The duration of the study period for a participant was approximatively 44 weeks broken down as follows:
* Screening period up to 4 weeks,
* 24-week double-blind treatment period\*,
* 16-week post-treatment elimination follow-up period.
'\*' Participants successfully completing the week 24 visit were offered the opportunity to enter the optional long-term extension study LTS6047 - NCT00811395.