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AWIR invites members to submit research proposals that evaluate gaps in patient
access to specialists or approved treatments for rheumatic diseases.
The AWIR-Clinical Research committee has years of experience in both basic and clinical research
and we comply with the requirements of all aspects of Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
To adequately treat our patients we rely on published data from clinical trials.
We make our decisions on how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat our patients based on this valuable data. Join in on the forefront of gathering this information.
Interested in working with AWIR’s membership or collaborating with us on research?
Please contact Dr. Gail Kerr by clicking This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Ongoing Clinical Trials Are Listed Below
Increasing Advocacy Awareness in Early Career Rheumatologists: A Web-Based Educational Tool:
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Description |
• An educational initiative aimed at developing an accessible platform for self - learning on the importance and the role of advocacy in our specialty. |
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Status: Published |
• Ban, B., Gokaraju, S., Worthing, A., Maher, K., Wright, G. and Kerr, G. (2022), Increasing Advocacy Awareness in Early Career Rheumatologists: A Web-Based Educational Tool. |
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Funding |
• Pfizer unrestricted Educational Grant. |
Geographic Variation in Disease Burden and Mismatch in Care of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the United States:
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Description |
• A retrospective analysis of rheumatoid arthritis patients enrolled in the RISE registry which revealed the importance of practice location, and demonstrated the challenges in the achievement of disease remission as a treatmenta treatment mandate. |
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Status: Published |
• Dowell, S., Yun, H., Curtis, J.R., Chen, L., Xie, F., Pedra-Nobre, M., Wollaston, D., Najmey, S., Elliott, C.L., Ford, T.L., North, H., Dore, R., Dolatabadi, S., Ramanujam, T., Kennedy, S., Ott, S., Jileaeva, I., Richardson, A., Kaine, J., Wright, G. and Kerr, G.S. (2023), Geographic Variation in Disease Burden and Mismatch in Care of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States. |
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Funding |
• Washington DC Veterans Administration Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research. |
Associations of Cost Sharing on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Burden:
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Description |
• The association of copayments: office visits and medications, with comorbidity (RDCI) in rheumatoid arthritis patients from 10 AWIR member practices across the US, was evaluated. RA patients in the South, had higher cost sharing payments. Yet, RA patients with higher RDCI had lower copayments. A call for adjustments in cost-sharing to accommodate patients with high disease burden is needed to ensure access to care. |
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Status: |
• online Arthritis Care Research Open Rheumatology; |
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Funding |
• Investigator-initiated industry-supported grant Bristol Myers Squibb. |
Ethnic differences and Regional Variability in Psoriatic Arthritis Disease: Examining Disparities in Patient Burden and Physician Care:
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Description |
• A retrospective analysis of psoriatic arthritis patients enrolled in the RISE registry. |
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Status |
• Ongoing |
Characteristics, Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity: Determinants of Inequity in bDMARD Utilization in Psoriatic Arthritis patients in the United States: Opportunities for Intervention:
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Description |
• A hybrid retrospective-prospective study engaging psoriatic arthritis patients enrolled in the RISE registry. |
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Status |
• Initiation: September 2023 |
Administrative Barriers to Access to bDMARD and Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis patients:
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Status |
• In Development |
Understanding the Definition of Equity in Health Care: Patients and Provider Perspectives:
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Description |
• Performed in collaboration with Creaky Joints. |
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Status |
• In Development |
Contributors of SLE Disease Flares and Hospitalizations:
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Status |
• In Development |
Optimizing the Rheumatology Workforce: The impact of Clinical Settings on Patient Outcomes:
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Status |
• In Development |
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