The Remote Monitoring of Gout Study

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years of age at screening * Patients with a clinical diagnosis of gout * Patients who fulfil the ACR/EULAR classification criteria * Serum urate level \>360 µmol/L at inclusion * At least 1 gout flare in the past 12 months * Having a smartphone/tablet Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Contraindication for urate lowering therapy * Comedication azatioprin or 6-mercaptopurin * Unstable medical conditions (e.g., uncontrollable hypertension, impaired liver function); known stage 3b or higher chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate/creatinine clearance \<45 mL/min); severe infection or gastrointestinal bleed * Major co-morbidities (e.g., malignancies, severe cardiovascular disease, severe diabetes mellitus, severe respiratory diseases) * Psychiatric or mental disorders, alcohol abuse or other substance abuse, language barriers or other factors which makes adherence to the study protocol difficult