Gout: Allopurinol vs. Febuxostat
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02579096 |
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Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 19, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 30, 2020
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Gout Chronic Kidney Diseases | Drug: Allopurinol Drug: Febuxostat Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Febuxostat-shaped) Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Allopurinol-shaped) | Phase 4 |
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting adults (1), with a disease frequency that continues to increase dramatically (2). Gout is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality which are concentrated in older men and magnified in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (3-6), demographics common to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System. Effective gout therapies are readily available and are centered primarily on the use of approved urate lowering therapy (ULT). Despite having excellent ULT options available to patients (7), gout is extremely poorly managed especially in patients with CKD (8-10).
The two most widely used ULTs in clinical practice, allopurinol and febuxostat, have recently been endorsed as the two acceptable first-line treatment strategies in chronic gout (7). Although both agents appear to be efficacious and generally well-tolerated, allopurinol and febuxostat have significantly different costs and have never been compared to each other at appropriate doses. Randomized controlled trials completed to date comparing allopurinol with febuxostat in gout have used 'fixed' and, in many cases, insufficient doses of allopurinol (11-13), an approach that is contrary to current guideline recommendations (7). Furthermore, these studies have included only very small proportions of gout patients with CKD even though CKD is present in approximately 1 of every 2 gout sufferers (14).
To test the hypothesis that allopurinol is non-inferior to febuxostat in the treatment of gout, the investigators propose a randomized open-label non-inferiority trial, which for the first time compares allopurinol with febuxostat using appropriately titrated doses and a "treat-to-target" approach. Further, the investigators will assess the comparative effectiveness of these agents in a significant number of gout patients with co-morbid CKD.
The investigators plan to enroll 950 participants with a diagnosis of gout, including participants with stage 3 CKD, who are hyperuricemic defined as a serum uric acid concentration (sUA) above 6.8 mg/dl. Participants will be recruited from 18 Veteran Affairs and 5 Rheumatology and Arthritis Investigational Network (RAIN) sites. The total duration of the trial will be 4 years. Recruitment will occur over 24 months. Participants will be followed for 72 weeks. This will include a 24 week Dose Titration Phase (Phase 1) followed by a 24 week Maintenance and Optimization Phase (Phase 2) and then a 24 week Steady State Flare Observation Phase (Phase 3). The investigators will use a "treat-to-target" approach with specified titration of ULT dosing to obtain goal sUA. Maximal daily drug doses will be 800 mg/day for allopurinol or 120 mg/day for febuxostat.
The primary outcome will be the proportion of participants who have at least one gout flare in the allopurinol group compared to the febuxostat group during Phase 3. This primary outcome was endorsed by the patient and VA provider groups that were surveyed (see below). All participants will be followed during Phase 3 regardless of the achievement of sUA goal. The primary hypothesis will test the non-inferiority of allopurinol with regards to proportions of flares. The investigators anticipate that approximately 15 to 20% of patients will flare during Phase 3.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 950 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | CSP #594 - Comparative Effectiveness in Gout: Allopurinol vs. Febuxostat |
| Actual Study Start Date : | March 6, 2017 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 26, 2021 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 30, 2021 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Allopurinol
Patients will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels.
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Drug: Allopurinol
Patients will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels. Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Febuxostat-shaped) Placebo in the shape of Febuxostat will be given with Allopurinol |
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Sham Comparator: Placebo (Febuxostat)
Placebo in the shape of Febuxostat will be given with allopurinol
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Drug: Allopurinol
Patients will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels. Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Febuxostat-shaped) Placebo in the shape of Febuxostat will be given with Allopurinol |
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Active Comparator: Febuxostat
Febuxostat will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels.
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Drug: Febuxostat
Febuxostat will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels. Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Allopurinol-shaped) Placebo in the shape of Allopurinol will be given with Febuxostat |
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Sham Comparator: Placebo (Allopurinol)
Placebo in the shape of Allopurinol will be given with Febuxostat
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Drug: Febuxostat
Febuxostat will be titrated up to the dose that will lower to target uric acid levels. Drug: Placebo, vehicle control (Allopurinol-shaped) Placebo in the shape of Allopurinol will be given with Febuxostat |
- Proportion of participants who have at least one gout flare in the allopurinol group compared to the febuxostat group [ Time Frame: Phase III of the study (months 12-18 of study duration) ]Proportion of participants who have at least one gout flare in the allopurinol group compared to the febuxostat group
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years
- History of gout - crystal proven or historical as defined by ACR criteria listed above
- Serum urate level 6.8 mg/dl
Exclusion Criteria:
- Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - defined as eGFR of <30 ml/min
- Women less than 50 years of age
- Patients with a history of prior solid organ / hematopoietic transplantation
- Previous allergy or intolerance to allopurinol or febuxostat
- Patients who are not candidates for any of the recommended prophylactic medications (colchicine, naprosyn or glucocorticoids)
- Patients who in the opinion of the investigator have a high genetic risk for allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS*) unless they have been found to be negative for HLA B5801.
- Previous history of failure to reach target uric acid levels despite therapy with allopurinol at dose > 300 mg/day
- Prior febuxostat use
- Patients with malignancies that are currently active with exception of non-melanoma skin cancer
- Patients with serum uric acid levels >15 mg/dl
- Patients with myelodysplasia and hemoglobin of < 8.5 g/dL
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Patients with chronic liver disease with more than one of the following:
- INR 1.7, not on Warfarin therapy
- Bilirubin 2 mg/dL
- Serum albumin <3.5 g/dL
- Ascites
- Encephalopathy
- Current use of azathioprine, mercaptopurine, didanosine, cyclophosphamide, or probenecid
- Patient who are unable to give informed consent
- Enrollment in another randomized interventional clinical trial
- Any severe medical condition that, in the enrollee's opinion, is likely to compromise the participant's ability to complete the trial
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| Study Chair: | James R O'Dell | Omaha VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE |
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| Responsible Party: | VA Office of Research and Development |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02579096 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
594 |
| First Posted: | October 19, 2015 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | January 30, 2020 |
| Last Verified: | January 2020 |
| Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
| Plan to Share IPD: | No |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
| Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
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