Clinical trial NCT03377049
Conditions: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal Vasospasm, Cerebral
Keywords: acetazolamide challenge cerebral vasospasm aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Start date: 2019-07-28; Completion date: 2022-07-15
Enrollment: 11 participants; Allocation: NA; Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP

Brief summary:
The investigators propose a technique using cone beam CT perfusion (CBCTP) imaging with an acetazolamide challenge as a potential diagnostic tool to detect a defect in cerebral autoregulation at a time when it has not yet caused clinically apparent signs or symptoms. 30 participants will be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and can expect to be on study for about 2 weeks.

Detailed description:
Acetazolamide or vasodilatory challenge should identify subjects having a abnormal cerebrovascular reactivity capacity. More specifically, after receiving the drug there will not be the expected increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) in some of the subjects because they are already suffering from a disturbance in the vasculature's ability to respond to the signal for vasodilation. The investigators believe the presence of this deficit will be helpful in identifying patients who are at risk for potential brain ischemia due to this decreased capacity to autoregulate if/when clinically significant vasospasm occurs. The investigators predict that acetazolamide-activated regional cerebral blood flow studies will be more sensitive in the detection of mild cerebral vasospasm and will not just detect changes in cerebral blood flow as does standard perfusion imaging, but will provide information regarding changes in cerebrovascular reactivity. Under these circumstances, a better predictor of those patients at risk of cerebral infarction due to delayed vasospasm would be delineated. Identifying this "high-risk cohort" prior to the onset of clinically apparent symptoms would result in the institution of preventative measures such as triple H therapy.

The objective of this proposal is to conduct a feasibility study of acetazolamide activated C-arm cone beam CT perfusion (CBCTP) to determine its application in the prediction of symptomatic cerebral vasospasm (i.e. ischemia or stroke) in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The initial plan is to obtain C-arm CBCTP pre- and post-intravenous infusion of 1g acetazolamide within 24 hours of symptom onset in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients. The hypothesis is that some of these patients that will later develop clinical vasospasm of a degree sufficient to cause cerebral ischemia. The investigators believe this cohort of patients will demonstrate altered cerebrovascular reactivity during the acetazolamide challenge at a time before there is either angiographic evidence of vasospasm or clinical evidence of abnormal perfusion.

Arms: arm 1: Participants entered into the study as a cohort, will because of their participation, undergo only two additional digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) imaging acquisitions. These will be done in conjunction with their standard diagnostic DSA evaluation and consist of two CBCTPs, one before and one after administration of 1 g acetazolamide through a peripheral IV line. Each CBCTP will require administration of 75-100 mL iodinated contrast medium also through an intravenous line. Neither of these imaging studies will be used for clinical decision making, but would be processed and evaluated at later date for a formal analysis of the results. Following completion of diagnostic imaging subjects will receive the usual standard of care for treatment of their ruptured aneurysm i.e. endovascular embolization or open surgical clipping.
Interventions: intervention 1: Acetazolamide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1 g acetazolamide through a peripheral IV line

