Leo Chan

[Leo Chan @LeoChan207]

Participants adapted well to intervention and #medicationadherence rates, at this early stage, are promising.

BUT this pilot study has no control group 🎮

What's next?

1️⃣ Full observation period⏰

2️⃣ #semistructuredinterviews

3️⃣ If successful, future🔮 RCT?

#SVCRS2021

5/5

[Leo Chan @LeoChan207]

Participants are self testing their #urate every 13 days. Normally they get tested once a year.

Most of the participants are keeping their urate controlled ��.

Seven #goutflares reported so far.

#SVCRS2021 #uricacid

4/5

[Leo Chan @LeoChan207]

What we found so far 3-months in.

People were taking the prescribed medication on 89.3% of days.

#medicationadherence rates are promising ✅

#SVCRS2021

3/5

[Leo Chan @LeoChan207]

Our pilot🧑‍✈️ study is following 31 people with #gout for a year 🗓 and monitoring their medication taking behaviour.

Participants are also self-monitoring 👉🩸 their urate levels, using a novel #pointofcare testing device (HumaSens2.0plus)

#SVCRS2021 #patientcentredcare

2/5

[Leo Chan @LeoChan207]

#Allopurinol is a safe and effective drug to treat #gout
So why hasn't it been cured?

One of the main reasons is people don't take their gout medications 💊

#SVCRS2021 #medicationadherence @drslstocker @MJColeshill

1/5