = 10 | 0.076b |
 ESR (mm/h) | 6.5 (3.5, 10.5) n = 12 | 6.0 (3.8, 11.0) n = 10 | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) n = 11 | 5.5 (3.8, 7.3) n = 10 | 0.445b |
 PRpainVAS | 4.8 (3.3, 7.6) n = 10 | 3.5 (0.0, 5.8) n = 8 | 3.8 (1.6, 6.3) n = 10 | 1.5 (0.0, 4.5) n = 4 | 0.500b |
 PRgloVAS | 5.5 (3.3, 7.1) n = 10 | 3.5 (0.1, 5.8) n = 8 | 4.0 (1.6, 5.1) n = 10 | 0.5 (0.0, 4.0) n = 4 | 0.345b |
 MDgloVAS | 2.5 (1.6, 4.5) n = 12 | 0.5 (0.0, 4.0) n = 10 | 1.5 (0.1, 2.8) n = 12 | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) n = 7 | 0.207b |
TMJ activity measures | |||||
 Pain frequency | 2.0 (0.0, 4.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) n = 11 | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) n = 10 | 0.245b |
 VAS pain intensity | 3.0 (0.0, 6.5) n = 15 | 2.0 (0.0, 4.5) n = 11 | 2.0 (0.0, 3.5) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.1) n = 10 | 0.292b |
 VAS jaw function | 3.0 (0.0, 4.3) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.4) n = 10 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.8) n = 9 | 0.201b |
 Pain indexγ | 6.0 (0.0, 13.0) n = 15 | 2.0 (0.0, 10.0) n = 11 | 2.0 (0.0, 8.5) n = 13 | 0.0 (0.0, 5.3) n = 10 | 0.263b |
 MIO (mm) | 44 (36, 48) n = 15 | 45 (43, 47) n = 13 | 45 (42, 49) n = 13 | 46 (45, 48) n = 11 | 0.045b |