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SurgeryNCT05448690

Comparative Effectiveness of Different Surgical Approaches for Giant Pituitary Adenomas

A study testing Two different approaches and Non-combined approach in people with Surgery and Pituitary Adenoma, run by Huashan Hospital at 13 sites in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The surgical treatment strategy for giant invasive pituitary adenoma is one of the current hot spots in the field of clinical research on pituitary adenoma. A comprehensive literature search resulted in numerous previous studies to investigate the efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of different surgical options. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Surgery, Pituitary Adenoma
What is being tested?
Two different approaches and Non-combined approach
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
600 participants
Where
13 sitesChina
Study dates
1 Jan 2022to 1 Jan 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Giant pituitary adenoma (> 4cm in diameter)

Who cannot join

  • most of the tumor were in the sellae, sphenoidal sinus or clivus.
  • patients with craniopharyngioma or meningioma.

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 1 country.

13 sites in 1 country

China13 sites
  • Changzhi People's Hospital

    Changzhi, Shanxi

  • Chongqing People's Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality

  • The first affliated hospital of Fujian Medical Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

    Guiyang, Guizhou

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University

    Jinan, Shandong

  • The first affliated hospital of Kunming Medical University

    Kunming, Yunnan

  • General hospital of Eastern Theater Command

    Nanjing, Jiangsu

  • Huashan Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 20000

  • Shanghai General Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 20000

  • Shanghai Renji Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 20000

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University

    Shenyang, Jilin

  • The first hospital of Shanxi Medical University

    Taiyuan, Shanxi

  • General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

    Yinchuan, Ningxia

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About this study

The surgical treatment strategy for giant invasive pituitary adenoma is one of the current hot spots in the field of clinical research on pituitary adenoma. A comprehensive literature search resulted in numerous previous studies to investigate the efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of different surgical options.

A single approach (transnasal or craniotomy) is theoretically less invasive and has a shorter hospital stay for the patient, but may result in postoperative bleeding due to residual tumor and damage to the intracranial vessels adhering to the tumor.

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The advantage of the combined approach is that the tumor can be removed to the greatest extent possible. In addition, postoperative suprasellar hemorrhage can be prevented by careful hemostasis or intracranial drainage by the transcranial team if necessary. In this way, the risk of postoperative bleeding due to residual tumor can be significantly reduced.

In some cases, waiting a few months after the initial surgery for a second-stage procedure may also be an option when the patient's condition does not allow for a combined access procedure, when the tumor is hard, or when the blood preparation is insufficient. However, staged surgery increases the financial burden on the patient, and local scar formation may make second-stage surgery more difficult and decrease the likelihood of endocrine remission of functional pituitary tumors.

Given the complexity of the treatment of giant invasive pituitary adenoma, there is a need to conduct studies comparing the combined transnasal cranial approach, the single access transnasal or cranial approach, and the staged approach simultaneously to assess whether the combined transnasal cranial approach is superior to the single access transnasal or cranial approach or the staged approach in improving the tumor resection rate in giant invasive pituitary adenoma.

Being tested
Two different approaches, Non-combined approach
Medical subject headings
Pituitary Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Two different approachesProcedure or surgery

    Please refer to Groups

  • Non-combined approachProcedure or surgery

    Either transnasal, transcranial or a staged approach

Study groups in NCT05448690
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Non-combined approach (Single or Staged)Active comparatorPatients underwent transnasal approach or craniotomy approach; Patients underwent an initial surgery and a sencond staged surgery several months after the initial surgery
Receives: Procedure: Non-combined approach
Combined approachExperimentalPatients underwent a combined approach using transnasal approach and craniotomy approach simultaneously
Receives: Procedure: Two different approaches

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Extend of resection

    how much tumor was resected

    Measured: One month after surgery

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Risks

    Proportion of Participants with hemorrage, infection or cranial nerve defect

    Measured: One month after surgery

  2. Relapse or Mortality

    Death from any cause

    Measured: From date of surgery until the date of first documented date of death from any cause, assessed up to 3 months after surgery

  3. Karnofsky performance score

    Ranged from 0 to 100, the higher scores mean a better outcome

    Measured: Three months after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Jul 2022
  2. Study start1 Jan 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2023
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
600 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05448690
Sponsor's protocol ID
KY2022-060
Status last verified
Oct 2024
First submitted
2 Jul 2022
Last updated
29 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Qiao N, Gao W, Deng X, Xin T, Zhang G, Wu N, Wang P, Bi Y, Cong Z, Zhou Z, Li J, Sun S, Li M, Tang W, Yan X, Wang W, Qiu W, Yao S, Ye Z, Ma Z, Zhou X, Cao X, Shen M, Shou X, Zhang Z, Wu Z, Chu L, Qiu Y, Ma H, Wu A, Ma C, Lou M, Jiang C, Wang Y, Zhao Y. Combined simultaneous transsphenoidal and transcranial regimen improves surgical outcomes in complex giant pituitary adenomas: a longitudinal retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg. 2024 Jul 1;110(7):4043-4052. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000001330.

    PubMed 38498406

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Two different approaches and Non-combined approach in people with Surgery and Pituitary Adenoma, run by Huashan Hospital at 13 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Extend of resection (time frame: One month after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05448690, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2024.

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