Brian J Andonian, Leanna M Ross, Alyssa M Sudnick, Johanna L Johnson, Carl F Pieper, Kelsey B Belski, Julie D Counts, Alyssa P King, Jessica T Wallis, William C Bennett, Jillian C Gillespie, Kaileigh M Moertl, Dylan Richard, Janet L Huebner, Margery A Connelly, Ilene C Siegler, William E Kraus, Connie W Bales, Kathryn N Porter Starr, Kim M Huffman
OBJECTIVE: To compare a remotely supervised weight loss and exercise intervention to lifestyle counseling for effects on cardiovascular disease risk, disease activity, and patient-reported outcomes in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and overweight/obesity. METHODS: Twenty older (60-80 years), previously sedentary participants with seropositive RA and overweight/obesity were randomized to 16 weeks of either Supervised Weight loss and Exercise Training (SWET) or Counseling Health As Treatment (CHAT)...
December 21, 2023: ACR open rheumatology