Gout in the ED and Improving Research Participation

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Conditions studied: Gout

In brief

The prevalence of gout has been steadily increasing over several decades and is correlated with the rising burden of obesity, chronic cardiac and renal disease; all conditions overrepresented in the Southeastern U.S. - particularly in African Americans. Through a novel emergency department led intervention we aim to improve the care patients with gout receive, both during acute exacerbations and long-term. A secondary goal of the project is to concurrently enhance participation of minorities in biomedical research in the Deep South.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04075903

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

200

Starts

2021-06-01

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Gout diagnosis meeting 2015 American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria,99,140
• Adult > 18 years of age
• Able to communicate and understand English language (a future objective, with additional resources, will include Spanish translation of all study materials).
• Key exclusion criteria:
• Joint complaint related to significant trauma or recent surgery (<1 month)
• Life expectancy of < 6 months
• Current critical illness leading to admission to high acuity medical care unit (ICU, stepdown unit) or requiring surgical intervention (general anesthesia); confirmed septic arthritis or joint infectious arthritis

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• MetroHealth Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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