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Effectiveness of total glucosides of paeony in the prevention of acute episodes of gout: a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

Effectiveness of total glucosides of paeony in the prevention of acute episodes of gout: a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600117317
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-22
Start date
2026-01-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

gout

Interventions

Control group:placebo
Experimental group:Total glucosides of paeony capsule

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meets the 2015 ACR/EULAR gout classification criteria and has been clearly diagnosed with gout by the investigator; 2. Aged between 18 and 70 years (inclusive), any gender; 3. Based on medical history and/or records, has had >=2 investigator-confirmed acute gout flares in the 12 months prior to the screening period; 4. Serum uric acid (sUA) >=480 µmol/L at screening; 5. Background therapy: initiation of standard urate-lowering treatment regimen (excluding febuxostat, starting at 40 mg/day).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. At screening or within 4 weeks before randomization, in the acute attack phase of gout; 2. Patients who require long-term (more than 4 weeks of continuous use) or unstable use of systemic glucocorticoids (such as prednisone daily dose > 5mg or equivalent); 3. Severe cardiovascular disease (NYHA cardiac function grade III.-IV.), uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >=160mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >=100mmHg); 4. Liver insufficiency (ALT or AST> 2 times the upper limit of the normal range); 5. Renal insufficiency (eGFR<=60ml/min); 6. Subjects with chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, or other serious gastrointestinal diseases that may affect drug absorption or evaluation; 7. The blood white blood cell < of the study participant is 2.0×10^9/L, or has definite anemia (hemoglobin less than 80g/L), or platelet < 60×10^9/L, or has other hematological diseases; 8. Those who have a history of allergy to total peony glycosides or any excipient components of this study drug; 9. Pregnant or lactating women, or those who have a pregnancy plan within six months; 10. Combined with malignant tumors; 11. Those with mental illness or intellectual disability who cannot correctly describe their feelings or record medication; 12. Suffering from other inflammatory diseases that may cause arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, etc.); 13. Secondary hyperuricemia, such as caused by myeloproliferative diseases, tumor lysis syndrome, etc.; 14. Participated in any other clinical trial of any drug or medical device within 3 months before the screening period; 15. Any condition that may affect the safety of the study participants or the interpretation of the results of the study (such as history of alcohol/drug abuse, mental illness, etc.) in the opinion of the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gout flare;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
VAS score for acute gout attack pain;Number of acute gout attacks within 4 weeks;Total duration of acute gout attacks during the study period;The time span from patient enrollment to the first occurrence of an acute gout attack (in days);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Xiaoxia

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

15901811889@163.com+86 21 5288 7332

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026