Table 6.
Minimisation Criteria
| Minimisation criteria | Categories |
| Smoker at time of TED diagnosis | Yes/No |
| Previous Steroid use* | Yes/No |
| Gender | Male/Female |
| Disease severity | TES < 22/TES ≥ 22 |
| Study Centre | MEH/BEH/WEH/UCLH/MREH |
| Disease duration | < 6 months/≥ 6 months |
| Age | < 60 years old/≥ 60 years old |
| Disease activity | CAS 2–3/4–5/6–7 |
| Thyroid status on enrolment | Hypothyroid/Euthyroid/Hyperthyroid |
* 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.