Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:50 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:50 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03192969
Eligibility Criteria:
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com
Inclusion Criteria:
* New headache (new onset or new type of localized pain in the head)
* Elevated ESR (≥ 50 mm/h by the Westergren method) or CRP ≥ 1 mg/dL
* Temporal artery abnormality (i.e. temporal artery tenderness to palpation or decreased pulsation, unrelated to arteriosclerosis of cervical arteries)
* Temporal artery biopsy showing vasculitis characterized by a predominance of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulomatous inflammation, usually with multinucleated giant cells
* Large vessel biopsy showing vasculitis characterized by a predominance of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulomatous inflammation, usually with multinucleated giant cells or characteristic changes of large vessel stenosis or aneurysm secondary to GCA as seen by arteriography (Magnetic Resonance Imaging/ Magnetic Resonance Angiography), ultrasound (eg, halo sign on color duplex sonography), or CT scan
* Patients must be treated with prednisone or prednisolone of 20-60 mg/day (prednisone equivalent) and be on a dose between 20-60 mg/day for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment into the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Rheumatic disease other than GCA such as Takayasu's Arteritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus
* Patients with unilateral blindness (partial or complete) or who have unstable or recurrent visual symptoms attributable to GCA within 4 weeks of randomization
* Patients with a history of dissection of aorta
* Patients with a history of myocardial infarction, stroke or transient ischemic attack attributable to GCA within the 3 months of screening
* Patients who have been treated with intravenous ("pulse") doses of glucocorticoids defined as methylprednisolone \> 1000 mg/day if given within 6 weeks of randomization
* Patients who will require oral or IV glucocorticoid treatment during the trial for conditions other than GCA
* Patients at risk of tuberculosis
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT03192969
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03192969