Arthritis Research UK Gout Treatment Trial - Phase 2

University of Nottingham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gout

Treatments: Other: Standard care; Other: Nurse intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01477346

11115 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine in community-derived patients with gout the effectiveness, and cost effectiveness, of a nurse-led complex intervention that reflects recommended best practice (including patient information concerning gout, its prognosis and its non-pharmacological and drug options).

Enrollment: 517 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of gout
• At least one acute attack of gout within previous 12 months

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to give informed consent and known terminal or mental illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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517 participants in 2 patient groups

Nurse intervention

Other group

Description:

Nurse led package of care based on current recommended best practice.

Treatment:

Other: Nurse intervention

Standard care

Other group

Description:

Continuing standard general practitioner led care

Treatment:

Other: Standard care