Improving Gout Care After an ED Visit

Description

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 Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Improving Gout Care After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Gout

Improving Gout Care After an ED Visit

Condition
Gout
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * ≥ 18 years old
  • * Able to communicate and understand English or Spanish
  • * Confirmed acute gout flare by EMR review at ED visit
  • * Enrollment in an ongoing RCT (NCT04075903) testing a behavioral intervention employing "storytelling".

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Alabama at Birmingham,

Study Record Dates

2026-06-01