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. 2014 Jun 18;74(1):44–51. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205198

Table 3.

RAPID-PsA: improvements in productivity in the workplace and within the home at week 24 (RS population, LOCF)

Placebo CZP 200 mg Q2W CZP 400 mg Q4W CZP 200 mg
– Placebo
Mean diff (95% CI)
(p value)
CZP 400 mg
– Placebo
Mean diff (95% CI)
(p value)

Mean
Productivity at the workplace over previous month (employed patients only) n=76 n=84 n=84
Work days missed due to arthritis 1.6 0.2 0.6 −1.4 (−3.4 to −0.6)
(<0.001)
−1.0 (−2.8 to −0.1)
(0.060)
Days with work productivity reduced by ≥50% due to arthritis* 3.5 1.3 2.1 −2.2 (−4.1 to −0.7)
(0.003)
−1.4 (−3.4 to 0.6)
(0.176)
Rate of arthritis interference with work productivity† 3.2 1.7 1.9 −1.4 (−2.3 to −0.7)
(<0.001)
−1.2 (−2.1 to −0.4)
(0.004)
Productivity at home and daily activities over previous month n=136 n=138 n=135
Days with no household work due to arthritis 4.7 2.5 2.4 −2.3 (−4.0 to −0.7)
(0.007)
−2.2 (−3.9 to −0.6)
(0.010)
Days with household work productivity reduced by ≥50% due to arthritis* 6.8 2.9 3.5 −3.9 (−5.8 to −2.2)
(<0.001)
−3.4 (−5.3 to −1.5)
(<0.001)
Days missed of family, social or leisure activities due to arthritis 2.8 1.1 1.0 −1.7 (−3.1 to −0.5)
(0.005)
−1.8 (−3.2 to −0.6)
(0.004)
Days with outside help hired due to arthritis 1.9 0.7 1.5 −1.2 (−2.4 to −0.3)
(0.008)
−0.4 (−1.7 to 1.0)
(0.582)
Rate of arthritis interference with household work productivity† 4.1 2.2 2.6 −1.8 (−2.5 to −1.2)
(<0.001)
−1.5 (−2.1 to −0.8)
(<0.001)

*Does not include days counted in the previous question, ‘Work days missed due to arthritis’.

†0–10 scale, where 0=no interference, 10=complete interference.

CZP, certolizumab pegol; LOCF, last observation carried forward; Q2W, every 2 weeks; Q4W, every 4 weeks; RS, randomised set.