Status:

TERMINATED

Low-dose Colchicine With or Without Stepwise Dose Titration of Febuxostat for Flare Prophylaxis in Gout

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch

Conditions:

Gout

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence rate of gout flare for subjects with gout and hyperuricemia treated by two different starting doses of febuxostat.

Detailed Description

A prospective randomized open-label study comparing dose titration group (stepwise dose titration of febuxostat and low-dose colchicine) and standard treatment group (fixed dose febuxostat and low-dos...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages Eligible for Study: more than 20 years
  • Hyperuricemia (serum urate ≥7.0 mg/dL and gout by 1977 American College of Rheumatology Criteria
  • Acute gout attack during the last 12 months

Exclusion

  • Acute gout attack in the last 2 weeks
  • Urate-lowering therapy in the last 4 weeks
  • Secondary hyperuricemia
  • Creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dL
  • AST or ALT ≥2x upper limits of normal
  • Heart failure (NYHA III-IV)
  • Hypersensitivity to colchicine, NSAID or febuxostat
  • Use of NSAID, glucocorticoid, cyclosporine, clarithromycin, mercaptopurine, azathioprine, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, chemotherapy, tacrolimus, losartan, and fenofibrate
  • Inability to comply with the protocol requirements
  • The judgement of the investigator that the patient was not an appropriate candidate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 20 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 23 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04697602

Start Date

January 20 2021

End Date

August 23 2023

Last Update

November 14 2023

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan