Treat-to-Target Serum Urate Versus Treat-to-Avoid Symptoms in Gout
- Conditions
- Gout
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT04875702
- Lead Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Brief Summary
The TRUST study is a randomized, controlled multicenter study to evaluate the management of gout by comparing two commonly used treatment strategies for gout (TTT vs TTASx) to determine the most beneficial for a patient-centered gout outcomes, as well as relevant cardiovascular-metabolic-renal endpoints.
- Detailed Description
This trial aims to answer a fundamental question in the management of gout by comparing two commonly used treatment strategies for gout (TTT vs TTASx) to determine which is most beneficial for a range of patient-centered gout outcomes, as well as relevant CV-metabolic-renal endpoints.
Designing a scientifically valid and pragmatic clinical trial involves numerous tradeoffs in study design, subject eligibility criteria, and outcome measurement. We have come together as primary care physicians and rheumatologists to consider several alternative designs. We first considered the target study population. Since most rheumatologists believe that the TTT approach is superior, it would be difficult to recruit from rheumatology practices. Thus, we aimed to design a trial that would be feasible to conduct in primary care practices, with an intervention that could primarily be run by nurses and physician assistants. This design would be pragmatic and generalizable to primary care practices outside of the setting of a randomized controlled trial. The trial also needs to incorporate the perspectives of rheumatologists, primary care clinicians, allied specialists, and patients when deciding the key issues to be addressed and how best to answer these questions.76 We convened a modified Delphi Panel (mDP) to solicit input using a formal process of voting and discussion. The Delphi Panel is a commonly used approach in health care for areas where there is less than perfect data to make decisions. It also has been used in the social sciences as a method for formalizing input from multiple parties, using voting and discussion.77,78 We selected a broadly representative group of mDP panelists from four categories of constituents who could inform the trial design: patients, nurses, primary care physicians, and rheumatologists. Two voting rounds were held, including a video conference meeting to discuss all the voting questions and re-vote on items where no consensus had been reached on the first round.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 650
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description TTT-SU Colchicine 0.6 mg The participants randomized to the Treat-to-Target-Serum Urate (TTT-SU) group will be counseled about gout, generalized lifestyle and dietary issues and will be provided with a three-month supply of allopurinol as well as a treatment to prophylax against attacks that might occur during the up-titration of urate lowering therapy. Allopurinol dose increases will occur until SU concentrations achieve a target level \< 6.0 mg/dL. TTT-SU Allopurinol The participants randomized to the Treat-to-Target-Serum Urate (TTT-SU) group will be counseled about gout, generalized lifestyle and dietary issues and will be provided with a three-month supply of allopurinol as well as a treatment to prophylax against attacks that might occur during the up-titration of urate lowering therapy. Allopurinol dose increases will occur until SU concentrations achieve a target level \< 6.0 mg/dL. TTT-SU Naproxen 250 MG The participants randomized to the Treat-to-Target-Serum Urate (TTT-SU) group will be counseled about gout, generalized lifestyle and dietary issues and will be provided with a three-month supply of allopurinol as well as a treatment to prophylax against attacks that might occur during the up-titration of urate lowering therapy. Allopurinol dose increases will occur until SU concentrations achieve a target level \< 6.0 mg/dL. TTASx Naproxen 250 MG Subjects randomized to the treat-to-avoid-symptoms (TTASx) group will receive the same education as the TTT-SU group. In addition, they will receive anti-inflammatory treatments (naproxen, colchicine, and/or prednisone); enough to treat up to six flares over the ensuing three months. TTASx Colchicine 1.2 mg Subjects randomized to the treat-to-avoid-symptoms (TTASx) group will receive the same education as the TTT-SU group. In addition, they will receive anti-inflammatory treatments (naproxen, colchicine, and/or prednisone); enough to treat up to six flares over the ensuing three months. TTASx Naproxen 500 Mg Subjects randomized to the treat-to-avoid-symptoms (TTASx) group will receive the same education as the TTT-SU group. In addition, they will receive anti-inflammatory treatments (naproxen, colchicine, and/or prednisone); enough to treat up to six flares over the ensuing three months. TTASx Prednisone 40 mg Subjects randomized to the treat-to-avoid-symptoms (TTASx) group will receive the same education as the TTT-SU group. In addition, they will receive anti-inflammatory treatments (naproxen, colchicine, and/or prednisone); enough to treat up to six flares over the ensuing three months. TTASx Allopurinol Subjects randomized to the treat-to-avoid-symptoms (TTASx) group will receive the same education as the TTT-SU group. In addition, they will receive anti-inflammatory treatments (naproxen, colchicine, and/or prednisone); enough to treat up to six flares over the ensuing three months.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of gout flare baseline to two years of follow up number of gout flares occurring during two years of follow-up between the TTT-SU and TTASx groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life assessment baseline to two years of follow up The Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) questionnaire will be used to assess the health status of study participants by surveying 36 questions in 8 domains of health. A higher score indicates a better health status. For the TRUST study a total physical (score of 10 to 30), functional (a score of 4 to 8) and pain (a score of 2 to 11) will be used as the secondary outcome.
Trial Locations
- Locations (7)
West Virginia University (Including Mobile Clinical Trials Unit)
🇺🇸Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸South Birmingham, Alabama, United States
UCLA Health
🇺🇸Santa Monica, California, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Medical Center (BMC)
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NYU Langone
🇺🇸NY, New York, United States