• Follow-Up of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis in Specialist Health Care With Remote Monitoring and Self-Monitoring Compared With Regular Face-to-Face Follow-Up Visits (the ReMonit Study): Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Open-Label Noninferiority Trial 

      Berg, Inger Jorid; Tveter, Anne Therese; Bakland, Gunnstein; Hakim, Sarah; Kristianslund, Eirik; Lillegraven, Siri; Macfarlane, Gary J.; Moholt, Ellen; Provan, Sella Aarrestad; Sexton, Joseph; Thomassen, Emil E.K.; De Thurah, Annette; Gossec, Laure; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Østerås, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-27)
      Background: Patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases such as axial spondyloarthritis have traditionally received regular follow-up in specialist health care to maintain low disease activity. The follow-up has been organized as prescheduled face-to-face visits, which are time-consuming for both patients and health care professionals. Technology has enabled the remote monitoring of disease ...
    • Interventions for osteoarthritis pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of existing Cochrane reviews 

      Smedslund, Geir; Kjeken, Ingvild; Musial, Frauke; Sexton, Joseph; Østerås, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-15)
      Objective: To conduct a network meta-analysis comparing all treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the Cochrane Library.<p> <p>Design: The Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about treatments for hip and knee OA. We constructed 17 broad categories, comprising drug treatments, exercise, surgery, herbs, orthotics, passive treatments, ...
    • The Maternal and Paternal Effects on Clinically and Surgically Defined Osteoarthritis 

      Weldingh, Eirik; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Hagen, Kåre Birger; Østerås, Nina; Risberg, May Arna; Natvig, Bård; Christensen, Barbara Therese Slatkovsky; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Furnes, Ove; Nordsletten, Lars; Magnusson, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-25)
      <i>Objective</i> - It is currently unknown whether osteoarthritis (OA) is inherited mainly from the mother, father, or both. This study was undertaken to explore the effect of maternal and paternal factors on hip, knee, and hand OA in offspring.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Participants from the Musculoskeletal Pain in Ullensaker Study (MUST) (69% female; mean ± SD age 64 ± 9 years) and a Norwegian ...