Gout drug showdown: which works better for sudden attacks?

NCT ID NCT05698680

First seen May 16, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026

Summary

This study compared two drugs, prednisolone and colchicine, for treating sudden gout attacks in 186 adults. It aimed to see if prednisolone works as well as colchicine for pain relief by day 3. The trial was done in primary care and included patients with other health issues often left out of past studies.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arztpraxis Burgtorstr. 2

    Ittlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 74930, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Ahornstraße 1

    Bischofsheim, Bavaria, 97653, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Am Mühlentor 5

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Am Westhafen 1

    Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18356, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Anklamer Straße 66

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis August-Levin-Straße 22c

    Loitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17121, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Backhausstraße 21

    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37081, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Bahnhofstraße 16

    Lübstorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19069, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Bahnhofstraße 24

    Hammelburg, Bavaria, 97762, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Bahnhofstraße 6

    Scheden, Lower Saxony, 37127, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Birkenweg 5

    Trinwillershagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18320, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Bluthsluster Straße 2

    Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17389, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Bohlendamm 2

    Gleichen, Lower Saxony, 37130, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Dorfgraben 2a

    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97076, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Dorfstraße 57

    Trent, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18569, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Eckert Osteroder Str. 9

    Herzberg am Harz, Lower Saxony, 37412, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Ernst-Thälmann-Ring 66

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17491, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Ewaldstr. 40a

    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37075, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Godehardtstraße 26

    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37081, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Goethestraße 15 G

    Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Bavaria, 97616, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Hauptstraße 12

    Gössenheim, Bavaria, 97780, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Hauptstraße 34

    Krebeck, Lower Saxony, 37434, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Hennebergstr. 14a

    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37077, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Herrngasse 11 A

    Rimpar, Bavaria, 97222, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Hoher Weg 17

    Bilshausen, Lower Saxony, 37343, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Juri-Gagarin-Ring 24

    Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17036, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Kaiserstraße 43

    Kitzingen, Bavaria, 97318, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Kampstr. 32

    Seesen, Lower Saxony, 38723, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Kapellenstraße 3

    Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, 97688, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Kleinfeldlein 3

    Bad Bocklet, Bavaria, 97708, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Lambertweg 6

    Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, 37671, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Lange Straße 53

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Lange Straße 55

    Waren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17192, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Liererstr. 28

    Goslar, Lower Saxony, 38690, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Ludwigstraße 18

    Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, 97688, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Marienstraße 2-4

    Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18439, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Markt 1

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Mechenharder Straße 174

    Erlenbach am Main, Bavaria, 63906, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Moltkestraße 5

    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97082, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Neckarsteinacher Str. 22

    Neckargemünd, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69151, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Neue Straße 22

    Moringen, Lower Saxony, 37186, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Oberreihe 41

    Lühmannsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17495, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 3

    Trollenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17039, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Point 3

    Zellingen, Bavaria, 97225, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Pommersche Straße 18

    Gützkow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17506, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Poppe Osteroder Str. 9

    Herzberg am Harz, Lower Saxony, 37412, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Professor-Eberlein-Str. 6

    Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony, 34346, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Prohner Straße 43

    Klausdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18445, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Rathausstraße 31

    Leinach, Bavaria, 97274, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Schlossstraße 43

    Dargun, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17159, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Schulstraße 1a

    Groß Kiesow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17495, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Spitalstr. 9

    Schweinfurt, Bavaria, 97241, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Steinstraße 19

    Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony, 34346, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Straße der Einheit 56

    Uder, Thuringia, 37318, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Störstraße 2

    Plate, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19086, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Sulzdorfer Straße 6a

    Stadtlauringen, Bavaria, 97488, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Torgraben 3

    Haßfurt, Bavaria, 97437, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Ueckerstraße 48

    Ueckermünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17373, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Vor dem Tore 2

    Hardegsen, Lower Saxony, 37181, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Werdohler Straße 3

    Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17153, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Wilhelmstraße 3

    Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17438, Germany

  • Hausarztpraxis Wissmannstraße 14

    Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Lower Saxony, 37431, Germany

  • Krankenhaus Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

    Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17475, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37073, Germany

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