Clinical Trial: A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Anakinra in the Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Active-control, Multicenter, Efficacy and Safety Study of 2 Dose Levels of Subcutaneous Anakinra Compared to Intramuscular Triamcinolone in the Treatment of Acute

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate how anakinra relieves pain for patients with acute gout that cannot take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine. The patients will be divided in different treatment groups to compare anakinra to the available drug triamcinolone.