Development of a complex intervention for the treatment of gout in primary care

Completed

• Conditions: Gout; Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England, Musculoskeletal; Subtopic: Not Assigned, Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics); Disease: Musculoskeletal, All Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26368503
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Nottingham (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed diagnosis of gout
2. SUA greater than 360 umol
3. Male and female, lower age limit of 30 years

Exclusion Criteria

Gout cases with a SUA less than 360 umol/L (GPs asked not to contact patients with terminal illness or severe mental illness and those unable to give informed consent)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum uric acid reduced to below 360 umol/L at 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical outcomes such as frequency of acute attacks and number and size of tophi will be recorded