Table 5 Mean changes of VAS that assessed pain and stiffness, Lequesne's functional index and time for climbing up 10 steps in intent-to-treat patients (n = 100/group).
Variable | Treatment Group | Week 0–1 | Week 0–2 | Week 0–3 | Week 0–4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VAS that assessed pain (mm) | |||||
   Walking pain | DJW | -16.96 (1.68) | -26.82 (1.97) | -36.54 (2.31) | -46.48 (2.41) |
|  | Diclofenac | -20.70†(1.60) | -29.80 (1.95) | -40.58 (2.26) | -50.47 (2.38) |
   Standing pain | DJW | -12.61 (1.80) | -20.81 (2.23) | -28.13 (2.28) | -35.53 (2.34) |
|  | Diclofenac | -15.93†(1.33) | -25.33 (1.83) | -32.41 (2.04) | -40.66 (2.25) |
   Pain during climbing up and down stairs | DJW | -16.78 (1.95) | -26.68 (2.30) | -34.93 (2.26) | -44.67 (2.22) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -18.79 (1.40) | -30.08 (1.91) | -38.11 (2.04) | -46.86 (2.35) |
   Night pain | DJW | -16.71 (2.32) | -26.60 (2.25) | -34.47 (2.42) | -40.88 (2.59) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -19.52 (1.98) | -27.58 (2.30) | -33.43 (2.51) | -39.80 (2.81) |
   Resting pain | DJW | -11.23 (1.24) | -18.52 (1.46) | -25.84 (1.86) | -31.06 (2.02) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -14.28 (1.34) | -20.86 (1.91) | -25.82 (2.07) | -30.54 (2.38) |
   Total paina | DJW | -74.27 (6.53) | -119.42 (7.42) | -159.90 (7.85) | -198.61 (8.51) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -89.21 (5.25) | -133.64 (7.02) | -170.34 (7.65) | -208.33 (9.03) |
   Pain during the most painful knee movement | DJW | -18.94 (2.11) | -32.48 (2.63) | -44.56 (2.77) | -55.44 (2.67) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -24.38 (2.10) | -37.53 (2.51) | -48.07 (2.57) | -58.33 (2.59) |
VAS that assessed stiffness (mm) | |||||
   Morning stiffness | DJW | -16.93 (1.98) | -25.50 (2.24) | -33.87 (2.46) | -41.19 (2.58) |
|  | Diclofenac | -19.59†(1.69) | -29.80 (2.10) | -38.13 (2.47) | -45.42 (2.63) |
   Stiffness after rest | DJW | -16.83 (1.97) | -29.12 (2.41) | -39.48 (2.50) | -48.91 (2.54) |
|  | Diclofenac | -20.74†(1.72) | -30.91 (2.07) | -42.22 (2.29) | -51.55 (2.40) |
   Total stiffnessb | DJW | -33.76 (3.48) | -54.62 (4.02) | -73.35 (4.21) | -90.10 (4.27) |
|  | Diclofenac | -40.33†(3.05) | -60.71 (3.72) | -80.35 (4.21) | -96.97 (4.47) |
Lequesne's functional index (score) | DJW | -2.60 (0.34) | -3.15 (0.32) | -4.28 (0.37) | -5.29 (0.38) |
|  | Diclofenac | -3.92†(0.31) | -4.16†(0.32) | -5.22 (0.36) | -6.16 (0.40) |
Time for climbing up 10 steps (s) | DJW | -1.79 (0.33) | -2.02 (0.31) | -2.50 (0.32) | -2.94 (0.32) |
| Â | Diclofenac | -2.05 (0.31) | -2.18 (0.34) | -2.71 (0.34) | -3.13 (0.33) |