Disease activity assesses the manifestations of myositis which are thought to be reversible that result directly from the inflammatory process. IMACS has developed a consensus on a set of Core Set Domains and Measures for the assessment of disease activity. IMACS recommends these core set measures be included in all myositis therapeutic trials and clinical studies that assess disease activity in patients with myositis. The core set myositis disease activity measures are provided below, with instructions and educational resources for many of the tools. Physician Global Activity - Visual Analogue Scale/Likert
Patient/Parent Global Activity - Visual Analogue Scale/Likert
Muscle Strength Testing - Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)
Functional Assessment Tools - HAQ, CHAQ, CMAS
Laboratory - Muscle Enymes
Extramuscular Assessment - Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool
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