TY - JOUR T1 - Outcome Domains for Studies of Acute and Chronic Gout JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2342 LP - 2345 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.090370 VL - 36 IS - 10 AU - H. RALPH SCHUMACHER AU - WILLIAM TAYLOR AU - LAWRENCE EDWARDS AU - REBECCA GRAINGER AU - NAOMI SCHLESINGER AU - NICOLA DALBETH AU - FRANCISCA SIVERA AU - JASVINDER SINGH AU - ROBERT EVANS AU - ROYCE W. WALTRIP AU - CESAR DIAZ-TORNE AU - PATRICIA MACDONALD AU - FIONA MCQUEEN AU - FERNANDO PEREZ-RUIZ Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/10/2342.abstract N2 - Discussion and voting at OMERACT 9 confirmed 5 essential domains for outcomes of acute gout: pain, joint swelling, joint tenderness, patient global assessment and activity limitations. For studies in chronic gout 7 essential domains are: serum urate, acute gout attacks, tophus burden, health-related quality of life, activity limitations, pain, and patient global assessment. Implications of patient perspectives, discretionary domains for specific studies, measurement instruments and a possible responder index are under study. ER -