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Mobility of patients with axSpA is often impaired. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of patients with axSpA regarding mobility measures including performance-based tests and objective electronic assessments with the Epionics SPINE device (ES) at different times of the day compared with healthy controls (HC).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Observational trial, consecutive inpatients with axSpA (n=100) and 20 HCs were examined in the morning (V1: before 10:00 am) and in the afternoon (V2: after 02:00 pm) by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), the AS physical performance index (ASPI), the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and ES measurements, including range of motion (RoM) and range of kinematics (RoK).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The assessments of patients with axSpA performed in the morning clearly differed from those in the afternoon, especially regarding performance-based tests. Significant improvements were seen for BASMI (4.0\u00b13.8\u2009to 3.8\u00b11.9; p&lt;0.001), ASPI (36.2\u00b118.3\u2009to 28.8\u00b111.9\u2009s; p&lt;0.001), SPPB (10.1\u00b11.5\u2009to 10.7\u00b11.4 points; p&lt;0.001) and for ES measures of speed (RoK; p&lt;0.018) but not for RoM, except for lateral flexion (13.3\u00b17.4\u2009to 14.7\u00b18.2\u00b0; p=0.002). This time of assessment-related variability was not observed in HC.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The spinal mobility of patients with axSpA was worse in the morning but significantly improved in the afternoon. This was captured best by performance-based measures and was not seen in HC. 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