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Multicenter Validation of the 2025 Classification Criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis (MVAS2025)

2026年7月21日 更新者:Jian Zhu、Chinese PLA General Hospital

This study aims to validate the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN revised classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in the Chinese population through a multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional observational study.

Axial spondyloarthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints, causing back pain and stiffness. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential for timely treatment and improved patient outcomes. The 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN revised classification criteria were recently developed by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) and the SpondyloArthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce over-diagnosis, with preset targets of sensitivity ≥75% and specificity ≥90%. However, the original validation study included only 71 Chinese patients out of 1,015 total participants, and racial differences in susceptibility genes, living environments, and socioeconomic-cultural backgrounds may affect the criteria's performance in Chinese patients.

This study will enroll patients with chronic back pain (CBP) lasting ≥3 months and onset age ≤45 years from multiple hospitals in China. All participants will undergo comprehensive diagnostic assessments including clinical history, physical examination, CRP testing, HLA-B27 testing, pelvic X-ray, and sacroiliac joint MRI. The 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN criteria will be applied to evaluate diagnostic performance, and results will be compared with the 2009 ASAS classification criteria and clinicians' gold-standard diagnoses.

The primary objective is to validate the sensitivity, specificity, and internal scoring rationality of the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN criteria in Chinese axSpA patients. The secondary objective is to assess the concordance between the 2025 and 2009 ASAS criteria and analyze reasons for any discrepancies.

The findings will provide evidence for Chinese clinicians to select appropriate classification tools, reduce over-diagnosis of axSpA, and alleviate the burden on the healthcare system.

研究概览

详细说明

This is a multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study conducted across 4 hospitals in China, led by the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Chinese PLA General Hospital (First Medical Center).

Study Design:

  • Prospective enrollment of eligible patients over 12 months
  • No intervention; all diagnostic and treatment decisions are made by clinicians based on clinical judgment
  • Data collection through standardized electronic case report forms (eCRF) using EpiData platform

Study Population:

  • Adults with chronic back pain (CBP) duration ≥3 months
  • Back pain onset age ≤45 years
  • Patients presenting to rheumatologists without confirmed diagnosis of axSpA, AS, or other rheumatic diseases
  • Patients willing to complete full diagnostic assessments and provide informed consent

Assessments:

  • Clinical history and physical examination
  • Laboratory tests: complete blood count, liver and renal function, HLA-B27, ESR, CRP
  • Imaging: pelvic and whole-spine X-ray, sacroiliac joint MRI, sacroiliac joint CT; additional imaging (hip/spine MRI or CT, joint ultrasound, bone scan) as clinically indicated

Diagnostic Evaluation:

  • Clinicians will establish a gold-standard diagnosis based on comprehensive clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings
  • Both 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN and 2009 ASAS classification criteria will be applied to each patient
  • Statistical analysis will evaluate sensitivity, specificity, and concordance between criteria

Sample Size: 247 patients (calculated using PASS 2021 software for one-sample sensitivity and specificity confidence intervals, based on expected sensitivity 75%, specificity 90%, and prevalence 0.7)

Statistical Methods:

  • Continuous variables: mean ± standard deviation, independent sample t-test
  • Categorical variables: relative frequencies, Chi-square test
  • Multivariate logistic regression and Cox regression for prognostic factor analysis
  • P < 0.05 considered statistically significant

Data Management:

  • Standardized eCRF with defined variable definitions and coding rules
  • Password-protected online data entry platform
  • De-identification of personal information for publication and data sharing
  • Compliance with GCP, Declaration of Helsinki, and Chinese regulatory requirements

研究类型

观察性的

注册 (估计的)

247

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息,以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习联系方式

研究联系人备份

  • 姓名:Jian Zhu

学习地点

    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing、Beijing Municipality、中国、100853
        • 招聘中
        • Chinese PLA General Hospital
        • 接触:

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

  • 成人

接受健康志愿者

不

取样方法

非概率样本

研究人群

Adults with chronic back pain (duration ≥3 months, onset age ≤45 years) who are suspected of having axial spondyloarthritis and present to rheumatology clinics for diagnostic evaluation. Participants must be willing to undergo comprehensive clinical, laboratory, and imaging assessments.

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Presence of current chronic back pain with duration ≥3 months and without a definitive diagnosis 2. Age at onset of back pain ≤45 years 3. Presentation to a rheumatologist for evaluation of suspected axial spondyloarthritis or related conditions, without a confirmed diagnosis of axSpA or other rheumatic diseases 4. Willingness to complete comprehensive diagnostic assessments including clinical history, physical examination, CRP testing, HLA-B27 testing, pelvic X-ray, and sacroiliac joint MRI (recent imaging may be acceptable if completed within appropriate timeframe) 5. Voluntary participation with provision of signed electronic informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Inability to communicate due to cognitive impairment, visual impairment, or other factors affecting self-assessment 2. Confirmed diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), or other established rheumatic diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis) 3. Back pain duration <3 months or age at onset >45 years 4. Refusal or inability to complete full diagnostic evaluation due to medical contraindications (e.g., metallic implants preventing MRI, severe hepatic or renal dysfunction precluding laboratory testing) 5. Presence of clearly identified non-SpA causes of chronic back pain with established diagnosis, including lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spinal tumors, infectious spondylitis, or osteoporotic fractures 6. Failure to provide informed consent, inability to cooperate with study follow-up, or inability to provide complete data

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的?

设计细节

队列和干预

团体/队列
干预/治疗
Chronic Back Pain Patients
Patients with chronic back pain (duration ≥3 months, onset age ≤45 years) who are suspected of having axial spondyloarthritis and undergo comprehensive diagnostic assessments including clinical evaluation, laboratory tests, and imaging studies.
Comprehensive diagnostic evaluation including clinical history, physical examination, laboratory tests (CBC, liver/renal function, HLA-B27, ESR, CRP), and imaging studies (pelvic X-ray, sacroiliac joint MRI/CT). No therapeutic intervention is provided as part of this study; all diagnostic and treatment decisions are made by clinicians according to standard clinical practice

研究衡量的是什么?

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Diagnostic accuracy of the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis
大体时间:At baseline (single assessment during index visit)
Sensitivity and specificity of the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN revised classification criteria for diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis, compared against the clinician's gold-standard diagnosis based on comprehensive clinical, laboratory, and imaging assessments.
At baseline (single assessment during index visit)

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Concordance between 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN and 2009 ASAS classification criteria
大体时间:At baseline (single assessment during index visit)
Agreement rate (percentage of consistent diagnoses) between the 2025 ASAS-SPARTAN revised criteria and the 2009 ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis, including analysis of reasons for discordant cases.
At baseline (single assessment during index visit)

合作者和调查者

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调查人员

  • 首席研究员:Jian Zhu、Chinese PLA General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology

出版物和有用的链接

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研究记录日期

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研究主要日期

学习开始 (实际的)

2026年4月10日

初级完成 (估计的)

2027年4月10日

研究完成 (估计的)

2027年4月10日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年7月21日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年7月21日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年7月24日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年7月24日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年7月21日

最后验证

2026年7月1日

更多信息

与本研究相关的术语

计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)

计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)?

不

IPD 计划说明

Individual participant data will not be made available outside the research team. This decision is based on institutional data management policies, requirements for protection of patient privacy and personal information under Chinese regulations, and compliance with national laws governing human genetic resources. De-identified aggregate data and study results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at scientific conferences.

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