Clinical trials: Pituitary Adenomas, open to volunteers
Meningioma, Glioblastoma
Pilot Study Evaluating Panitumumab-IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Intracranial Lesions During Neurosurgical Procedures
This pilot clinical study evaluates the safety and imaging performance of panitumumab-IRDye800 (pan800), a fluorescent, EGFR-targeted imaging agent - in patients undergoing neurosurgical resection of intracranial lesions.
- Conditions
- Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07493447
- Testing
- Panitumumab-IRDye800
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eben Rosenthal
Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Hyperglycemia
Managing Pasireotide-associated Hyperglycaemia in Acromegaly With Ketogenic Diet
Rationale: Pasireotide is a second line medical treatment for acromegaly that can add value for patients with insufficient control of disease on 1st generation SRL, or 1st generation SRL + pegvisomant.
- Conditions
- Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Hyperglycemia, Ketogenic Diet, Standard Care Control
- Trial name
- PasiAcroKeto (NCT07866846)
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet, Diabetes Medication
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Cushing's Disease
PRESTO: A Phase III Randomised Controlled Trial of Dose-escalated Proton Beam Therapy Versus Standard of Care Radiotherapy for Functioning Pituitary Tumours
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a higher dose of radiotherapy can lead to better outcomes for participants with functioning pituitary tumours.
- Conditions
- Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Cushing's Disease, Pituitary Adenoma
- Trial name
- PRESTO (NCT07813351)
- Testing
- Standard dose Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Standard dose Proton Beam Therapy (PBT), Escalated dose Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Pituitary Adenoma, Craniopharyngioma
Clinical Trial of an Anti-Fog Drainage Device for Endoscopic Endonasal Sellar Region Tumor Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the anti-fog suction device works to keep the surgical view clear during endoscopic nose-to-pituitary operations and whether it lowers the chance of brain-fluid infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07316101
- Testing
- Anti-fog suction device-a 4 Fr multi-channel silicone catheter
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital
Cushing Disease, Pituitary Adenoma
FET PET/CT Imaging To Localize Pituitary Adenomas In Cushing Disease
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the performance [sensitivity, specificity, accuracy] of FET PET/CT imaging to detect ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma, using operative findings and histopathology as truth standard.
- Trial name
- NCT07460232
- Testing
- Fluoro-O-(2) fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine (FET) PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Acromegaly, Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma
Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy in Patients With Acromegaly
Acromegaly is associated with craniofacial skeletal changes and upper airway soft tissue hypertrophy, which may increase the risk of difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.
- Trial name
- ACRO-VL (NCT07659912)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Muzaffer GENCER
Pituitary Adenoma
Standardized Patient Education in Pituitary Surgery
Protocols are being developed and implemented to ensure the best possible recovery process for patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery, and their impact on patient outcomes is being evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT07618949
- Testing
- Standardized Pituitary Training
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
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
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
Functional Pituitary Adenomas
Study of 18FET PET in Functional Pituitary Adenomas With Indeterminate MRI Findings
Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are common benign tumors, but their potential for tumor aggression and hormone secretion make them serious tumors.
- Trial name
- FET-PIT (NCT07360548)
- Testing
- fluoroethyl-L tyrosine (18F)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Pituitary Adenoma
AI in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery
This study focuses on bringing artificial intelligence into the operating room to assist with pituitary tumour surgeries performed through the nose.
- Trial name
- NCT07568366
- Testing
- Live intra-op AI analysis of endoscopic video feed, with output displayed on supplementary monitor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Cushing's Disease, Pituitary Adenoma
DDAVP for Pituitary Adenoma
This study is designed as a single institution trial. The study utilizes safe and clinically-validated tools for preoperative workup of patients with small pituitary tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT04569591
- Testing
- Desmopressin acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cushing Disease, ACTH-producing Pituitary Tumour
Evaluation of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) With [18F]FET for the Detection of ACTH-Secreting Corticotroph Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Cushing's disease results from adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion by corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs).
- Trial name
- PiTFET (NCT07463625)
- Testing
- Data-only evaluation of [18F]FET PET, pituitary MRI, and biomarkers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pituitary Adenoma
Use of [18F] Fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine PET/MRI for Identifying Small Functional Pituitary Adenomas
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the diagnostic role and clinical efficacy of investigational FET-PET/MRI in detecting MRI-occult primary or residual/recurrent functional pituitary adenomas (PAs) and its influence on…
- Trial name
- NCT07456878
- Testing
- FET-PET/MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Grade I Meningioma, Grade II Meningioma
Hypofractionated Proton Therapy for Benign Intracranial Brain Tumors, the HiPPI Study
This phase II trial studies how well hypofractionated proton or photon radiation therapy works in treating patients with brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Grade I Meningioma, Grade II Meningioma, Grade III Meningioma, Intracranial Neoplasm
- Trial name
- HiPPI (NCT04278118)
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy, Photon Beam Radiation Therapy, Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Non-Functional Pituitary Adenoma
Physical Attendance Versus Telephone or Video Follow-up in Patients With Non-functioning Pituitary Tumors.
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the safety of routine telephone assessment versus in-person assessment during a two-year period for patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
- Trial name
- PITCARE (NCT06297473)
- Testing
- Telephone-/video follow-up, In-person follow-up
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 812 people
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Pituitary Adenoma, Cushing Disease
Evaluation of Intraoperative Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for the Identification of Pituitary Adenoma in Cushing's Disease Compared to Other Pituitary Tumors
This pilot and feasibility study aims to combine recent advances in ultrasound imaging, specifically an endonasal transducer array and contrast enhanced ultrasound, to offer an intraoperative image-guided solution for…
- Trial name
- NCT07335315
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Contrast enhanced ultrasound, Non-Contrast Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pituitary Adenoma
Molecular Pituitary Imaging Using 18F-FET PET
The goal of this single centre pilot study is to explore whether 18F-fluoro-ethyl-tyrosine PET (FET-PET) yields comparable findings to 11C-methionine PET (Met-PET) for the localisation of pituitary tumours.
- Trial name
- FET-pit-PET (NCT06584123)
- Testing
- 18F-Fluoro-ethyl-tyrosine (FET) PET
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Difficult Intubation
Ultrasound in Predicting Difficult Intubation in Acromegaly Patients
This is a prospective observational study.The purpose of this study is to predict difficult intubation with ultrasonographic evaluation combined with preoperative physical examination in patients diagnosed with acromegaly and…
- Conditions
- Acromegaly Due to Pituitary Adenoma, Difficult Intubation, Airway Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT07306325
- Testing
- observational study
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
CNS Tumors, Meningioma
68-Ga DOTATATE PET/MRI in the Diagnosis and Management of Somatostatin Receptor Positive CNS Tumors.
The study population consists of patients who undergo resection for somatostatin receptor-positive (SSTR-positive) CNS tumors, focusing on meningioma, and including esthesioneuroblastoma, hemangioblastoma, medulloblastoma…
- Conditions
- CNS Tumors, Meningioma, Esthesioneuroblastoma, Hemangioblastoma
- Trial name
- DOMINO-START (NCT04081701)
- Testing
- Ga68-DOTATATE-PET/MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University