Assessment of Disease Activity in Large-vessel Vasculitis: Results of an International Delphi Exercise

Sibel Z Aydin, Haner Direskeneli, Peter A Merkel, International Delphi on Disease Activity Assessment in Large-vessel Vasculitis (Bo Baslund, Mikkel Faurschou and others), Bo Baslund (Medlem af forfattergruppering), Mikkel Faurschou (Medlem af forfattergruppering)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To arrive at consensus for candidate outcomes for disease activity assessment in large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) in clinical trials.

METHODS: A Delphi survey including 99 items was circulated among international experts for 3 rounds.

RESULTS: Fifty-seven items were accepted for both giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis. Sixty-seven percent of experts voted to have a common approach for both diseases with additional disease-specific items such as weight loss, scalp tenderness/necrosis, morning stiffness, dizziness, visual symptoms, and imaging.

CONCLUSION: This study highlights similarities and differences in experts' perspectives for assessing clinical activity in LVV and may guide a consensus-driven core set of validated outcomes.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Rheumatology
Vol/bind44
Udgave nummer12
Sider (fra-til)1928-1932
Antal sider5
ISSN0315-162X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - dec. 2017

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