Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess Fatigue in Patients With ACD Due to RA Receiving PROCRIT

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have rheumatoid arthritis with chronic anemia. Patients must have signed an informed consent
• women must be postmenopausal for at least one year, surgically sterile, or practicing an effective method of birth control, or have a negative serum pregnancy test
• women must not be breast feeding during this study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uncontrolled hypertension
• elective surgery, including joint replacement, anticipated to require transfusion during the extension study period
• thromboembolic event during the double-blind study including acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident and/or transient ischemic attack
• deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism
• uncontrolled psychiatric disease
• planning to be enrolled in any other clinical trial during the course of this study