Effects of timing of prednisolone on the duration of early morning stiffness, pain and disease activity score [das-28] in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the effects of timing of prednisolone on duration of early morning stiffness, pain score, number of swollen and tender joints, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR] and disease activity score 28 [DAS-28] in joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Study Design: It was quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study This study was conducted in the department of rheumatology Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi over a period of 3 months, from Dec 2015 to Feb 2016