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NCT Number: NCT01477346

Arthritis Research UK Gout Treatment Trial - Phase 2

The purpose of this study is to determine in community-derived patients with gout the effectiveness, and cost effectiveness, of a nurse-led complex intervention that reflects recommended best practice (including patient information concerning gout, its prognosis and its non-pharmacological and drug options).

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Key information

Conditions

Gout Arthritis Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Crystal Arthropathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn Joint Diseases Metabolic Diseases Metabolism, Inborn Errors Musculoskeletal Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham

Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of gout
  • At least one acute attack of gout within previous 12 months

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to give informed consent and known terminal or mental illness

Treatment and study plan

nurse intervention

Other

Complex package of care involving patient information and advice concerning lifestyle modification and recommended drug therapy.

Standard care

Other

Continuing standard General Practitioner led care.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in serum uric acid levels

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduction in number of self reported acute attacks during year 2

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Improved Quality of Life scores at study end

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Nottingham

Other

Collaborators

  • Arthritis Research UK

Registry information

Official study title

Arthritis Research UK Gout Treatment Trial. Phase 2: Two Year Randomised Controlled Trial of a Nurse Led Package of Care

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Nov 22, 2011
Registry last updated
Jan 5, 2017

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