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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of methotrexate in psoriatic arthritis

Gabrielle Kingsley; Anna Kowalczyk; Helen Taylor; Fowzia Ibrahim; Jon Packham; Neil McHugh; D. Mulherin; George D. Kitas · 2012 · Lara D. Veeken

WASTE classifies this as Replication Failure · AI classification, approximate

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Abstract (excerpt)

OBJECTIVE: MTX is widely used to treat synovitis in PsA without supporting trial evidence. The aim of our study was to test the value of MTX in the first large randomized placebo-controlled trial (RCT) in PsA. METHODS: A 6-month…

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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kes001