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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2022 Dec 1;50(3):438–450. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220317

Table 1.

Eligibility criteria for searches of RCTs in patients with IBD or uveitis treated with pharmaceutical drugs recognized as treatments for PsA.

Factor Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria

Study design RCTs of any design (individual or cluster randomization, step-wedge design).
Secondary, post hoc, and subgroup analyses of individual RCTs.
Extension studies of RCTs.
Secondary evidence (ie, systematic reviews, guidelines/ recommendations, evidence-based synopses).
Quantitative primary studies that are not RCTs
(eg, nonrandomized controlled studies, before-and-after studies, cohort studies, case studies, case series).
Qualitative studies.
Conference abstracts.
Editorials, commentaries, trial protocols, letters, etc.
Participants and conditions of interest Adult populations (age ≥ 18 yrs; if mixed ages, include if results for adults are reported separately or if most participants are adults). Diagnosis of IBD (UC, CD, subclinical colitis) or uveitis. Pediatric only focus (< 18 yrs).
Interventions or exposures Any DMARD, targeted synthetic or biologic drug or combination used in the treatment of PsA (oral, injection, IV). Nonpharmacological interventions.
NSAIDs only.
Steroids only.
Comparisons or control groups Any comparator (active, sham, PBO). NA.
Outcomes of interest Symptoms and signs including outcomes relating to disease activity and impact.
Disease progression.
Safety outcomes (AEs, side effects).
Any length of follow-up will be considered.
Setting Any.

AE: adverse event; CD: Crohn disease; DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IV: intravenous; NA: not applicable; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; PBO: placebo; PsA: psoriatic arthritis; RCT: randomized controlled trial; UC: ulcerative colitis.