New drug combo aims to tame stubborn gout flares
NCT ID NCT05665699
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding an investigational drug called D-0120 to the standard gout medication allopurinol can lower uric acid levels more effectively than allopurinol alone. The trial enrolls adults with gout who have had at least two flares in the past year and whose uric acid is not well controlled with current treatment. Participants receive D-0120 plus allopurinol for 12 weeks, and researchers measure changes in uric acid levels and safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- D-0120 (an investigational drug) combined with allopurinol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a more effective way to lower uric acid and reduce painful gout flares for people who don't respond well to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase (phase II) trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination may cause side effects or fail to show meaningful benefit over existing treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Gout subjects meeting 2015 ACR/EULAR Gout Classification Criteria with inadequate urate-lowering response * Subject has had at least 2 gout flares in the previous 12 months. * Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.0 and 45.0 kg/m2 (inclusive). * Male and Female Subjects must agree to abstain or use effective contraception methods from the time of signing ICF and for the duration of study participation through 30 days after the last dose of study drug. * Subjects must have adequate clinical laboratory and ECG results as assessed by the Principal Investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with significant comorbidities, inadequate lab function, current (and within the past 5 years) diagnosis of cancer or any condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, would place him/her at undue risk, or potentially compromise the results or interpretation of the study. * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site Center
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Louisville, Kentucky, 40205, United States
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Hendersonville, Tennessee, 37075, United States
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76109, United States
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The Woodlands, Texas, 77382, United States
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Site Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Site Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
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Study Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Study Center
Evergreen Park, Illinois, 60805, United States
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Study Center
Brownsburg, Indiana, 46254, United States
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Study Center
Hickory, North Carolina, 28601, United States
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27804, United States
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Salisbury, North Carolina, 28144, United States
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Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 15683, United States
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Bristol, Tennessee, 37620, United States
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Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Study Center
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, United States
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