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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02393560




Registration number
NCT02393560
Ethics application status
Date submitted
15/03/2015
Date registered
19/03/2015
Date last updated
25/01/2017

Titles & IDs
Public title
DECT Study in Allopurinol-Treated Gout Patients
Scientific title
A Study to Determine the Presence and Volume of Monosodium Urate Crystals as Assessed by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Gout Patients Treated With Allopurinol
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
ALLO-402
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Gout 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal 0 0 0 0
Other muscular and skeletal disorders
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Gout subjects on stable dose of allopurinol (at least 300mg) -

Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Presence and volume of MSU crystal deposits as determined by DECT imaging
Timepoint [1] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Joint erosion as visualized on DECT images
Timepoint [1] 0 0
8 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Subject is able to understand the study procedures, the risks involved and willing to provide written informed consent before the first study related activity.
* Subject is willing to adhere to the visit/protocol schedules.
* Subject meets the diagnosis of gout as per the American Rheumatism Association Criteria for the Classification of Acute Arthritis of Primary Gout.
* Subject has been taking allopurinol at a dose of at least 300 mg daily for at least 12 weeks prior to Day 1, as the sole uratelowering therapy.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
85 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
* Subject with any other medical or psychological condition, which in the opinion of the Investigator and/or Medical Monitor, might create undue risk to the subject or interfere with the subject's ability to comply with the protocol requirements (including dual energy computed tomography imaging), or to complete the study.
* Subject who has received an investigational therapy or has participated in any clinical trial or research study within 30 days of Day 1.
* Subject who has taken pegloticase (KRYSTEXXA®) or is expected to take pegloticase during the study.

Study design
Purpose
Duration
Selection
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/04/2015
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/10/2016
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
223
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
State/province [1] 0 0
California
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United States of America
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Colorado
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United States of America
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Georgia
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United States of America
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Ohio
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United States of America
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Texas
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New Zealand
State/province [6] 0 0
Auckland

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine presence and volume of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposits as determined by dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) imaging in gout subjects treated with allopurinol with and without visible tophi.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02393560
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Nihar Bhakta, MD
Address 0 0
Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02393560