Gout Guideline

Guideline Status
Step 10: Final guideline published and disseminated
See a list of all clinical practice guideline project steps on the Clinical Practice Guidelines page.
2020 Gout Guideline
2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout
Documents related to the 2020 guideline:
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 1 – Methods
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 2 – Panel/Teams Involved
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 3 – Specification of Important and Critical Outcomes Identified for the Systematic Literature Review
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 4 – Search Strategies
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 5 – Study Selection Process
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 6 – Network Meta-Analyses to Support Decision-Making Regarding Use of ULT
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 7 – Network Meta-Analyses to Support Decision-Making Regarding Use of Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 8 – Evidence Report/Summary of Findings Tables
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 9 – Medication Costs
Gout Guideline Supplementary Appendix 10 – Supplementary Figures
Gout Guideline Disclosure Summary
Gout Guideline Project Plan
2012 Gout Guidelines
2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part 1: Systematic Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapeutic Approaches to Hyperuricemia
2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part 2: Therapy and Antiinflammatory Prophylaxis of Acute Gouty Arthritis
Supplemental material for management of gout:
Gout Supplemental Figure 1
Gout Supplemental Appendix A
Literature review published separately:
Treatment of acute gout: A systematic review
Clarification and Rationale for Different Serum Urate Targets for Gout
July 2018 Author Statement Explaining Different Serum Urate Targets in 2012 ACR Gout Guideline and 2018 ACR Electronic Clinical Quality Measures for Gout