Status:
COMPLETED
A Nurse Led Patient Management Programme to Improve Outcomes in Gout
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Gout
Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the addition of a structured nurse led patient management programme to standard of care in gout patients. Half of the patient will receive the nurse led programme in addition to s...
Detailed Description
There is evidence from other chronic diseases that nurse led care in addition to standard of care ameliorates outcomes. In gout the primary target is the serum uric acid level (SUA). We intend to dem...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Proven diagnosis of gout according to aspiration of Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals or positive dual energy computer tomography (DECT) or American college of rheumatology (ACR) criteria 2015 fulfilled (1)
- written informed consent
- age \>=18 years
- ability and willingness to follow a fixed outpatient programme as judged by the investigator
- indication for urate-lowering therapy (ULT)
- In case of established disease and intercritical gout a SUA level over 360 umol per liter is mandatory.
Exclusion
- informed consent not obtained
- age \<18 years
- inability or unwillingness to follow a fixed outpatient programme as judged by the investigator
- no definite diagnosis of Gout
- no indication for ULT or contraindications against ULT
- in case of established disease and intercritical gout a SUA level \<360 umol per liter is an exclusion criterion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women can´t participate.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 23 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03345186
Start Date
April 1 2019
End Date
April 23 2022
Last Update
May 24 2024
Active Locations (1)
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1
University Hospital
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4030