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Gout pain showdown: prednisolone vs colchicine in your Doctor's office

NCT ID NCT05698680

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compared two drugs, prednisolone and colchicine, to see if they work equally well for treating sudden gout attacks in everyday doctor visits. About 186 adults with acute gout pain in their hands or feet took part. The goal was to measure pain relief after three days of treatment.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

186 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2023

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

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

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients ≥ 18 years of age * Clinical diagnosis of acute attack of gout (symptoms: pain, swelling, tenderness, redness or local hyperthermia). * Acute pain in hand or foot (podagra, chiragra) * The onset of pain was no more than 2 days ago (e.g., presentation on Monday afternoon, onset of pain on Saturday morning) * Willingness to participate in the study and ability to give written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known intolerance or contraindication to either medication * Known intolerance to the placebo (e.g. lactose intolerance). * Existing (or less than 2 weeks ago) oral treatment with corticosteroids or colchicine. * Known chronic kidney disease (CKD stage 4 or greater) or an available value of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30ml/min/1.73 m². * Known haematopoietic disorder or available values of platelets \< 30,000 µl or leucocytes \< 4000 µl, or Hb \<5 mmol/l/ or 8 g/dl * Uncontrolled high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure permanently above 160 mmHg). * Known liver cirrhosis or severe liver disease or available liver enzymes results (ie. Serum Glutamate Oxalate Transaminase (SGOT) and Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase(SGPT)) being elevated by more than twice the respective reference range * Known current gastric or duodenal ulcer (diagnosed in the last 4 weeks) * Current chemotherapy or chemotherapy completed less than 3 months ago * Known HIV infection * Solid organ transplant with immune suppression * Desire to have children within the next 6 months in both men and women * Existing pregnancy or breastfeeding * Participation in other studies according to the German Medicines Act in the last 3 months * Participation in the COPAGO study with past gout attack

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gout

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute gout

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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