Resources

The TRACE RA trial is funded by two national charities- Arthritis Research UK and the British Heart Foundation and works alongside various local and national patient support groups such as National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS). 

The following information sources have been kindly provided to us by NRAS:

Article: The use of assessment tools to decide upon your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

http://www.nras.org.uk/about_rheumatoid_arthritis/established_disease/managing_well/the_use_of_assessment_

tools_to_decide_upon_your_risk_of_cardiovascular_disease.aspx

Article: Smoking & RA

http://www.nras.org.uk/about_rheumatoid_arthritis/living_with_rheumatoid_arthritis/lifestyle/smoking/smoking_rheumatoid_

arthritis.aspx

Article: Diet & RA

http://www.nras.org.uk/about_rheumatoid_arthritis/living_with_rheumatoid_arthritis/lifestyle/diet_alternative_therapies/diet

_rheumatoid_arthritis.aspx

There are also two booklets which can be downloaded in PDF format, these can be found in the 'documents' section towards the end of this page.  The booklets are entitled:

- Clinical Trials: What they are and what they are not

- Understanding clinical Trials

Both booklets have been produced by the UK CLRN (UK Clinical Research Network) and are designed to provide people with more information on clinical research in general. 

Documents