Clinical trials: Hypothalamic Diseases
Cushing Disease
Fimepinostat, Combination HDAC and Pi3-kinase Inhibitor Tumor-Directed Therapy for Cushing Disease
Supported by the pre-clinical data (summarized in Research Strategy), the investigators propose that Fimepinostat is an ideal candidate drug in the treatment and intervention of patients with Cushing Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05971758
- Testing
- Fimepinostat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Traumatic Brain Injury, Hypopituitarism
Posttraumatic Hypopituitarism - Incidence, Predictors and Test Validity
The purpose of the study is to estimate the incidence of posttraumatic hypopituitarism, and to identify predisposing factors in order to establish a rational responsible socioeconomic screening program.
- Trial name
- NCT01028742
- Volunteers
- 463 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Acromegaly, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Growth Hormone Feedback to Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-1) and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
Growth hormone (GH) and Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) secretion are altered in acromegaly and type 2 Diabetes Mellitis (DM).
- Trial name
- NCT00915954
- Testing
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, Subcutaneous administration of recombinant human IGF-1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Characterizing Psychological Consequences of Childhood Trauma
This study will characterize the mental health consequences of early-life trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT00209105
- Testing
- DEX-CRF stimulation test, Psychosocial stress induction, Brain imaging of sad mood , self-reference, reward
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Acromegaly
A Prospective Study of Outcome After Therapy for Acromegaly
The purpose of this study is to evaluate hormone values and other markers of disease activity in a cohort of patients with acromegaly at the time of diagnosis and then prospectively after surgical or other treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01809808
- Testing
- Surgery for acromegaly, Medications for acromegaly, Total body magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Acromegaly, Metabolic Diseases
Somatostatin Analogue Treatment of Acromegaly: Molecular Aspects
The treatment with SA still leaves some questions unanswered. Firstly, SA treatment often results in a concomitant suppression of the insulin secretion, which might lead to clinically significant glucose intolerance.
- Trial name
- NCT01723748
- Testing
- genotropin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Acromegaly
Brain-gut Interaction in Irradiated Patients With Acromegaly
Acromegaly is caused by increased production of growth hormone (GH) from a usually benign pituitary tumor. The disease causes a number of complications including disturbances in glucose metabolism and about 25% of the patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02005978
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease
Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease Registry
The My Retina Tracker® Registry is sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is for people affected by one of the rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases studied by the Foundation.
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease, Achromatopsia, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
- Trial name
- MRTR (NCT02435940)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
Obese
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Brown/Beige Adipose Tissue in Humans
Considering the high prevalence of obesity its comorbidities in Brazil and in the world, different therapeutic measures have been suggested.
- Trial name
- NCT03024359
- Testing
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Obesity, Diabetes
Hypothalamic Function Before and After Bariatric Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of gastric banding or gastric bypass on hypothalamic morphology and function, gut hormones and systems biology in obese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01167959
- Testing
- Roux en Y gastric bypass and lap. gastric banding, Prodimed dietary intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Kallmann Syndrome
Kisspeptin Administration in the Adult
The goal of this study is to learn about the role of kisspeptin in the reproductive system. Kisspeptin is a naturally occurring hormone in humans that causes the release of other hormones, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone…
- Conditions
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Kallmann Syndrome, GnRH Deficiency, PCOS
- Trial name
- NCT00914823
- Testing
- kisspeptin 112-121, GnRH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Dementia, Movement Disorders
Comparison of NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT Versus Standard-of-care PET/CT of the Head and Neck Region.
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the current standard-of-care PET/CT scanner with the new NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT, with the aim of demonstrating the added diagnostic value of the new scanner.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Movement Disorders, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07595666
- Testing
- Standard-of-care PET/CT, NeuroEXPLORER
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- prof. dr. Koen Van Laere
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Body Fat as Determinant of Female Gonadal Dysfunction
Reproduction requires from women enough energy depots to warrant an adequate nutritional supply to the fetus. Hence, adipose tissue is able to communicate with female hypothalamic-pituitary-ovary axis.
- Trial name
- NCT03841981
- Testing
- Anthropometric and physical examination, Indirect calorimetry, accelerometer and seven-day dietary recall, Biochemical, hormonal and metabolic phenotyping
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Low Back Pain
Mapping Stress and Pain Interactions (G072323N)
The over-arching goal of this observational (case-control, with a cross-sectional and longitudinal arm) study is to comprehensively map stress system (dys)function (including reactivity and recovery) in people with primary…
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Chronic Low Back Pain, Subacute Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- STRAIN (NCT06892977)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism
Identification and Clinical Relevance of an Oxytocin Deficient State (Melatonin Study)
Oxytocin (OT) is a hypothalamic peptide that enters the peripheral circulation via the posterior pituitary gland. OT plays a key role in regulating appetite, psychopathology, prosocial behavior and sexual function.
- Conditions
- Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism, Hypothalamic Obesity, Pituitary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05319301
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Estrogen Deficiency, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Atherosclerosis, Immune Mediated Inflammation and Hypoestrogenemia in Young Women
The purpose of this study is to determine whether young women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (premenopausal HypoE) is associated with risk factors for pre-clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Conditions
- Estrogen Deficiency, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03018366
- Testing
- 17beta Estradiol, Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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)
Hyperprolactinemia, Thyroid Dysfunction
Develop and Implement Methods for Diagnostic and Treatment of Hormonal Disorders in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Methods of diagnostic and treatment of hormonal disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will be developed and implemented in real clinical practice.
- Conditions
- Hyperprolactinemia, Thyroid Dysfunction, Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04439747
- Testing
- Ultrasound, DXA, hormonal tests
- Where
- Belarus
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Belarusian State Medical University
Obesity, Childhood
Impact of Hypothalamic Gliosis on Appetite Regulation and Obesity Risk in Children
BEAM is a multi-site longitudinal cohort study of hypothalamic gliosis, central regulation of appetite and weight gain in children.
- Trial name
- NCT04260048
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pituitary Adenoma
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in Pituitary Adenoma
Several studies have been reported that heart rate is known to be associated with prognosis in chronic diseases and acute diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT03164148
- Testing
- T-REX TRI00A
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital