The Remote Monitoring of Gout Study

Self-management application for patients with gout receiving urate lowering therapy. The 'Urika'-app includes films and written information about gout and gout management, reminders for blood-tests and medication, a visualisation of serum urate level over time, and an algorithm to calculate the medication drug-dose escalation. The app also includes a chat function and a secure web-platform for remote monitoring and communication between the participant and nurse. The study nurse will log into the web-platform on weekdays to check patient-reported side effects, adherence to medication, the current dose, and the need for a renewal of urate lowering therapy prescription.

Nurse-led follow-up in specialist healthcare with monthly blood tests and telephone consultations until the treatment target is reached.