Recruiting

Gout Care

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT06534554

Conditions

Gout

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Patient Navigation

Study Details

Brief summary:

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 post-emergency department visit 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.

Conditions

Gout

Study ID

NCT06534554

Start date

Jun 18, 2024

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Jun 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥ 18 years old
  • Able to communicate and understand English or Spanish
  • Confirmed acute gout flare by EMR review at ED visit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment in an ongoing RCT (NCT04075903) testing a behavioral intervention employing "storytelling".

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Patient Navigation

A lay patient navigator will contact patients seen in the UAB ED via phone within \~72 hours following the ED visit. During this initial phone conversation, the navigators will: 1) conduct a baseline assessment to identify barriers to attending an outpatient visit for gout care and to adhering to gout treatment recommendations and 2) determine the level of support and assistance needed by the patient.

no intervention: Control

Usual Care

Interventions

Patient Navigation

A lay patient navigator working will contact patients seen in the UAB ED via phone within \~72 hours following the ED visit. During this initial phone conversation, the navigators will: 1) conduct a baseline assessment to identify barriers to attending an outpatient visit for gout care and to adhering to gout treatment recommendations and 2) determine the level of support and assistance needed by the patient.

Primary outcome measure

  • Follow-Up Visit Addressing Gout within 3 Months [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Lesley E. Jackson, MD

(812) 322-0637lejackson@uabmc.edu

Zac Armor

(205) 934-1779zarmor@uabmc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205

Contacts

Zac Armor

(205) 934-1779zarmor@uabmc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Kenneth G. Saag, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Jan 16, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-01-16.