Table 1 Screening means and baseline means (post flare) for pain, swollen and tender joint counts and HAQ scores by treatment groups and by concomitant therapy subgroups

Pain VAS

Neither

42.8/73.4

39.8/69.0*

37.22/70.6

bDMARD

40.2/71.2

39.7/69.4

36.17/67.8

CS

38.9/73.1

42.2/74.9

38.23/72.6

Both

40.1/69.9

42.7/71.5

48.50 / 73.8

66-SJC

Neither

8.1/16.2

7.3/16.6

7.41/15.8

bDMARD

9.8/16.9

10.1/15.3

10.17/19.1

CS

7.9/15.5

8.9/19.8

7.19 / 14.5

Both

10.2/16.6

11.9/17.2

9.63/18.9

68-TJC

Neither

13.7/26.5

13.0/26.4

13.86/25.8

bDMARD

12.1/29.6

16.8/31.9

15.86/28.9

CS

12.5/26.2

12.8/26.8

14.25/25.4

Both

13.8/29.1

14.2/29.6

12.81/28.8

HAQ-score

Neither

0.99/1.32

0.89/1.18

0.89/1.14

bDMARD

0.86/1.32

1.12/1.45

1.01/1.35

CS

1.00/1.28

1.02/1.42

0.97/1.26

Both

1.57/1.67

1.10/1.43**

1.45/1.64