This will be a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, multi-center study in subjects with moderate-severe OA. Subjects will be randomized to receive flavocoxid 250 mg bid, flavocoxid 500 mg bid, naproxen 500 mg bid or placebo in a 2:2:2:1 ratio. Subjects will take study materials twice daily for twelve (12) weeks. After the 12 week visit subjects in the placebo arm will be re-randomized to the two flavocoxid arms. All subjects will then continue on the study for an additional 12 weeks.~Subjects will keep a diary noting date of onset of symptom change (better or worse), adverse events and cost of all aspects of medical care related directly or indirectly to osteoarthritis.~Laboratory studies for inflammatory markers will be drawn and archived at baseline and at the 12 week visit. In addition, a subgroup of subjects will have arthrocenteses performed at baseline and the 12 week visit and the synovial fluid archived for study of intra-articular inflammatory markers.
Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled parallel group, multi center study in subjects with moderate-severe osteoarthritis.