#Allopurinol is a safe and effective drug to treat #gout So why hasn't it been cured? One of the main reasons is people don't take their gout medications 💊 #SVCRS2021 #medicationadherence drslstocker Matthew Coleshill 1/5

Our pilot🧑‍✈️ study is following 31 people with #gout for a year 🗓 and monitoring their medication taking behaviour. Participants are also self-monitoring 👉🩸 their urate levels, using a novel #pointofcare testing device (HumaSens2.0plus) #SVCRS2021 #patientcentredcare 2/5

What we found so far 3-months in. People were taking the prescribed medication on 89.3% of days. #medicationadherence rates are promising ✅ #SVCRS2021 3/5

Participants are self testing their #urate every 13 days. Normally they get tested once a year. Most of the participants are keeping their urate controlled ✅. Seven #goutflares reported so far. #SVCRS2021 #uricacid 4/5

Participants adapted well to intervention and #medicationadherence rates, at this early stage, are promising. BUT this pilot study has no control group 🎮 What's next? 1️⃣ Full observation period⏰ 2️⃣ #semistructuredinterviews 3️⃣ If successful, future🔮 RCT? #SVCRS2021 5/5