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NCT Number: NCT02471261

Elastography as Gouty Arthropathy Outcome (EGO)

Elastography as Gouty Arthropathy Outcome (EGO), a pilot study.

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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

The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research

Wheaton, Maryland, 20902, United States

About this study

Pilot study to assess 10 subjects with tophaceous gout on urate lowering therapy or about to begin urate lowering therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects who are at least 18 years of age but younger than or equal to 99 years of age.
  • Subjects with gouty arthritis as determined by the ACR 1977 classification criteria for gouty arthritis.
  • Subjects with one palpable tophus detectable by one of the three clinical parameters described.

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Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects who are not eligible for urate lowering treatment or show a hypersensitivity to these drugs or class of compounds.
  • Subjects with significant cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric, hematologic, hepatic, renal or endocrine dysfunction who in the opinion of the principal investigator are unfit for participation in a clinical trial.
  • Subjects for which the clinical and laboratory assessment would provide undue discomfort and / or are contraindicated.

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Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Elastography as Gouty Arthropathy Outcome (EGO), a pilot study

    Time frame: 1 year

    Observational trial to measure gouty arthritis changes in subject taking urate lowering therapies

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Elastography as Gouty Arthropathy Outcome (EGO), a Pilot Study.

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 15, 2015
Registry last updated
Oct 23, 2020

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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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