10-Year study to watch how joint crystals affect health
NCT ID NCT07504146
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 450 adults with gout, CPPD (a crystal-related joint disease), or osteoarthritis to see how crystal deposits in joints and blood vessels change over time. Participants receive routine care and undergo ultrasound and lab tests every six months for up to 10 years. The goal is to understand how these deposits respond to standard treatments and whether they are linked to heart problems.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2039
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients affected by gout, CPPD or osteoarthritis.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
The inclusion criteria for CPPD patients are: * Patients diagnosed with CPPD disease according to the ACR/EULAR 2023 classification criteria. * Patients with evidence of asymptomatic CPPD on US or X-rays (not meeting the classification criteria) according to validated imaging definitions. * Aged older than 18 years. * Able to provide informed consent, according to requirements of local IRB/ethics committee. The inclusion criteria for gout patients are: * Patients diagnosed with gout according to the ACR/EULAR 2015 classification criteria. * Aged older than 18 years. * Able to provide informed consent, according to requirements of local IRB/ethics committee. The inclusion criteria for disease controls are: * A diagnosis of OA according to ACR classification criteria * No evidence of uric acid or calcium pyrophosphate deposits on US * Uric acid \< 6 mg/dL * Aged older than 18 years. * Able to provide informed consent, according to requirements of local IRB/ethics committee The exclusion criteria for gout/CPPD patients are: * Known history of other inflammatory arthropathies * Unable to provide informed consent, according to requirements of local IRB/ethics committee. The exclusion criteria for disease controls are: * Known history of other inflammatory arthropathies * Unable to provide informed consent, according to requirements of local IRB/ethics committee.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
RECRUITINGMilan, Milano, 20157, Italy
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