Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Treatment
Recommendations for the Treatment of Adults With AS (Table 2)
Recommendations for Adults With Stable AS
Recommendations for Adults With Active or Stable AS
Recommendations for Adults With AS-Related Comorbidities
Disease Activity Assessment, Imaging, and Screening
Recommendations for the Treatment of Adults With Nonradiographic Axial SpA (Table 3)
Recommendations for Adults With Active Nonradiographic Axial SpA
Recommendations for Adults With Stable Nonradiographic Axial SpA
Recommendations for Adults With Active or Stable Nonradiographic Axial SpA
Disease Activity Assessment and Imaging
Recommendation Grading
Overview
Title
Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Authoring Organizations
American College of Rheumatology
Spondylitis Association of America
Publication Month/Year
August 22, 2019
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Algorithm, Decision Aid, Decision Aid, Quick-Reference Guide, Patient Information, Patient Information, Patient Information, Video, Video, Video, Video, Translation, CME
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
To update evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SpA).
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Counseling, Management, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D013167 - Spondylitis, Ankylosing, D025241 - Spondylarthritis
Keywords
ankylosing spondylitis, axial spondyloarthritis
Source Citation
Ward, M.M., Deodhar, A., Gensler, L.S., Dubreuil, M., Yu, D., Khan, M.A., Haroon, N., Borenstein, D., Wang, R., Biehl, A., Fang, M.A., Louie, G., Majithia, V., Ng, B., Bigham, R., Pianin, M., Shah, A.A., Sullivan, N., Turgunbaev, M., Oristaglio, J., Turner, A., Maksymowych, W.P. and Caplan, L. (2019), 2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res, 71: 1285-1299. doi:10.1002/acr.24025