Table 4.
Reference | Citation | n | HRQoL Instrument | Clinical disease activity indicator | Time of endpoint assessment (from baseline) | Between-arm clinical improvement | Between-arm HRQoL improvement | Between-arm differences in HRQoL ≥MID | Within-arm HRQoL change from baseline (active arm or pooled) ≥MID | Notes |
Galbraith et al, 201423 | 21 | 19 | SF36 | Renal or major non-renal SLE relapse | 13 weeks | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | |
Uppal et al200924 | 22 | 27 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 6 months | Yes | Yes | Partially | Yes | |
Nordmark et al, 200525 | 23 | 37 | SF36 | mSLEDAI | 6 months | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Partially | Yes | |
Dussán et al, 200826 | 24 | 47 | SF36 | SRI | 6 months | Not reported | Unclear | Partially | Yes | |
Arriens et al, 201527 | 25 | 50 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 6 months | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Danowski et al, 200628 | 26 | 50 | SF36 | Patient-reported SLE activity | 4 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | No | Not reported | |
Hartkamp e t al, 201029 | 27 | 60 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 5 months | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Not reported | Not reported | |
Furie et al, 200830 | 28 | 70 | SF36 | SLEDAI | Day 20 | Yes, but not SS | Unclear | No | Not reported | |
Gordon et al, 200831 | 29 | 71 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 12 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Partially | Partially | |
Grootscholten et al, 200732 | 30 | 87 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 1 year | No | No | No | Yes | |
Griffiths et al, 201033 | 31 | 90 | SF36 | BILAG | 12 months | No | Yes | Partially^ | Unclear” | ^In MCS but not PCS; "analyses are adjusted at 12 months. |
Strand 2014 | 32 | 90 | SF36 | BILAG | 12 weeks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Wallace et al, 201635 | 33 | 113 | SF36 | SLEDAI-2K | 108 weeks | Yes | Yes | Not reported* | Yes | This is an analysis of continuation phase of the active arm.* |
Merrill 2010 | 34 | 118 | SF36 | BILAG | 12 months | Yes | Yes | Partially* | Yes | In PCS but not MCS.* |
Kiani et al, 201337 | 35 | 200 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 24 months | Not reported | Unclear | No | No | |
Strand et al, 200338 | 36 | 230 | SF36 | Time to renal flare | 16 weeks | Yes | Yes | Partially | Partially | |
Merrill 2010 | 37 | 257 | SF36 | BILAG | 52 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Strand et al, 200541 | 39 | 298 | SF36 | Clinical responder vs non-responder analysis | 6 months | Yes | Yes | Partially | Partially | |
Cardiel et al, 200842 | 40 | 317 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 48 weeks | Yes | No | No | No | |
Wallace et al, 200943 | 41 | 449 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 52 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | No | Yes | |
Furie et al, 201144 | 42 | 819 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 52 weeks | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Strand 2014 | 38 | 865 | SF36 | SRI | 52 weeks | Yes | Yes | Partially | Yes | |
Furie et al, 201445 | 43 | 1684 | SF36 | SLEDAI | 52 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Among SRI responders vs non-responders.* |
Wallace et al, 201746 | 44 | 183 | SF36 | SRI | 24 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Partially | Yes | |
van Vollenhoven et al, 201247 | 45 | 1684 | SF36 | SRI | 52 weeks | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
Wallace et al, 201746 | 44 | 183 | EQ5D | SRI | 25 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | No | Yes | |
Furie et al, 201445 | 43 | 1684 | FACIT-Fatigue | SRI | 52 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Wallace et al, 201746 | 44 | 183 | FACIT-Fatigue | SRI | 26 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | No | No | |
Petri et al, 201748 | 46 | 547 | FACIT-Fatigue | SRI | 52 weeks | Yes, but not SS | Yes | No | Yes* | Among SRI responders vs non-responders.* |
BILAG, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Disease Activity Index; EQ5D, EuroQol-5D; FACIT-Fatigue, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue; MCS, mental component summary; MID, minimally important differences; mSLEDAI, modified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; PCS, physical component summary; RCT, randomised controlled trial; SF36, Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36; SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; SRI, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Responder Index; SS, statistically significant; partially implies in some domains; HRQoL, health-related quality of life.