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NCT Number: NCT01151709

Assessment of Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Gout Management

This is a questionnaire study aimed at learning about physicians' views on the treatment of Gout.

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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

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UMass Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01566, United States

About this study

We seek to assess the knowledge, beliefs and reported treatment practices of primary care physicians with regard to gout.

Specifically, we will:

  • Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.
  • Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.
  • Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • practicing primary care practitioner, either in family medicine or internal medicine,
  • must be 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

  • does not meet inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Assess the knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations.

    Time frame: 3 months

    Assess physicians' knowledge and beliefs with regard to acute and chronic gout management based on published treatment recommendations by means of questionnaire.

  2. Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.

    Time frame: 3 months

    Characterize the individuals who have knowledge deficits in terms of age, specialty, number of patients seen with gout, and practice setting.

  3. Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

    Time frame: 3 months

    Assess the reported treatment practices of primary care physicians for the acute and chronic management of gout.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Other

Collaborators

  • Takeda

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 28, 2010
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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