Clinical trials: Hypercortisolism
Cushing's Syndrome
Study of Hypercortisolism in Cushing's Syndrome and Stress-Induced Pseudo-Cushing's Syndrome
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether Cushing's syndrome and stress-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome can be differentiated by evaluating endogenous corticotropin-releasing hormone activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00004343
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Hyperaldosteronism
Macrolides for KCNJ5 - Mutated Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma (MAPA)
This study evaluates if : 1 ) the plasma aldosterone concentration and blood pressure change in response to roxithromycin could be useful for the screening of PA patients carrying a KCNJ5-mutated APA; 2) the change of PAC in…
- Trial name
- MAPA (NCT03414918)
- Testing
- Clarithromycin
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Padova
Adrenal Incidentaloma, Subclinical Hypercortisolism
Evaluation of New Diagnostic Indicator of Subclinical Hypercortisolism
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in subclinical hypercortisolism
- Trial name
- NCT04833192
- Testing
- experimental group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Hypertension
The Role of Aldosterone on Augmented Exercise Pressor Reflex in Hypertension
Hypertensive patients often show an exaggerated rise in blood pressure during exercise through overactivity of the exercise pressor reflex.
- Trial name
- NCT01996449
- Testing
- Eplerenone, Amlodipine, Microneurography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cushing Syndrome
Quality of Life, Fatigue and Cognitive, Affective and Emotional Dysfunction in Patients With Cushing's Syndrome
This is a prospective, multi-center, case-control study where neurocognitive function will be evaluated in 36 patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) and 36 controls matched for age, gender and education.
- Trial name
- NCT03211624
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Adrenal Insufficiency, Cushing Syndrome
Real-time Monitoring of Cortisol - Comparison of Cortisol Levels in Four Biological Fluids
Cortisol is an essential for life hormone secreted in a pulsatile pattern on a diurnal rhythm. Given the complexity of cortisol secretion on a circadian rhythm with pulsations, current methods of cortisol measurement have…
- Conditions
- Adrenal Insufficiency, Cushing Syndrome, Hyperaldosteronism
- Trial name
- SensoCort (NCT06008184)
- Testing
- 24 hours sampling of 4 biological fluids (blood, ISF, sweat and saliva), 24 hours sampling of ISF or sweat (after validating the correlation with blood)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Primary Hyperaldosteronism, Electrolyte Disturbance
Tissue K+ in Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Recent human studies found tissue sodium storage in patients with hyperaldosteronism that could be detected non-invasively by 23Na-MRI. Tissue sodium accumulation could be mobilized upon treatment of hyperaldosteronism.
- Trial name
- NCT04251780
- Testing
- Surgical Treatment of Primary Aldosteronism, Drug treatment of Primary Aldosteronism
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Primary Aldosteronism
Untargeted Metabolomics for Primary Aldosteronism
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common and likely under-diagnosed cause of secondary hypertension with associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- PUMPAP (NCT06076473)
- Testing
- Untargeted metabolomics
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Endocrine System Disease, Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiac Steatosis in Cushing's Syndrome
This study aims at evaluating the myocardial triglyceride content and cardiac structure and function, using 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, in patients with Cushing's syndrome before and…
- Trial name
- CORTICOEUR (NCT02202902)
- Testing
- 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy and CMRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cushing Syndrome
Desmopressin Stimulation Test Performance in ACTH-Dependent Cushing Syndrome
Background: Cushing syndrome (CS) is a set of diseases that develop when the body produces too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH stimulates the production of a hormone called cortisol.
- Trial name
- NCT06635629
- Testing
- Desmopressin, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction, Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
Dose Response Relationship for Single Doses of Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) in Normal Volunteers and in Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) is a hypothalamic hormone made up of 41 amino acids. Amino acids are proteins that when combined make up different substances, like hormones.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction, Adrenal Gland Hypofunction, Cushing's Syndrome, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00001180
- Testing
- Ovine Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (oCRH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Healthy Adult, Cushing Syndrome
Establishment and Clinical Application of Reference Intervals of Salivary Cortisol
The goal of this observational study is to establish the normal reference intervals of salivary cortisol and optimal cut-offs for Cushing's sydrome and adrenal insufficiency.
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult, Cushing Syndrome, Adrenal Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT07168122
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
Endocrine Diseases
Evaluation of Adults With Endocrine and Metabolic-Related Conditions
Background: There are many endocrine and metabolic-related conditions. Two well-known disorders include diabetes and thyroid disease. Some of these diseases are caused by a change in genes.
- Trial name
- NCT02830308
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Primary Aldosteronism
Primary Aldosteronism in Malaysia: A Nationwide Multicentre Study
This research focuses on the prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in the Malaysian adult population.
- Trial name
- MyEndo-PA (NCT02257450)
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Islamic University Malaysia
Primary Aldosteronism
Study on Postoperative Adrenal Function Assessment in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism
This study employs a prospective, single-center, open, observational research design to evaluate postoperative adrenal cortical function in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) and to explore indicators predicting…
- Trial name
- NCT06534268
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Cushing Syndrome, Hypercortisolism
Nailfold Capillaroscopy Evaluation in Cushing Syndrome Patients
This cross-sectional, single-center study will assess the microvascular function using a nailfold video-capillaroscopy in patients with endogenous Cushing syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04433819
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Adrenal Incidentaloma, Hypercortisolism
Serum and Salivary Cortisol Assessment in Patients With Adrenal Incidentalomas and Healthy Controls
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of salivary cortisol compared with serum cortisol after a 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test in participants (N = 100) with adrenal…
- Trial name
- SALICOR (NCT07350031)
- Testing
- 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Aldosteronism
Establishment of Aldosterone and Renin Reference Range
Elevated aldosterone levels were also shown to contribute to the excess morbidity and mortality. Literature shows aldosterone and renin levels differ between ethnicity and gender.
- Trial name
- ARR (NCT05232162)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Malaysia Sarawak
Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)
The study investigators are interested in learning more about how drugs, that are given to children by their health care provider, act in the bodies of children and young adults in hopes to find the most safe and effective dose…
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Hypertension
- Trial name
- POPS or POP02 (NCT04278404)
- Testing
- The POP02 study is collecting bodily fluid samples (i.e., whole blood, effluent samples) of children prescribed the following drugs of interest per standard of care:
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy, Involutional Depression
Dynamics of Leptin and Endocrine Function
This is a study investigating the hormones and substances important to the stress response. The hormone that is most directly responsible for stress response is called corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH).
- Trial name
- NCT00001543
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)