Protocol documents:
Prot_SAP_000.pdf: 
C-arm Cone Beam CTA and CTP with Acetazolamide Challenge in Aneurysmal
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
Evaluating Predictability for Early Ischemia in Cerebral Vasospasm 
NCT03377049 
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C-arm Cone Beam CTA and CTP with Acetazolamide Challenge in Aneurysmal
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
Evaluating Predictability for Early Ischemia in Cerebral Vasospasm 
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hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƐĞĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ǁĞǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂďĞƚƚĞƌƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨ
ĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝŶĨĂƌĐƚŝŽŶĚƵĞƚŽĚĞůĂǇĞĚǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘/ĚĞŶƚŝĨǇŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ͞ŚŝŐŚͲƌŝƐŬĐŽŚŽƌƚ͟ƉƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞ
ŽŶƐĞƚŽĨĐůŝŶŝĐĂůůǇĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚƐǇŵƉƚŽŵƐǁŽƵůĚƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶŽĨƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂƚŝǀĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ
ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌŝƉůĞ,ƚŚĞƌĂƉǇϯ͘
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Background and Significance 
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ZƵƉƚƵƌĞĚĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵƐĂƌĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϴϬͲϴϱйŽĨŶŽŶͲƚƌĂƵŵĂƚŝĐ
ƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞĂŶĚŝŶƚƌĂĐƌĂŶŝĂůĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵƐ;/ƐͿĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶϭͲϮйŽĨĂĚƵůƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ
hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐϰ͘Ŷ/ŝƐĂƉĂƚŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĚŝůĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨĂƉŽƌƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞǁĂůůŽĨĂŶ
ŝŶƚƌĂĐƌĂŶŝĂůĂƌƚĞƌǇ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƌŝƐŬŽĨƌƵƉƚƵƌĞŽĨĂŶ/ŝƐƋƵŝƚĞůŽǁ͕ǁŚĞŶƌƵƉƚƵƌĞŽĐĐƵƌƐ
ƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŝƐĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚŵŽƌďŝĚŝƚǇƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚϱϬйĂŶĚϯϬй͕
ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŝǀĞůǇ͘ŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂůƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĚĞĂĚůǇĂŶĚŵŽƌďŝĚ
ƚǇƉĞƐŽĨƐƚƌŽŬĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϯйŽĨĂůůƐƚƌŽŬĞƐϱ͘KŶĞƚŚŝƌĚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĚĞĂƚŚƐ
ŽĐĐƵƌŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚϯϬĚĂǇƐϲ͘ĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŽƌĚĞůĂǇĞĚĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝƐĐŚĞŵŝĂŝƐĂŵĂũŽƌĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ
ŵŽƌďŝĚŝƚǇĂŶĚŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚǇŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞƚŚĞŝŶŝƚŝĂůŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞ͘ŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚŝŶϯϬͲϳϬйŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚŵŽƌďŝĚŝƚǇŽƌŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚǇŝŶ
ƵƉƚŽϮϬйŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐϳ͘ĂƌůǇƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĂƚƌŝƐŬĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂů
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵĐĂŶŚĞůƉŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨďŽƚŚŵĞĚŝĐĂůĂŶĚĞŶĚŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƚŽ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝƌƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝŶĨĂƌĐƚŝŽŶ͘
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dŚĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵďĞŚŝŶĚĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ͘/ƚŝƐ
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŐůŽďĂůǀĂƐŽĐŽŶƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨďůŽŽĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚƐƉĂĐĞ͘KŶĞƚŚĞŽƌǇŝƐƚŚĞĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŚĞŵŽŐůŽďŝŶƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĨƌĞĞ
ƌĂĚŝĐĂůƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶŽĨŶŝƚƌŝĐŽǆŝĚĞ͘ŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚůŽǁĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨŶŝƚƌŝĐ
ŽǆŝĚĞĐĂŶƉƌŽĚƵĐĞďŽƚŚůŽĐĂůĂŶĚŐůŽďĂůǀĂƐŽĐŽŶƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĞƐƐĞůƐϴ͘dŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂů
ďůŽŽĚƐƵƉƉůǇŝƐƵŶŝƋƵĞŝŶƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞůŝĞƐŚĞĂǀŝůǇŽŶĂƵƚŽƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͘hŶĚĞƌĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ
ŝŶĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚĞǀĂƐŽĐŽŶƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĂŶďĞŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚĐĞƌĞďƌŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƌĞĂĐƚŝǀŝƚǇŽƌĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŽ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǀĂƐŽĚŝůĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽĞŝƚŚĞƌŝŶƚƌŝŶƐŝĐŽƌ
ƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŽůŽŐŝĐƐŝŐŶĂůƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ&͘
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WŽƐŶĞƌĂŶĚWůƵŵŝŶϭϵϲϬĨŝƌƐƚŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůǇŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ŝŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁĂĨƚĞƌŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶ
ŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞŝŶŚĞƉĂƚŝĐĞŶĐĞƉŚĂůŽƉĂƚŚǇϵ͘ĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞŝƐĂ
ƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞĐĂƌďŽŶŝĐĂŶŚǇĚƌĂƐĞŝŶŚŝďŝƚŽƌǁŚŝĐŚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨĐĂƌďŽŶĚŝŽǆŝĚĞƚŽǁĂƚĞƌ
ĂŶĚĐĂƌďŽŶŝĐĂĐŝĚ͕ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŐŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůĐĂƌďŽŶĚŝŽǆŝĚĞ͘ZĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂůĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƉĂƌƚůǇŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĚďǇĐĂƌďŽŶĚŝŽǆŝĚĞǁŚŝĐŚƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐĂƉŽƚĞŶƚǀĂƐŽĚŝůĂƚŽƌ
ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŐŝŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁ͘hŶĚĞƌŶŽƌŵĂůƉŚǇƐŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞĐĂŶƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚŝůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůĂƌƚĞƌŝŽůĞƐ͕
ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁϭϬ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŚĂǀĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚƚŚŝƐƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ
ďŽƚŚŝŶŶŽƌŵĂůƐƵďũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚǀĂƌǇŝŶŐĚĞŐƌĞĞƐŽĨǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƉĂƚŚŽůŽŐǇŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞĂŶĚǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐǇŽƌŽĐĐůƵƐŝŽŶϭ͕Ϯ͕ϭϬʹϭϰ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂů
ƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĚƵĞƚŽǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͕ƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůĂƌƚĞƌŝŽůĞƐĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĚƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌǇŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚǇůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŽĚŝůĂƚĞĂŶĚǁŝůůŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁĂƐĂĚŝƌĞĐƚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘^ŝŵƉůǇ
ƉƵƚĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŶŽĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĞĨĨĞĐƚŽŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁŝŶĂŶĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞ


ǀĂƐŽƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐĂƌĞŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞ
ďĞĞŶŝŶũĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐůǇǁŝƚŚŶŽƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŝŶƉƌŝŽƌ&ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŝŶŶŽƌŵĂů
ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƉĂƚŚŽůŽŐǇϭϰ͘
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ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŽƌǇĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐĐƵůĂƚƵƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞǆŚĂƵƐƚĞĚ͘^ŽŝĚĞĂůůǇ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂ
ǁŝŶĚŽǁŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƚŝĐŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƚŝŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŝŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂůƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ
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hypothesize that using CBCTP combined with an acetazolamide challenge would be able to 
identify abnormalities in the cerebrovascular autoregulation prior to reductions in cerebral 
blood flow and therefore prior to ischemic insult.^ĞǀĞƌĂůƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚǇĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚĂ
ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐŝŶũĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞ
ďƵƚŝƚƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚϵ͕ϭϬ͕ϭϮ͕ϭϱ͕ϭϲ͘
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ͲĂƌŵdŝƐĂƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐĨŽƌdŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƐĐƵůĂƚƵƌĞ͕ďŽŶĞ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĨƚ
ƚŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽďĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚƵƚŝůŝǌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨůĂƚĚĞƚĞĐƚŽƌƐŽĨŵŽĚĞƌŶĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ
ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚƐƉĞĞĚƌŽƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞͲĂƌŵĂƌŽƵŶĚĂƐƵƉŝŶĞůǇƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶĞĚƉĂƚŝĞŶƚǁŚŝůĞ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĂŶĂƌƌĂǇŽĨϮͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂůǆͲƌĂǇƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞůǇ^DZdͲZKEĂůŐŽƌŝƚŚŵƐĂƌĞ
ƵƐĞĚƚŽƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŽŶƐŝŶĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐƉůĂŶĞƐĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƚŽdŝŵĂŐĞƐ͘tŝƚŚƌĞĐĞŶƚ
ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐŝŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇƚŚĞƉŽƐƚͲƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐŽĨŝŵĂŐĞƐĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞďŽƚŚĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐĂŶĚ
ƉŚǇƐŝŽůŽŐŝĐ;ƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶͿŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƵƐŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐŝŶũĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚĚǇĞ͘dŚŝƐŚŝŐŚͲ
ƋƵĂůŝƚǇͲĂŵdĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇƵƚŝůŝǌĞƐϭͬϯŽĨƚŚĞƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶĚŽƐĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵƐĞĚŝŶŽƵƌĐůŝŶŝĐĂů
ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƵŶĚĞƌĐŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶĂůdŝŵĂŐŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͘dŚŝƐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞĚďǇŽƵƌ
ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚǁŽƌŬϭϳʹϭϵ͘
 
Study Objective 
 
dŚĞŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŝƐƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĂĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƐƚƵĚǇŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞĂĐƚŝǀĂƚĞĚ
ͲĂƌŵdWƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞŝƚƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ
ŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂůƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞ͘KƵƌŝŶŝƚŝĂůƉůĂŶŝƐƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶͲĂƌŵ
dWƉƌĞͲĂŶĚƉŽƐƚͲŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐŝŶĨƵƐŝŽŶŽĨϭŐƌĂŵĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶϮϰŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƐǇŵƉƚŽŵ
ŽŶƐĞƚŝŶĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂůƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘KƵƌŚǇƉŽƚŚĞƐŝƐŝƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ
ƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůůĂƚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉĐůŝŶŝĐĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŽĨĂĚĞŐƌĞĞƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽĐĂƵƐĞĐĞƌĞďƌĂů
ŝƐĐŚĞŵŝĂ͘tĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐĐŽŚŽƌƚŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝůůĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĂůƚĞƌĞĚĐĞƌĞďƌŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƌĞĂĐƚŝǀŝƚǇ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĂƚĂƚŝŵĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŽƌĐůŝŶŝĐĂůĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĂďŶŽƌŵĂůƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ͘dŚƵƐĨĂƌŝŶƚŚĞƉŝůŽƚƐƚƵĚǇǁĞŚĂǀĞ
ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭϬƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂƌĞŶŽǁƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽĞǆƉĂŶĚĞŶƌŽůůŵĞŶƚƚŽϯϬƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞ
ĚĂƚĂǁĞŚĂǀĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƐĐĂŶƐŚĂǀĞƚŚƵƐĨĂƌďĞĞŶƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝďůĞĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚĐůŝŶŝĐĂůĞĂƐĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŶŽĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŵĂŐŝŶŐĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞ
ďĞĞŶŶŽƐĂĨĞƚǇĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĨŽƌƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘,ĂǀŝŶŐƐŽĨĂƌĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚŽƵƌŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶŝƚŝĂůϭϬ
ƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁĞŶŽǁŚŽƉĞƚŽĂŵĞŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌĐŽŚŽƌƚŽĨϯϬƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ͘tŝƚŚ
ƚŚŝƐůĂƌŐĞƌƐĂŵƉůĞƐŝǌĞǁĞǁŝůůŶŽƚŽŶůǇĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽ
ǁŝůůŚŽƉĞƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĂůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂƐƐĞƐƐ


ƚŚĞƵƚŝůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƐƚƵĚǇŝŶŝƚƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂƐĂƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƚŝĐƚŽŽůƚŽƉƌĞĚŝĐƚƚŚĞ
ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞŽĨĚĞůĂǇĞĚǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝŶƐƵďũĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĂĐƵƚĞĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂů
ƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞ͘
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Study Methods 
 
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ƚŽƚĂůŽĨϯϬƐƵďũĞĐƚƐǁŝůůďĞĞŶƌŽůůĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐƉŝůŽƚĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƐƚƵĚǇ͘dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞ
ƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚĨŽƌĞŶƌŽůůŵĞŶƚ͗
ϭ͘ WĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂůƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚŚĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶŐƚŽŽƵƌŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ϮϰŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƐǇŵƉƚŽŵŽŶƐĞƚ͘
Ϯ͘ ĚƵůƚƐ͕ϭϴǇĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞŽƌŽůĚĞƌ
ϯ͘ tŽŵĞŶŽĨĐŚŝůĚďĞĂƌŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚ;ƵƌŝŶĞƉƌĞŐŶĂŶĐǇƚĞƐƚǁŝůůďĞ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂƐŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚǇĚŽŶĞĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨĐĂƌĞͿ
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ǆĐůƵƐŝŽŶĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͗
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tŚĞƚŚĞƌƐƵďũĞĐƚƐǁŝůůďĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚǁŝůůďĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚ͛Ɛ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂůĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞĂƚƚŚĞĚŝƐĐƌĞƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚŝŶŐƉŚǇƐŝĐŝĂŶ͘dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ
ǁŝůůďĞĞǆĐůƵĚĞĚĂƵƚŽŵĂƚŝĐĂůůǇ͗
ϭ͘ ŽŶƚƌĂŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ƐƵůĨŽŶĂŵŝĚĞĂůůĞƌŐǇ͕ƌĞŶĂůŽƌůŝǀĞƌĨĂŝůƵƌĞͿ
Ϯ͘ ŽŶƚƌĂŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƚŽĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŵĞĚŝĂ;ůůĞƌŐǇŽƌĂďŶŽƌŵĂůƐĞƌƵŵƌĂŶĚͬŽƌ'&ZďĂƐĞĚŽŶ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚhtŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌ/sĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐĞĞƉƉĞŶĚŝǆͿ
ϯ͘ ZĞŶĂůŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐǇ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĞŶĂůĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽƌƌĞŶĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚ
ϰ͘ ,ƵŶƚĂŶĚ,ĞƐƐŐƌĂĚĞϭĂŶĚϱ;^ĞĞƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͕ĂƐ'ƌĂĚĞϭŚĂǀĞůŽǁĞƌǇŝĞůĚĨŽƌ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵĂŶĚ'ƌĂĚĞϱĂƌĞďǇĚĞĨŝŶŝƚŝŽŶĐƌŝƚŝĐĂůůǇŝůůĂŶĚƵŶƐƚĂďůĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐͿ
ϱ͘ ƌŝƚŝĐĂůůǇŝůůƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƵŶƐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚǁŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌŐŽƐĐĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŝŵĞůŝŶĞŝ͘Ğ͘ǁŝƚŚŝŶϮϰŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŽŶƐĞƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐǇŵƉƚŽŵƐ͘
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WĂƚŝĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶͬZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚͬŽŶƐĞŶƚ͗
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WĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚĨŽƌĞŶƌŽůůŵĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞƚŚŽƐĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ
EĞƵƌŽƐƵƌŐĞƌǇĂŶĚEĞƵƌŽĞŶĚŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌ^ƵƌŐĞƌǇĂƚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ
ĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͘ůŝŐŝďůĞĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐǁŝůůďĞŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚďǇƚŚĞŶĞƵƌŽĞŶĚŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌŽƌŶĞƵƌŽƐƵƌŐŝĐĂů
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ƚŚĞƌŝƐŬƐĨƌŽŵŵĞĚŝĐĂůŝŵĂŐŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐƐƚĂƚĞƐ͗͞ZŝƐŬƐŽĨŵĞĚŝĐĂůŝŵĂŐŝŶŐĂƚĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞĚŽƐĞƐ
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ĚƌƵŐ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ƚŚŝƐĐĂƵƐĞƐĞƐƐĞŶƚŝĂůŶŽĐůŝŶŝĐĂůƌŝƐŬƚŽƚŚŝƐƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͘
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ĂƚĂŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚǇǁŝůůďĞƉŽƐƚͲƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇ
ŶĞƵƌŽĞŶĚŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƉŚǇƐŝĐŝĂŶŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘/ŵĂŐŝŶŐĚĂƚĂǁŝůů
ďĞƐƚƌŝƉƉĞĚŽĨĂůůĚŝƌĞĐƚƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĞĚŽŶĂĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚW^ƐǇƐƚĞŵĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚďǇ
ht,͘ƌ͘^ƚƌŽƚŚĞƌ͕ǁŝůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌůŝƐƚůŝŶŬŝŶŐĐŽĚĞĚĚĂƚĂƚŽŵĞĚŝĐĂůƌĞĐŽƌĚŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚǁŽƌŬƐƚĂƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚďǇĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŝƐƉĂƐƐǁŽƌĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚĂŶĚƵƐĞƐ
ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂůƐĞƌǀĞƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂĐŬĞĚƵƉďǇƚŚĞht,ĨŝƌĞǁĂůů͘ŽĚĞĚĚĂƚĂ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵĂŐĞƐ͕


ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚǁŝůůďĞƐŚĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌŽĨͲĂƌŵd͕^ŝĞŵĞŶƐDĞĚŝĐĂů
^ŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĨŝŶĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞĂŶĚƉƌŽƚŽƚǇƉĞƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŝŵĂŐŝŶŐ͘EŽ
ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĂďůĞŝŵĂŐĞƐŽƌĚĂƚĂǁŝůůďĞĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨht,͘ůůĚĂƚĂŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂůƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝůůďĞƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶĂ,/WĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶƚŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘
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WĂƚŝĞŶƚ&ŽůůŽǁhƉ͗
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WĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĨŽůůŽǁƵƉĐĂƌĞďǇƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌǇƚƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŶĞƵƌŽƐƵƌŐĞŽŶŽƌ
ŶĞƵƌŽĞŶĚŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƐƵƌŐĞŽŶŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĐůŝŶŝĐĂůĐĂƌĞ͘^ƵďũĞĐƚƐ
ǁŝůůďĞŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇĨŽůůŽǁĞĚƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇďǇĞŝƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŶĞƵƌŽƐƵƌŐĞƌǇŽƌ
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ϭ͘ ŐĞ͕ƐĞǆ͕ŵĞĚŝĐĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͕ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůĞǆĂŵ͕ůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌǇĂŶĚŝŵĂŐŝŶŐƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ
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ϯ͘ &ŝƐŚĞƌ'ƌĂĚĞ
ϰ͘ /ŶƚƌĂĐƌĂŶŝĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
ϱ͘ >ŽĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌďůĞĞĚŝŶŐ
ϲ͘ dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŵŽĚĂůŝƚǇĨŽƌĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵ;ĞŵďŽůŝǌĂƚŝŽŶǀĞƌƐƵƐĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐͿ
ϳ͘ ŶĞƐƚŚĞƐŝĂƌĞĐŽƌĚ
ϴ͘ WƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŽƌĚĞůĂǇĞĚĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝƐĐŚĞŵŝĂ
Ă͘ ůŝŶŝĐĂů͗ĚĞƚĞƌŝŽƌĂƚŝŽŶǁŚĞŶŽƚŚĞƌĐĂƵƐĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌƵůĞĚŽƵƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŚǇĚƌŽĐĞƉŚĂůƵƐ͕ƌĞͲďůĞĞĚ͕ŽƌŵĞƚĂďŽůŝĐĂďŶŽƌŵĂůŝƚŝĞƐ
ď͘ ZĂĚŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ͗ĚĞƚĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁŝŶĨĂƌĐƚŽŶŝŵĂŐŝŶŐŶŽƚǀŝƐŝďůĞŽŶƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽƌ
ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞƉŽƐƚͲƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐĐĂŶŽƌďŽƚŚ
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ĐůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞŝŶŶŽǀĂƚŝǀĞͲĂƌŵdWƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƚŝǀĞůǇƉĞƌĨŽƌŵϭϬdƐǁĞĞƉƐ
ǁŝƚŚŽŶĞƐŝŶŐůĞŝŶƚƌĂǀĞŶŽƵƐĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŝŶũĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘tĞĂƌĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŶŐĂ͕͞ŶŽŶͲƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚƌŝƐŬ͟
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶďǇƚŚĞ/ZĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŶŽǀĞůƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞ͘EŽƚĞƚŚĂƚͲĂƌŵdĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ
ĂƌĞƌŽƵƚŝŶĞůǇĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇƵƚŝůŝǌĞĚŝŶŽƵƌĐůŝŶŝĐĂůƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞĂŶĚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚĨŽƌĞƐĞĞĂŶǇƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů
ƌŝƐŬƐ͘dŚĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞŽĨƚĞŶͲĂƌŵdƐǁĞĞƉƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶŶŽǀĂƚŝǀĞĚĂƚĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞ
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ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďǇƚŚĞE/,Ăƚht͘dŚĞĚĂƚĂŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚǇŵĂǇƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞhtƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ;^ŝĞŵĞŶƐĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ
ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞͿƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶƚŚĞͲĂƌŵdƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶĚĂƚĂĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĂŶǇŶĞǁƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůƐĂĨĞƚǇ
ƌŝƐŬƐĂŶĚŝƐĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƚŽĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚͲĂƌŵd͘
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Data and Safety Monitoring Plan 
 


ůůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƐƚĂĨĨŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ,ƵŵĂŶ
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ǁŝůůƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞŝŶŝƚŝĂůƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞĚĂƚĂ
ďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ĚǀĞƌƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐŽƌƉƌŽďůĞŵƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚďǇƚŚĞW/ĂŶĚĐŽͲŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚŽƌƐ
ĂƐƚŚĞǇŽĐĐƵƌĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ/ZďǇƚŚĞW/ŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƉŽƐƚĞĚŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘
dŚĞW/ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽͲŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚŽƌƐǁŝůůŵĞĞƚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞĚĂƚĂ͕ĂĚŚĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůĂŶĚ/ZŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘ĂƚĂĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚǇŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐǁŝůůŽĐĐƵƌŽŶĂĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŽƵƐďĂƐŝƐďǇƚŚĞ
ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƐƚĂĨĨ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚǇƚĞĂŵǁŝůůŵĞĞƚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁƐƚƵĚǇƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ͕ĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞǇǁŝůůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂŶǇĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐŽƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇĂƌŝƐĞ͘/Ĩ
ŝŶŝƚŝĂůƉŝůŽƚĚĂƚĂƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝƐǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞĚĂĨŽƌŵĂůƐƚƵĚǇǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ
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Statistical Considerations 
 
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dŚĞŝŶŝƚŝĂůƉŝůŽƚƐƚƵĚǇǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚĂƐĂĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƐƚƵĚǇĂŶĚŶŽƌŽďƵƐƚƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂů
ĞǀĂůƵĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘^ŝŶĐĞǁĞŚĂǀĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŵĂŐŝŶŐĐĂŶďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ
ƐĂĨĞůǇĂŶĚĚĂƚĂƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝďůǇĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ͕ǁĞŶŽǁŚŽƉĞƚŽĂŵĞŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŚŽƌƚƚŽĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϯϬ
ƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƐŽƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶĐĂƉƚƵƌĞŵŽƌĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŵŽƌĞƌŽďƵƐƚ
ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ&ƚŽŝĂŵŽǆĂŶĚƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘
 
IRB Concerns 
 
dŚĞŐŽůĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĨŽƌĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐŝĨĂƉĂƚŝĞŶƚŚĂƐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝƐƚŚĞĐůŝŶŝĐĂůŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ĞǆĂŵ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚƌĂĚŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐŵĞƚŚŽĚŽƌƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞĨŽƌƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŝŶŐ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ǁŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚdĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƚŝŶŐ
ŵĞƚŚŽĚǁĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞĐůŝŶŝĐĂůŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞǆĂŵ͘ĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůůǇ͕ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƐ
ĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƚŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŝŶŐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐdƐ͕ŵƵůƚŝĚĞƚĞĐƚŽƌ
dͬdW͕ĂŶĚĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ͘
tŝƚŚŽƵƌŝŶŝƚŝĂůϭϬƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁĞĂƌĞĂďůĞƚŽƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚŝŶĂůůϭϬƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐǁĞƌĞ
ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘tĞƚŚĞŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĂŶĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞϮϬƚŽƚĂůĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐ
;ƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůĞĨƚͿ͘EŝŶĞƚĞĞŶŽĨϮϬŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ&ƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ
ŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŝĂŵŽǆ;ƉфϬ͘ϬϱͿ͘^ŝǆŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚĂϯϬйĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ&ĂŶĚϭϮ
ŚĂĚĂϭϱйĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘/ŶϵŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐƚŚĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&ŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽ
ŝĂŵŽǆ͘/ŶϭϬŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůĞĨƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞƐǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐůŽďĂů
ǀĂƐŽĚŝůĂƚŽƌǇĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨŝĂŵŽǆ͘^ǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵƚŚĞŶŽŶůǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶϮŽĨŽƵƌ
ƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘/ŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂƉĂƚŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&ŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽ
ŝĂŵŽǆǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂĚĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&͘dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚĞĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŝŶƚŚŝƐ
ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇŝƐƚŽďĞƚƚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ&ŝŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŐŽŽŶƚŽ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐŽƌĐůŝŶŝĐĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞǆĂŵ͘
hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůǇ͕ŝŶŽƵƌĨŝƌƐƚƉŚĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŝůŽƚƐƚƵĚǇŽŶůǇϮƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶǁĞĂƌĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŶŐĂŶĞǆƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƚŽϯϬƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐŝƐƐŽǁĞĐĂŶĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĂ


ůĂƌŐĞƌŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘dŚĞŶǁĞĐĂŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŽƵƌƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂů
ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐƚŽƐĞĞŝĨƚŚĞǁĞĐĂŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůǇƐĞĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚůĂĐŬŽĨƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ;ĞŝƚŚĞƌфϯϬйŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ŝŶ&ŽƌĂĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&ͿƚŽŝĂŵŽǆ͘tŝƚŚŽŶůǇϮƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐŝŶŽƵƌŝŶŝƚŝĂůĐŽŚŽƌƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ
ƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŵŽƌĞƌŽďƵƐƚƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐ
ǁŚǇǁĞĂƌĞƐƵďŵŝƚƚŝŶŐĂƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƚŽƐƚƵĚǇŵŽƌĞĐĂƐĞƐ͘
ƐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŝŶƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚǇĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůŐƌŽƵƉ͘tĞĂƌĞĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐ
ŽƵƌdŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞĐůŝŶŝĐĂůŶĞƵƌŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞǆĂŵ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐĐůŝŶŝĐĂůŽƌƐǇŵƉƚŽŵĂƚŝĐǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘dŚĞĚĂƚĂƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůůǇ
ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚŝƐƚŚĞƉƌĞͲĚŝĂŵŽǆƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐƚͲĚŝĂŵŽǆƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ͘
ƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůůǇƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŝĂŵŽǆ͘
>ĂĐŬŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ&ŽƌĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶ&ĐŽƵůĚďĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚŝǀĞŽĨƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ
ǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘DŽƌĞĚĂƚĂǁŝƚŚƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĐůŝŶŝĐĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽ
ĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƐƵďƐĞƚŽĨƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘
dŚĞƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĚĂƚĂŵĂƉƐĂƌĞŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐďĞůŽǁ͘
hƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶŵĂƉǀĂůƵĞƐ͕ǁĞǁŝůůĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
ĨĂĐƚŽƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐůŝĚĞƐďĞůŽǁ͘tŚĞŶǁĞƐĂǇƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝďůĞŝƚ
ŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚǁĞǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĚĞƚĞĐƚĂĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŝĂŵŽǆĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ
ŵĂƉƐǁĞƌĞŽĨŐŽŽĚĞŶŽƵŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƚŽďĞĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƚŝĐ͘/ŚĂǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĞǆĂŵƉůĞƐďĞůŽǁ͘
dŚĞƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŽŶƚŚĞƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ&ǁĂƐĂƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚďĂƐŝĐƉĂŝƌĞĚ
ƚͲƚĞƐƚ͘dŚŝƐƚĞƐƚǁĂƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚŝŶĂŶŝĚĞŶƚŝĐĂůŵĂŶŶĞƌĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ
ƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌŵĂƉ͘&ŽƌĂŐŝǀĞŶŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞĂŶĚŵĂƉƚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞϰϬƐůŝĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞĂďŽǀĞ
ƚŚĞŽƌďŝƚĂůůŝŶĞ͕ĂŵĞĂŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚƐůŝĐĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘
dŚƵƐ͕ĨŽƌƉƌĞĂŶĚƉŽƐƚŝĂŵŽǆǁĞŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚϰϬƉĂŝƌĞĚƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͘&ƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞƉĂŝƌĞĚƐĂŵƉůĞƐ
;ƉĂŝƌĞĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǇƐŚĂƌĞĚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƐůŝĐĞůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƉƌĞĂŶĚƉŽƐƚŝĂŵŽǆͿƚŚĞƉĂŝƌĞĚͲƚĞƐƚǁĂƐ
