Health and Environmental Sciences
This is a study of people with gout to help us understand the impact of gout attacks on physical activity and also to determine whether physical activity might be a trigger for gout attacks.
We are looking for people with gout to wear a watch for 6 months, which will track their physical activity and sleep. Participants will also be asked to record any gout attacks they experience over the 6 months using an app on their mobile phone.
You do not have to consider yourself to be an active person to participate.
Participation will involve attending a single visit at one of our AUT campuses. At this visit, a research officer will ask you some questions about yourself and your gout and ask you to complete some questionnaires. The research officer will also give you a watch to wear over the next 6 months and help you download two study apps onto your phone – this will allow you to keep a record of any gout attacks you experience over the next 6 months.
This study visit will take no more than 60 minutes. You will not need to attend any further study visits.
At the end of the 6 months, you can keep your study watch. Participants will receive $100 koha in supermarket vouchers.
You may be eligible for this study if you:
- Have been diagnosed with gout by a doctor
- Are aged 20 years or older
- Are living in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Have had at least 2 gout attacks in the past 6 months
- Have your own smartphone
- Are able to wear the study wristwatch to track your activity and sleep over the next 6 months
Approved by the Auckland University of Technology Ethics Committee on 2024-05-15 for 15.05.2024-15.05.2027.
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Mia Clarke, gout.research@aut.ac.nz
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