None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to test user engagement of two commercially available gout apps and to examine the usability and acceptability of the apps for patients diagnosed with gout. As secondary outcomes, we are also assessing change in self-care behaviours and illness perceptions. Participants will be recruited through existing projects and studies already running at the School of Medicine, as well as through community advertising. The study will be conducted jointly in the Department of Psychological Medicine and the Department of Medicine, at the University of Auckland. Participants will trial the app for two weeks after which they will be asked to attend a focus group to examine the issues of usability and acceptability.
Interventions
The participants who are randomized to the intervention group will be asked to use the "Managing Gout" app for two weeks. The “Managing Gout” app provides information about gout, its causes, identifies common triggers which may cause flares, lifestyle tips for preventing gout flares and treatment options. In addition, this app also includes a series of health trackers such as the serum uric acid tracker and gout flare tracker in which the user can enter their details and track changes across tim
The participants who are randomized to the intervention group will be asked to use the "Managing Gout" app for two weeks. The “Managing Gout” app provides information about gout, its causes, identifies common triggers which may cause flares, lifestyle tips for preventing gout flares and treatment options. In addition, this app also includes a series of health trackers such as the serum uric acid tracker and gout flare tracker in which the user can enter their details and track changes across time. Furthermore, this app allows users to enter their doctor appointments, log questions for their healthcare providers, log their medications and supplements used to manage gout and other conditions and also links them to helpful online resources. Participants who are allocated to use this app can use whatever functions they find to be helpful and will be encouraged to use the app on a daily basis. They will also be sent two text message reminders (two times during the 2-week trial period) to remind them to use the app on a daily basis.
Sponsors
The University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Individuals will be eligible for inclusion in the intervention if they meet the following criteria: (1) a diagnosis of gout as defined by the 2015 ACR-EULAR Gout Classification Criteria, (2) a current prescription for urate lowering therapy, (3) > 18 years old, (4) ability to complete forms in English and provide informed consent, (5) own or have access to an iOS smartphone device capable of downloading apps.
Exclusion criteria
Nil
Outcome results
None listed