Visit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
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Timepoint | Day: -14–0 | Day 0 | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 6 | Month 8 | Month 12 | Month 15 | Month 18 | At any time during the studyb |
Screening | Baseline | Treatment Period | Follow-up | Relapse Visit | ||||||||
Written Informed Consent | X | |||||||||||
Demography and medical history | X | |||||||||||
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria | X | X | ||||||||||
Randomization | X | Xa | ||||||||||
Administration of study drug | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Concomitant Medications | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Safety Assessments | ||||||||||||
Physical Examination | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Vital Signs | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
12-lead ECG | X | |||||||||||
Adverse Events | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Efficacy Assessments | ||||||||||||
GCA remission assessment, GCA relapse assessment, Patient global assessment, Patient pain assessment, Evaluator Global Assessment of disease activity | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
FACIT- Fatigue, SF-36 | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
BVAS | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Magnetic resonance imaging | X | X | X | |||||||||
Laboratory Assessments | ||||||||||||
Serum Chemistry, Hematology, CRP, ESR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Pregnancy Testc | Xd | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe |
Hepatitis B and C testing | X | |||||||||||
Imaging | ||||||||||||
Ultrasound examination | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Magnetic resonance imaging | X | X | X |