Hyperuricemia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients aged >=20 years at the time informed consent is obtained (both sexes) 2) Patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia with serum uric acid >7.0 mg/dL 3) Patients with the maximum IMT >=1.1 mm 4) Patients who gave written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients being treated with any of the following antihyperuricemic agents within 8 weeks before confirmation of the eligibility criteria: Allopurinol, benzbromarone, probenecid, bucolome, topiroxostat, febuxostat 2) Patients being treated with any of the following agents at the time of confirmation of the eligibility criteria: Mercaptopurine hydrate, azathioprine, vidarabine, didanosine 3) Patients who have undergone an operation or who have severe infections or serious injury at the time of confirmation of the eligibility criteria 4) Patients who had myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty/bypass surgery, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or transient cerebral ischemic attack within 3 months before confirmation of the eligibility criteria 5) Patients with cardiac dysfunction (NYHA class IV) 6) Patients with gouty tophus, or those who have subjective symptoms of gout arthritis within 1 year before confirmation of the eligibility criteria 7) Patients with severe renal dysfunction (eGFR <30 mL/min or patients under dialysis) 8) Patients with severe liver dysfunction (AST or ALT <=2 times the upper limit of the institutional standard value) 9) Patients with a complication or a disease history (e.g. malignant tumor) who are considered not eligible for the study by the attending doctor 10) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to febuxostat 11) Pregnant, possibly pregnant, or lactating women or those who wish to become pregnant during participation in the study 12)Patients who underwent CEA or CAS surgery 13) Patients who are considered not eligible for the study by the attending doctor due to other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage change in the mean IMT of common carotid artery after 24 months from baseline as measured by carotid ultrasound imaging | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The following values measured by carotid ultrasound imaging (common carotid artery, bulbus, internal carotid artery) at baseline, after 12 months, and after 24 months, and the amount of change and %change from baseline (excluding the %change in the mean IMT of common carotid artery after 24 months from baseline, which is the primary endpoint) The mean IMT, the maximum IMT, plaque area, plaque echogenicity 2) Serum uric acid levels at baseline, after 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months, and the amount of change and %change from baseline 3) Values of the following clinical parameters at baseline, after 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months, and the amount of change and %change from baseline Serum lipids [TC, HDL-C, TG, LDL-C (indirect method), non-HDL-C], serum creatinine, eGFR, urinary albumin excretion (creatinine corrected value) [in patients with a complication of diabetes mellitus], urinary L-FABP (in patients with a complication of diabetes or CKD) 4) Values of the following clinical parameters and cardiovascular function parameters at baseline, after 12 months, and 24 months, and the amount of change and %change from baseline. NT-proBNP, blood pressure (office) 5) The following events that occurred from baseline until after 24 months or study discontinuation Composite events (cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, renal events, all-cause death) and incidence of each event 6) Adverse events that occurred from baseline until after 24 months or study discontinuation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nouvelle Place Inc. Research Management Office