Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
A Delphi exercise informing the development of criteria to measure response to treatment in giant cell arteritis
Authors' conclusion
Experts and patients identified 12 items considered important for measuring response to treatment in GCA.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and health professionals with expertise in GCA, from 38 countries187 physicians · 85 patients
- Outcome
- Items rated critically important (scored 7-9 by ≥70% of health professionals and 70% of patients) for measuring response to treatment in GCA
Methodological details4-round, web-based, task force meeting, Task force (n = 32) meeting; 24 (75%) members participated
- 4-round
- Web-based
- Task force meeting
- Task force (n = 32) meeting; 24 (75%) members participated
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
- Items rated critically important
- 24
- Items without consensus
- 40
- New items proposed in round 1
- 13
- Top-ranked item: headache (ranked highest by)
- 52%
- Amaurosis fugax (ranked highest by)
- 10%
- Jaw claudication (ranked highest by)
- 7%
- Items selected for next phase
- 12
Original publication
A Delphi exercise informing the development of criteria to measure response to treatment in giant cell arteritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 8 April 2026. doi:10.
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