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚďǇƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞĂŶĚƉŽƐƚƉĂŝƌĞĚƐĂŵƉůĞƐƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶĂ
ƐĞƚŽĨϰϬĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͘&ƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞϰϬĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞǀĂůƵĞƐŽŶĞĐĂŶŐĞƚĂŵĞĂŶĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ
ĚĞǀŝĂƚŝŽŶƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶƚŚĞdƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐǁŚĞƌĞĂĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐƉͲǀĂůƵĞĐĂŶƚŚĞŶďĞĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚ͘&Žƌ
ŽƵƌĚĂƚĂƐĞƚ͕ǁĞĂƌĞƐĞůĞĐƚŝŶŐƉͲǀĂůƵĞŽĨфϬ͘ϬϱĂƐƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚ͘tĞĚŽŶŽƚƉůĂŶƚŽƵƐĞƚŚŝƐĚĂƚĂĨŽƌ
ĂƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͘ZĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝďŝůŝƚǇŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ͕ďƵƚǁĞĂƌĞŶŽǁĂŝŵŝŶŐƚŽĚƌĂǁ
ĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ&ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŝĂŵŽǆĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐ
ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĂŝŵŽĨƚŚŝƐĞǆƉĂŶĚĞĚƉŽƌƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇ͘
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ďůŽŽĚĨůŽǁŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉůƵƐĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐĐĞƌĞďƌĂůǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ͘J 
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ϭϱ͘ 
<ŝŵƵƌĂd͕^ŚŝŶŽĚĂ:͕&ƵŶĂŬŽƐŚŝd͘WƌĞĚŝĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝŶĨĂƌĐƚŝŽŶĚƵĞƚŽǀĂƐŽƐƉĂƐŵ
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ĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞͲŝŶĚƵĐĞĚ͕ĞŶĚŽŐĞŶŽƵƐǀŽůƵŵĞƐƚƌĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌŽƐƉŝŶĂůƐǇƐƚĞŵŽŶ
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ϭϳ͘ 
ŚƌĞŶƌĞŝĐŚ͕ƵƌŶƐZ͕ůŵĂŶZ͕&ĂǌĞŬĂƐ:͘/ŶĨůƵĞŶĐĞŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞŽŶĐĞƌĞďƌĂů
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ĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚǀŽůƵŵĞƵƐŝŶŐŝŶƚƌĂͲĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůŝŶũĞĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŵĞĚŝƵŵ͗Ŷ
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ϭϵ͘ 
ŚŵĞĚ^͕ĞůůĞƌŚŽĨĨD͕^ƚƌŽƚŚĞƌD͕ĞƚĂů͘ͲĂƌŵdŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĐĞƌĞďƌĂůďůŽŽĚ
ǀŽůƵŵĞ͗ŶĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƐƚƵĚǇŝŶĐĂŶŝŶĞƐ͘Am J Neuroradiol͘ϮϬϬϵ͖ϯϬ;ϱͿ͗ϵϭϳͲϵϮϮ͘
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ϮϬ͘ 
<ĂŵƌĂŶD͕ǇƌŶĞ:s͘ͲĂƌŵĨůĂƚĚĞƚĞĐƚŽƌĐŽŵƉƵƚĞĚƚŽŵŽŐƌĂƉŚǇƉĂƌĞŶĐŚǇŵĂůďůŽŽĚ
ǀŽůƵŵĞŝŵĂŐŝŶŐ͗ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƉĂƌĞŶĐŚǇŵĂůďůŽŽĚǀŽůƵŵĞƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨƉĂƌĞŶĐŚǇŵĂůďůŽŽĚǀŽůƵŵĞŝŵĂŐŝŶŐŝŶĂŶĞƵƌǇƐŵĂůƐƵďĂƌĂĐŚŶŽŝĚ
ŚĂĞŵŽƌƌŚĂŐĞƉĂƚŝĞŶƚƐ͘Neuroradiology͘ϮϬϭϱ͖ϱϳ;ϵͿ͗ϵϯϳͲϵϰϵ͘ĚŽŝ͗ϭϬ͘ϭϬϬϳͬƐϬϬϮϯϰͲ
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ƌƵĐĞZ͕Ğƚ͘Ăů͘ĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ&ůƵĐƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ<ŝĚŶĞǇ&ƵŶĐƚŝŽŶsĞƌƐƵƐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ/ŶĚƵĐĞĚ
EĞƉŚƌŽƚŽǆŝĐŝƚǇ͘:EZϮϬϬϵ͖ϭϵϮ͗ϳϭϭͲϳϭϴ͘
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:ŽƐĞƉŚƐŽŶ^͘:Ğƚ͘Ăů͘/ŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŶĞƉŚƌŽƉĂƚŚǇĨƌŽŵĐĞƌĞďƌĂůdĂŶŐŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ
ĂŶĚƚƉĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶŝŵĂŐŝŶŐ͘EĞƵƌŽůŽŐǇϮϬϬϱ͖ϲϰ͗ϭϴϬϱͲϭϴϬϲ͘
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DĂƌĞŶd,͕ZŽďŝŶƐŽŶ͘WŚĂƌŵĂĐŽůŽŐǇŽĨĂĐĞƚĂǌŽůĂŵŝĚĞŝŶŵĂŶ͕ǁŝƚŚƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌ
ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞĐĞƌĞďƌŽƐƉŝŶĂůĨůƵŝĚ͘Am J Med͘ϭϵϱϵ͖Ϯϳ;ϮͿ͗ϯϭϳ͘
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Appendix B: 
 
,ƵŶƚĂŶĚ,ĞƐƐ'ƌĂĚŝŶŐ^ĐĂůĞ
 
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ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬƵĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ͘ǁŝƐĐ͘ĞĚƵͬƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐͬĐůŝŶŝĐĂůͬƵǁŚĐͲĐůŝŶŝĐĂůͬƵǁŚĐͲǁŝĚĞͬůĞŐĂůͲĂĨĨĂŝƌƐͬϰϭϳ͘ƉŽůŝĐǇ
 
Appendix D:  Consent Form Questions 
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