Minimisation criteria
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Categories
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Smoker at time of TED diagnosis
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Yes/No
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Previous Steroid use*
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Yes/No
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Gender
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Male/Female
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Disease severity
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TES < 22/TES ≥ 22
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Study Centre
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MEH/BEH/WEH/UCLH/MREH
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Disease duration
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< 6 months/≥ 6 months
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Age
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< 60 years old/≥ 60 years old
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Disease activity
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CAS 2–3/4–5/6–7
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Thyroid status on enrolment
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Hypothyroid/Euthyroid/Hyperthyroid
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- * Defined as ≥ 20 mg of prednisolone for ≥ 1 month in the previous 6 months
- TES: Total Eye Score; MEH: Moorfields Eye Hospital; BEH: Bristol Eye Hospital; WEH: Western Eye Hospital; UCLH: University College London Hospital; MREH: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital; CAS: Clinical Activity Score.