Gout in general practice
- Conditions
- Gout, gouty arthritis, jicht
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21536
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus MC, department of General Practice
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 681
Inclusion Criteria
Age: older than 18 years.
Contacted his/her general practitioner with a gout attack in the year 2013, 2014 or 2015. The presence of gout will be validated at baseline according to the 2015 ACR-EULAR criteria for gout and the Diagnostic rule (Gout calculator).
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with a limited life expectancy.
Patients that are not able (independently or with help) to fill in the Dutch questionnaires.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of patients’ reported gout attacks and the presence of tophi.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical examination: blood pressure, BMI. Laboratory serum examination: eGFR, uric acid level, cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, and glucose (fasting). Smoking status, intake of fructose, alcohol, purine and dairy, education level, compliance to prescribed medication for gout, use of other (over the counter) medication, physical activity, co-morbidity, and quality of life.