Abstract

A number of medications are approved in the United States (US) for treatment of moderate-to-severe pain. Clinical trial definitions of moderate-to-severe pain in osteoarthritis (OA) are generally based on scoring cut-points for patient-reported pain, physical function, and global assessments. However, in real world settings, categorizing patients as having mild, moderate, or severe OA is not straightforward. The objective of this study was to assess patient-reported OA severity in terms of patient function using the Adelphi Disease Specific Programme for Arthritis (OA DSP VII, 2008).

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