Improving Gout Care After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Gout
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 99
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• ≥ 18 years old
• Able to communicate and understand English or Spanish
• Confirmed acute gout flare by EMR review at ED visit
Locations
United States
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITING
Birmingham
Contact Information
Primary
Lesley E. Jackson, MD
lejackson@uabmc.edu
(812) 322-0637
Backup
Zac Armor
zarmor@uabmc.edu
(205) 934-1779
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-06-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
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
Sponsors
Leads: University of Alabama at Birmingham