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. 2006 Dec 20;66(2):163–168. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.057901

Table 3 Patient‐reported outcomes in Adalimumab Effectiveness in Psoriatic Arthritis Trial: patients with clinically‐important changes and complete resolution of functional limitations*.

Patient‐reported outcome Week 12 Week 24
Placebo Adalimumab p Value† Placebo Adalimumab p Value†
HAQ DI
 Patients achieving the MCID ⩾−0.3 points (%) 26.0 51.4 <0.001 26.9 52.5 <0.001
 Patients with complete resolution (HAQ DI = 0) (%) 14.3 33.8 <0.001 13.1 34.0 <0.001
SF‐36 PCS
 Patients achieving the upper limit of the MCID ⩾5 points (%) 26.5 66.9 <0.001 30.1 61.7 <0.001
FACIT‐Fatigue
 Patients achieving the upper limit of the MCID ⩾4 points (%) 30.4 60.7 <0.001 31.5 61.9 <0.001
DLQI
 Patients achieving the MCID ⩾−5 points (%) 21.7 54.8 <0.001 23.7 55.0 0.001
 Patients with complete resolution (DLQI = 0) (%) 4.9 36.9 <0.001 5.0 43.6 <0.001

DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; FACIT‐Fatigue, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Fatigue Scale; HAQ DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; MCID, minimum clinically‐important difference; PCS, physical component summary score; SF‐36, Short‐Form 36 Health Survey.

*Data based on observed intention‐to‐treat analysis.

†p Values are versus placebo based on Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel test.