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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR903
Date of registration: 15/02/2007
Primary sponsor: Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Public title: Biochemical efficacy and tolerability of allopurinol 300-600 mg/day versus benzbromarone 100-200 mg/day in gout patients.
Scientific title: Biochemical efficacy and tolerability of allopurinol 300-600 mg/day versus benzbromarone 100-200 mg/day in gout patients: a randomized controlled trial. - GOUT-2
Date of first enrolment: 1/9/2006
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=903
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.K.   Reinders
Address:  Medical Centre Leeuwarden Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Postbox 888 8901 BR Leeuwarden The Netherlands
Telephone: 0031 58 2866610
Email: m.reinders@znb.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.K.   Reinders
Address:  Medical Centre Leeuwarden Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Postbox 888 8901 BR Leeuwarden The Netherlands
Telephone: 0031 58 2866610
Email: m.reinders@znb.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis based on crystal evidence or otherwise meeting the ARA criteria;

2. Baseline serum urate measured;

3. Baseline urinary urate excretion measured;

4. Estimated creatinine clearance >50 mL/min.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contra-indication for study medication: allopurinol or benzbromarone;

2. Poor compliance on allopurinol defined as serum oxipurinol <5 mg/L.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Gout, Hyperuricemia

Intervention(s)
Arm A: 1dd 300mg allopurinol, when serum urate exceeds 0.30 mmol/L after 8 weeks, dosage is increased to 2dd 300mg;

Arm B: 1dd 100mg benzbroamrone, when serum urate exceeds 0.30 mmol/L after 8 weeks, dosage is increased to 1dd 200mg.
Primary Outcome(s)
Success on study medication: tolerability and attainment of serum urate <0.30 mmol/L.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Relative decrease of serum urate;

2. Adverse drug reactions profile;

3. Pharmacokinetic analysis of serum oxipurinol levels.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN49563848
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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