Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.

Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Intra-articular steroids and splints/rest for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adults with rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the hands and feet and causes redness, pain, swelling and heat around the joints. Intra-articular steroid in...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Gold compounds have been used in several conditions affecting man since the 18th century (tuberculosis, lupus vulgaris, bacterial endocarditis, etc.) however, in the past decade the use of injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis has markedly declined, and its clinical usefulness has been doubted.
Title:   Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty (knuckle joint replacement) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal ...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   What is Tai Chi and how could it help people with rheumatoid arthritis?Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the feet and hands and causes redness,...
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   What is rheumatoid arthritis and low level laser therapy?Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the hands and feet and causes redness, pain, sw...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   What is occupational therapy and how could it help rheumatoid arthritis?Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the feet and hands and causes redness...
Date:   Nov 2003
Title:   Methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Methotrexate (MTX) is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Five trials and 300 participants were included in this review. Participants had severe RA of long duration and had previously failed other ther...
Date:   Nov 1997
Title:   Cyclosporine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cyclosporine has important short-term benefits (up to one year) for people with progressive rheumatoid arthritis
Date:   Feb 1998
Title:   Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acupunture and electroacupuncture for rheumatoid arthritisDoes acupuncture work for treating rheumatoid arthritis?Two studies of low to medium quality were reviewed and provide the best evidence we have today. The studies tested 84 people who had rheuma...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Effects of glucocorticoids on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In people with rheumatoid arthritis, low dose glucocorticoid pills reduce the progression of the disease on x-rays over 1 to 2 years. This result is based on high quality evidence....
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   To answer this question, scientists analysed 3 high quality studies. The studies tested over 900 people who had rheumatoid arthritis. People had either injections of etanercept at 10 mg to 25 mg two times a week, methotrexate (MTX) (pills or injections)...
Date:   Mar 2003
Title:   Penicillamine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   D-penicillamine was seen to be beneficial for all ranges of dosages for disease activity on tender joint pain, physician global assessment and sed rate. No major differences were observed between placebo and low dose D-penicillamine (<500 mg/day). For h...
Date:   Aug 2000
Title:   Short-term low-dose corticosteroids vs placebo and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Corticosteroid drugs can relieve inflammation, and in high doses they have a dramatic effect on the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. They are used only temporarily, however, because of serious adverse effects during long term use. The review found th...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Rofecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Does rofecoxib work to treat rheumatoid arthritis and how safe is it? To answer this question, scientists working with the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group found and analyzed two high quality studies. These studies include over 8700 people with rheumatoid...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sulfasalazine has become a common second line drug (DMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Title:   Azathioprine for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Azathioprine is a purine analogue with immunosuppressive properties. Although several trials have reported a beneficial effect in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), because of concerns over its safety it is generally used only in severe RA.
Title:   Paracetamol versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the joints are swollen, stiff and painful. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen are often recommended to ease the pain and swelling in the joints. Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) is anot...
Date:   Nov 2003
Title:   Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This systematic review looked at the effects of herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Seven of the studies compared gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) to placebo. All of these studies found some improv...
Date:   Aug 2000
Title:   Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of Balneotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The review shows that in people with RA:Radon-carbon dioxin baths compared with carbon dioxin baths may not lead to an...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Antimalarials for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antimalarials have been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for several decades. Recently several trials have been published with larger sample sizes, and better design than previous studies.
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