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Alkaloid

MPC-004 for the Treatment of an Acute Gout Flare (AGREE Trial)

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Takeda
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 hours after baseline
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
Pivotal Trial

Summary

This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-comparison to determine the efficacy and safety of a standard-dose of colchicine (4.8 mg) versus low-dose colchicine (1.8 mg) or placebo for acute gout flares.

Eligible Conditions
  • Gout

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 hours after baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 hours after baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Responders

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Low Dose ColchicineExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Within 12 hours of a confirmed gout flare, patients were to begin the low dose colchicine regimen consisting of a total dose of 1.8 mg - two colchicine capsules initially (1.2 mg)followed an hour later by a single additional capsule of active drug(0.6 mg)then by 5 additional hourly doses of an identical looking placebo capsules
Group II: High Dose ColchicineExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
After confirmation of a gout flare, patients were to begin standard dosing of colchicine 4.8mg (two capsules (1.8mg) initially followed by additional one capsule doses (0.6mg) every hour for an additional 6 doses).
Group III: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Colchicine
FDA approved
Colchicine
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

TakedaLead Sponsor
1,239 Previous Clinical Trials
4,149,100 Total Patients Enrolled
14 Trials studying Gout
32,400 Patients Enrolled for Gout
Matthew W Davis, MD, RPhStudy ChairAR Scientific, Inc.
~10 spots leftby Dec 2025