Criteria for complete remission in RA

Complete remission is achieved with five of the following six:

1. morning stiffness <15 minutes
2. no fatigue
3. no joint pain (history)
4. no joint tenderness or pain on motion
5. no soft tissue swelling in joint/tendon sheaths
6. Westergren ESR <30mm/hr (F) <20mm/hr (M)