Placebo administered orally once daily through Week 24 and placebo administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection every 2 weeks through Week 50.

At Week 24, participants will be given baricitinib 4 milligram (mg) orally once daily through Week 52.

Starting at Week 16, participants who are nonresponders will be rescued with baricitinib 4 mg orally daily through Week 52.

Participants will continue to take background methotrexate (MTX) therapy throughout study.

Read more: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01710358?cond=%22Arthritis%22&lup_s=08/23/2013&lup_d=30