Doctors use special scans to watch gout lumps shrink

NCT ID NCT03965676

Summary

This study aims to understand how painful lumps caused by gout change when patients take standard uric acid-lowering medication. Researchers will use a special type of CT scan to closely measure the size of these lumps in the hands and feet of 50 patients over one year. The goal is to learn how quickly the lumps shrink and if this helps prevent bone damage, which may help doctors better monitor treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Radiology Department Lariboisière Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France

  • Reumatology Department Lariboisière Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France

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