Clinical trials: Pituitary Disorders
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Growing up With the Young Endocrine Support System (YESS!)
Transition from paediatric to adult endocrinology is a challenge for adolescents, families and doctors. Up to 25% of young adults with chronic endocrine disorders are lost to follow-up ('drop-out') once the young adult moves out…
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- YESS (NCT04252001)
- Testing
- YESS! game, Snake '97, Transition-toolkit
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Hypogonadism, Precocious Puberty
Study of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Frequency in Sexual Maturation and in the Menstrual Cycle
OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the sleep-entrained patterns of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and sex steroid secretion in normal and hypogonadal children. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004335
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Stress Reaction; Acute
Racial Discrimination and Stress Response
The goal of this study is to learn about whether ethnic minority adolescents' racial discrimination experience is related to dysregulated biological responses to subtle racism, and how the relationship may be attenuated or…
- Trial name
- NCT05820659
- Testing
- peer rejection task, conversation about peer rejection, and impossible puzzle task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
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)
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Cystic Nephroma
Elucidating the Genetic Basis of the Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB) Familial Cancer Syndrome
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB) is a rare lung tumor which develops in childhood. The underlying genetic factors which contribute to the development and progression of PPB are not defined.
- Conditions
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Cystic Nephroma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor of Ovary, Medulloepithelioma
- Trial name
- PPB (NCT00565903)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ashley Hill
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Healthy
Study of the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis and Its Role in Major Depression
Major depression represents a major public health problem worldwide and in the U.S. Fifteen percent of the U.S. population has depression at some point in life (40 million individuals).
- Conditions
- Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Healthy, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00001479
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Attention Deficit Disorder
The Impact of the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on ADHD Characteristics in Children and Adolescents
Analysis of the short-and long-term impact of recombinant growth hormone on attention deficit and hyperactivity charachteristics in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Attention Deficit Disorder, Idiopathic Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT02973061
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Pituitary Adenomas
Genome-wide Association Study of Pituitary Tumors
Pituitary adenomas is a very common disease, but the cause and genetics hasn't been identified. The investigators are going to use genome-wide association study to identify genes that may be related to pituitary adenomas.
- Trial name
- NCT01442220
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Depressive Disorder, Healthy
The Effect of GnRH on Pitutitary Hormones in Menstrual-Cycle Mood Related Disorders
The normal menstrual cycle is produced by a series of hormonal signals that starts with the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus.
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Healthy, Mental Disorders, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00001232
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus
Tracking Neurodegeneration in Early Wolfram Syndrome
The goal of this study is to determine the pattern of early neurodegenerative changes in WFS (Wolfram Syndrome). The investigator will perform cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of youth with WFS, targeting sensitive…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Wolfram Syndrome
- Trial name
- TRACK (NCT02455414)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Growth Hormone Deficiency
The AgRP and GH/IGF-1 Axis in Children
Recent data support the existence of a GH-Agouti-related peptide (AgRP) axis. The neuropeptide AgRP promotes food intake and has important effects on energy homeostasis.
- Trial name
- NCT05645211
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Link Between the Sensitivity of Kisspeptin Signalling and Pubertal Onset in Boys.
The specific objective of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of Kisspeptin receptor 1 (KISS1R) by determining the responsiveness of GnRH neuron to kisspeptin administration across the pubertal stages and adult group…
- Trial name
- NCT03286517
- Testing
- Kisspeptin-10 (metastin 45-54, Calbiochem, Darmstadt, Germany)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ghulam Nabi
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Gene Expression in Monocytes of Growth Hormone Deficient Children
The Growth hormone (GH) is mainly synthesized in the anterior portion of the pituitary gland and has an effect on different body areas.
- Trial name
- GEMGH (NCT04352712)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
Cushing Syndrome
Modified Desmopressin (mDesmo) Using Cold-Kit for PET/CT
The incidence of Cushing syndrome (CS) is 1.2-3.2 cases per million per year, of which adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)-dependent disease comprises approximately 70-80% of cases.
- Trial name
- Ga-68 mDesmo (NCT06962202)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Cushing Disease
Long-Term Follow-Up of Survivors of Pediatric Cushing Disease
Background: The pituitary gland produces hormones. A tumor in this gland can cause it to produce too much of the hormone cortisol. Too much cortisol in the body causes Cushing disease. This disease causes many problems.
- Trial name
- NCT03831958
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Growth Hormone Deficiency
304-C03/L3301n: Effects of Growth Hormone on Glucose and Protein Metabolism in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of the proposed study is to investigate the effects of rhGH treatment on glucose, protein and fat metabolism in GHD children.
- Trial name
- NCT00362063
- Testing
- growth hormone (Nutropin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor
International PPB/DICER1 Registry
PPB has strong genetic implications, with a unique set of conditions in an individual or their family, occurring mostly in childhood and adolescence.
- Conditions
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, DICER1 Syndrome, Cystic Nephroma
- Trial name
- NCT03382158
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Loss of Chromosome 18q, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Growth Hormone and Chromosome 18q- and Abnormal Growth
We, the investigators at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, want to learn if height and IQ (intelligence quotient) scores are improved by growth hormone (GH) treatment in children with chromosome 18…
- Trial name
- NCT00134420
- Testing
- Nutropin AQ, Arginine and Clonidine Stimulation Testing, Growth Factors Laboratory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Hyperprolactinemia, Subfertility
Hyperprolactinaemia Management in Reproductive Services at University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire
Hyperprolactinaemia and thyroid disorders can significantly reduce fertility by causing ovulatory dysfunction. There is no evidence to suggest treatment of hyperprolactinaemia in the presence of regular ovulatory menstruation…
- Conditions
- Hyperprolactinemia, Subfertility, Subclinical hypothyroïdism
- Trial name
- NCT03569787
- Testing
- MRI Pituitary
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust