Clinical trials: Gigantism/Acromegaly
Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly
An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic Disorders
There is a variety of tumors affecting the pituitary gland in childhood; some of these tumors (eg craniopharyngioma) are included among the most common central nervous system tumors in childhood.
- Conditions
- Panhypopituitarism, Gigantism/Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Cushing Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001595
- Testing
- Tissue specimen collection, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pituitary Disease
Safety and Efficacy of Pegvisomant in Children With Growth Hormone Excess
Background: For children with gigantism, too much growth hormone (GH) in the body causes abnormal growth and many other problems. Current treatments often don t work; no medical treatment is approved by FDA.
- Trial name
- NCT03882034
- Testing
- Pegvisomant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Acromegaly, Gigantism
Genetics of Endocrine Tumours - Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma - FIPA
The research is aimed at identifying new predisposition genes for endocrine tumours. Our focus initially is on pituitary adenomas including growth hormone-secreting tumors (somatotrophinomas) and prolactin secreting tumours…
- Conditions
- Acromegaly, Gigantism, Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma, FIPA
- Trial name
- NCT00461188
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust