Eligibility criteria
Condition
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sex
Females and Males
Age
18-75 years
Inclusion criteria
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- Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis defined according to modified New York criteria,
and with axial involvement
- Requiring daily treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during the
previous 30 days
Exclusion criteria
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- Patients with inflammatory enterophathy, and with extra-articular manifestations
- Patients with known vertebral compression
- Received corticosteroids 6 weeks prior to the baseline visit; patients on stable dose
of prednisolone equivalents ? 10 mg/ day for at least 14 days before randomization
were permitted