Efficacy and Safety of Valdecoxib and Naproxen in Treating the Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Inclusion Criteria

• •A diagnosis of severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 6 months
• •The Rheumatoid Arthritis must have been treated with a stable regimen including a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), as well as methotrexate for at least 12 weeks -OR- an NSAID (for at least 12 weeks plus a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (i.e., adalimumab \[Humira®\] for a minimum of 5 doses on a regular schedule, etanercept \[Enbrel®\] for 6 weeks, infliximab (Remicade®) for 3 doses and currently on a stable regimen of infusions not more than every 8 weeks)