Table 5.

Floor (percentage of participants at minimum possible value) and ceiling (percentage of participants at maximum possible value) effects.

MeasureSourceFloor (%)Ceiling (%)
BaselineFinal*BaselineFinal*
Pain (Likert)MSD, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis04221.71.8
035.417.70.8
011.611.14.0
0.2428.2512.591.25
Pain (VAS)AUT, Novartis033.350
014.42.10
Pain (NRS)Regeneron011.69.34.9
Joint tendernessMSD, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis, AUT050.057.53.0
0.544.139.14.7
NANANANA
0.7155.143.42.64
NANANANA
Joint swellingMSD, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis, AUT052.156.05.4
2.247.227.14.5
NANANANA
1.463.735.12.2
NANANANA
DisabilityMSD, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis, AUTNANANANA
NANANANA
11.733.28.13.5
5.6346.190.430
00016.7
Patient Global AssessmentMSD, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis, AUTNA4.5NA26.4
NA2.8NA40.1
NANANANA
NA2.1NA39.1
0050
  • * Refers to Day 5 unless mentioned specifically;

  • Final value at 6 to 8 wks;

  • Measured by Health Assessment Questionnaire version II in AUT, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in Novartis, Worker Productivity and Activity Impairment Index 0–10 in Regeneron;

  • Final value at Day 9 for Pfizer and Novartis. NA: measure not available; VAS: visual analog scale; NRS: numeric rating scale; AUT: Auckland University of Technology; HAQ-II: Health Assessment Questionnaire version II; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; WPAI:SHP: Worker Productivity and Activity Impairment Index (Specific Health Problem)9; MSD: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.