title: The Computer Assisted Management in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis programme tool used in the CAMERA-I and CAMERA-II studies.
abstract: The history, issues and result of the development of the computer decision software tool used for the two tight control and treat-to-target CAMERA (Computer Assisted Management in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis) studies are described. The software tool is simple and can be used with various protocolled strategies and visit intervals both in clinical trials and daily practice, because it does not dictate strategy steps and is independent of visit intervals. The tool gives information on whether enough improvement since the last visit is present and whether there is remission or not. With this information, strategy steps according to various protocols and treatment arms can be taken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.w.g.jacobs@umcutrecht.nl.
authors.forename: Johannes W G
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D018450:Disease Progression; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012074:Remission Induction; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012984:Software; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents