Fibroblast–Neuron interactions Driving persistent Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis (FiND-Pain RA) – an observational study protocol
The study is a sub-study of the PUMIA (Pain Phenotypes and their Underlying Mechanisms in Inflammatory Arthritis) study, which has been approved by the Bromley Research Ethics Committee (REC: 21/LO/0712). The findings of this study will be disseminated through open-access publications, as well as scientific and clinical conferences.
Authors
- Frances Humby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-9133)
- Mikalena Xenophontos
- Leonie S. Taams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-7194)
- Friederike Baldeweg
- D Bennett
- Mosab Ali Awadelkareem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-6310)
- Rosie Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8248-0752)
- Christopher Dominic Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6924-6402)
- Shing T. Law
- Franziska Denk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4883-4234)
- Sarah Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-3069)
- Sarah Hill
- Bruce W Kirkham
- Zoe Rutter-Locher
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097892
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care