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GuidelineRheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026

The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis.

Ian C Scott, Tilli M Smith, Opeyemi Babatunde … Nicholas G Shenker
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New UK guideline offers 23 evidence-based recommendations for inflammatory arthritis pain.

The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis.

Ian C Scott et al. · Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026
Background

Pain is a frequent symptom in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA), which has substantial impact on their quality of life.

Methods

Analyses of electronic health record data indicate that UK pain care in people with IA often involves prescribing long-term opioids and gabapentinoids, despite absent trial evidence for efficacy.

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Results
the guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for managing inflammatory arthritis pain
More results

Patient survey data suggest that non-pharmacological pain care with supportive trial evidence is underused.

A UK-specific guideline on pain management for people with IA is required to address this.

This comprehensive life-course guideline is the first British Society for Rheumatology Guideline to specifically address pain in people with IA.

More results

It provides evidence-based recommendations on how pain can be best managed in people with IA.

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Conclusion

An audit tool is provided to support the Guideline's implementation, and key recommendations made for future research.

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