dc.contributor.author | Balasubramaniam, G | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, T | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Scales, J | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Harnett, P | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Harrison, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, K | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bhagat, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Marianayagam, T | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Pitzalis, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mallen, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Roddy, E | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Almond, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dasgupta, B | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-08T15:05:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-29 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2017-09-05 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2018-02-19T14:32:17.343Z | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017121 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/9/e017121 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/34471 | |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Acute gout occurs in people with chronic kidney disease, who are commonly older people with comorbidities such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. Potentially harmful treatments are administered to these vulnerable patients due to a lack of clear evidence. Newly available treatment that targets a key inflammatory pathway in acute gout attacks provides an opportunity to undertake the first-ever trial specifically looking treating people with kidney disease. This paper describes the protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing anakinra, a novel interleukin-1 antagonist versus steroids in people with chronic kidney disease (ASGARD). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: ASGARD is a two-parallel group double-blind, double-dummy multicentre RCT comparing anakinra 100 mg, an interleukin-1 antagonist, subcutaneous for 5 days against intramuscular methylprednisolone 120 mg. The primary objective is to assess the feasibility of the trial design and procedures for a definitive RCT. The specific aims are: (1) test recruitment and retention rates and willingness to be randomised; (2) test eligibility criteria; (3) collect and analyse outcome data to inform sample and power calculations for a trial of efficacy; (4) collect economic data to inform a future economic evaluation estimating costs of treatment and (5) assess capacity of the project to scale up to a national multicentre trial. We will also gather qualitative insights from participants. It aims to recruit 32 patients with a 1:1 randomisation. Information from this feasibility study will help design a definitive trial and provide general information in designing acute gout studies. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The London-Central Ethics Committee approved the protocol. The results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: EudraCT No. 2015-001787-19, NCT/Clinicalstrials.gov No. NCT02578394, pre-results, WHO Universal Trials Reference No. U1111-1175-1977. NIHR Grant PB-PG-0614-34090. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This paper presents independent research funded by the NIHR under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference Number PB-PG-0614-34090). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. There is an additional investigator initiated study fund of £10 000 from SOBI to help with pharmacy logistics. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | e017121 - ? | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMJ Open | en_US |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution License | |
dc.subject | acute gout | en_US |
dc.subject | anakinra | en_US |
dc.subject | chronic kidney disease | en_US |
dc.subject | feasibility | en_US |
dc.subject | intramuscular methylprednisolone | en_US |
dc.subject | randomised controlled trial | en_US |
dc.subject | Cost-Benefit Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Double-Blind Method | en_US |
dc.subject | Feasibility Studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Gout | en_US |
dc.subject | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject | Injections, Intramuscular | en_US |
dc.subject | Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein | en_US |
dc.subject | Methylprednisolone | en_US |
dc.subject | Quality of Life | en_US |
dc.subject | Receptors, Interleukin-1 | en_US |
dc.subject | Renal Insufficiency, Chronic | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Design | en_US |
dc.subject | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.title | Feasibility randomised multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy controlled trial of anakinra, an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist versus intramuscular methylprednisolone for acute gout attacks in patients with chronic kidney disease (ASGARD): protocol study. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | 2017 The Authors. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017121 | en_US |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877949 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 9 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | en_US |
pubs.volume | 7 | en_US |