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临床试验/EUCTR2011-005090-22-GB
EUCTR2011-005090-22-GB进行中(未招募)不适用

A study of efficacy and safety of delayed release prednisone in newly diagnosed cases of Giant Cell Arteritis - Efficacy and safety of delayed release prednisone in GCA

Southend Hospital0 个研究点开始时间: 2012年1月17日最近更新:
适应症
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
进行中(未招募)
发起方

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • Age =50 years
  • New diagnosis of GCA within last 4 weeks
  • ESR >30 mm/h or CRP >10 mg/dl
  • Unequivocal clinical and laboratory picture of GCA either fulfilling American College of Rheumatology criteria or typical features (as assessed by clinician) including one or several of the following:
  • - New onset localised pain in the head after 50 years of age
  • - Jaw or tongue claudication
  • - Visual symptoms (amaurosis fugax, blurring and diplopia)
  • - Systemic symptoms not attributable to other causes
  • - Limb claudication
  • - Polymyalgia
  • - Abnormal temporal artery (tender, thickened, beading, decreased pulsation)
  • - Scalp tenderness
  • - Decreased visual acuity/visual field defect
  • - Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) or central retinal artery occlusion on fundoscopy
  • - Upper cranial nerve palsies
  • - Typical ischaemic complications of GCA (eg AION)
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range: 0
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 25

排除标准

  • GCA on steroid therapy longer than 4 weeks
  • Previous exposure to DMARD/biologic therapy
  • Serious or chronic infection in the last 3 months.
  • Diagnostic doubt
  • Failure to respond to high dose steroids within 5 days
  • Known other vasculitis
  • Patients with evolving ischemic symptoms requiring IV methylprednisolone
  • Patients unable to consent

研究者

发起方
Southend Hospital

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