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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2015
Main ID:  NCT00430807
Date of registration: 31/01/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Public title: Hydroxychloroquine in Giant Cell Arteritis
Scientific title: Multicentric Double Blind Versus Placebo Randomised Study Evaluating the Corticosteroid Sparing Effect of Hydrocyschloroquine in Non Complicated Giant Cell Arteritis.
Date of first enrolment: January 2002
Target sample size: 75
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00430807
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     ARLET Philippe, D
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Affiliation:  CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan
Name:     SAILLER Laurent, MD
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Affiliation:  CHU Toulouse, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Purpan
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- giant celle arteritis with at least 3 ACR criteria including a disgnostic temporal
artery biopsy

- corticosteroid treatment since less than 1 month

- age less than 85 years

- signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- amaurosis fugax, loss of vision, acute lumb ischemia, angina pectoris or myocardium
infarctus, mesenteric ischemia or other vascular complications related to GCA

- low life expectancy (<2 years)

- corticosteroid treatment since more than 30 days whatever the dosage

- primary corticosteroid resistance defined by persistant symptoms despite prednisone
for more than 15 days

- previous psychiatric troubles induced corticosteroids

- hydroxychloroquine contra-indicated



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Giant Cell Arteritis
Intervention(s)
Drug: hydroxychloroquine/placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
having experienced relapse since the inclusion in the study [Time Frame: No]
prednisone dosage equal to or lower than 5 mg since more than 3 months without [Time Frame: 3 months at least]
Secondary Outcome(s)
prednisone daily dosage [Time Frame: 6, 12, 18 and 24 months]
hydroxychloroquine blood levels [Time Frame: No]
Secondary ID(s)
PHRC 2001
0102808
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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