PRE-RA Family Study

Concerned about getting rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? We found that the personalized PRE-RA web tool was more likely to lower concern for developing RA than those who did not receive the personalized RA education web tool.

Read more about the latest PRE-RA Family Study results now published at Patient Care and Education:

Effect of communicating personalized rheumatoid arthritis risk on concern for developing RA: A randomized controlled trial To investigate the effect of providing comprehensive personalized risk information on concern for chronic disease development.Unaffected first-degree …

Here is a nice blog post summarizing how findings of the PRE-RA Family Study are being used:

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Can Knowing Your Risk Prompt Better Health… | Brigham Health Hub Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) are finding that people who learn their risks are more likely to change behaviors to make them potentially less…

Our latest paper from the PRE-RA Family Study is published!

This investigation evaluated knowledge of RA risk factors before and after the RA education strategies in PRE-RA. While all participants increased their knowledge, those randomized to receive the personalized RA risk calculator had the greatest improvement.

Read more at the journal's website:

Effectiveness of a web‐based personalized rheumatoid arthritis risk tool with or without a health educator for knowledge of RA risk factors To assess knowledge of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk factors among unaffected first‐degree relatives (FDRs) and to study whether a personalized RA education tool increases risk factor knowledge.We performed...

Happy Thanksgiving from the PRE-RA team!

Here is our fall newsletter detailing study results, the ongoing StopRA prevention trial for RA, and the effect of diet/alcohol on RA risk!

Rheumatology News covered our findings from the PRE-RA Family Study! Read the article below.

Disclosure of RA Risk to Motivate Healthy Behavior Disclosure of RA Risk to Motivate Healthy Behavior

We are excited to let you know that the initial findings of PRE-RA are published! Relatives were randomized to receive RA education either by the computer PRE-RA tool or a standard format. We found that those who received PRE-RA were more likely to increase motivation to improve behaviors related to RA risk! Read the paper here:

Disclosure of personalized rheumatoid arthritis risk using genetics, biomarkers, and lifestyle factors to motivate health behavior improvements:A randomized controlled trial To determine the effect of disclosure of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk personalized with genetics, biomarkers, and lifestyle factors on health behavior intentions.We performed a randomized controlled...

Best of luck to PRE-RA team member Nellie Triedman as she runs the Boston Marathon today!

Good luck Nellie!

Getting ready for spring- and nearing our enrollment goal!

If you are interested in enrolling, please email [email protected] soon to make sure we save you a spot!

PRE-RA is here at the Arthritis Foundation walk! Come see us to learn how to help a loved one with RA!

PRE-RA will be at the Arthritis Foundation walk this Sunday, September 14th at DCR's Artesani Park in Brighton, MA! We look forward to meeting everyone and their families! If you are unable to attend the walk email us at [email protected] and learn how you can help a family member that has RA!

Does someone you love have RA? Have you ever wanted to get involved with RA research? Ask us how you can help! [email protected]!

100 strong to beat RA!

If you dream of a future without RA, email [email protected] to find out how you can help.