- The diagnosis of hip OA, which was having hip pain and meeting criteria for at least 2
of the following: a. Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation rate of
radiographic femoral or acetabular osteophytes or c. radiographic joint space
narrowing
- Knee OA diagnosis required diagnosing (by modified American College of Rheumatology
criteria) OA of the knee with pain plus at least one of the following: a. Age> 50
years old, b. Stiffness
evidence of OA of the knee, defined as presence of osteophytes or joint space
narrowing
- Symptomatic OA of the knee or hip was determined at the Baseline Visit, if the
Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain was at least 40 mm VAS, Patient's and the
Physician's Global Assessment of Arthritis was "poor" or "very poor"
- Use of NSAIDs or analgesics within 2 days (within 4 days for subjects taking
oxaprozin, piroxicam or full dose aspirin) before baseline arthritis assessments