Clinical trials: Pituitary Disorders
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Study to Optimize Growth Hormone Dosing in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease by Measuring IGF-1 Levels in Blood
Treatment with growth hormone (GH; a hormone made by the body that stimulates growth) has been shown to be helpful in treating children with chronic kidney disease who fail to grow.
- Trial name
- NCT00212758
- Testing
- Nutropin AQ
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Acute Pain
Vasopressin and Pain Perception in the Brain
The feeling of pain is not just a sensory experience, but is also influenced by emotions, beliefs and expectations, making pain a highly subjective experience.
- Trial name
- NCT03446456
- Testing
- Arginine vasopressin, Saline, Observational learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hyponatremia, Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
Urea for Chronic Hyponatremia
This study is examining how a dietary supplement called urea can be used to treat low blood sodium level. Low blood sodium level is a common problem and some studies show that many patients with low blood sodium level suffer from…
- Trial name
- NCT04588207
- Testing
- Urea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Helbert Rondon Berrios, MD, MS
Acromegaly
Assessment of BIM23B065, Given as Repeated Subcutaneous Injection in Subjects With Acromegaly
The purpose of the protocol is evaluate the safety, the pharmacodynamics and the pharmacokinetic of repeated administration of BIM23B065 in subjects with acromegaly.
- Trial name
- DOPAACRO 002 (NCT03045302)
- Testing
- BIM23B065
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium, Hungary and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Growth Hormone Deficiency With Pituitary Anomalies
Validation of Macimorelin as a Test for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
The Macimorelin Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (GHST) will be compared with the Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) in an open-label, randomized, 2-way crossover Trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02558829
- Testing
- Macimorelin, Insulin
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Austria and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AEterna Zentaris
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, Growth Hormone Disorder
A Trial to Compare the Safety of Once Weekly Dosing of Somapacitan With Daily Norditropin® FlexPro® for 26 Weeks in Previously Human Growth Hormone Treated Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency
This trial is conducted in Europe and Asia. The aim of the trial is to compare the safety of once weekly dosing of somapacitan (administered with an investigational pen) with daily Norditropin® FlexPro® (somatropin delivered…
- Trial name
- REAL 2 (NCT02382939)
- Testing
- somapacitan, somatropin
- Where
- 28 sites in Denmark, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactinomas
Response to Cabergoline and Pasireotide in Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas and Resistant Prolactinomas
There are no available medical treatment options for patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) or with resistant prolactinomas to dopamine agonists (DA) who are not cured by surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01620138
- Testing
- Pasireotide, cabergoline
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Acromegaly
Safety and Efficacy of Pasireotide Long Acting Release (LAR) vs. Octreotide LAR in Patients With Active Acromegaly
The patients received either Pasireotide LAR or Octreotide LAR for one year of treatment. The objective of this study was to compare the proportion of patients with a reduction of mean GH level to <2.5 µg/L and the normalization…
- Trial name
- NCT00600886
- Testing
- Pasireotide, Octreotide
- Where
- 95 sites in United States, Argentina and 25 more
- Volunteers
- 358 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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
Cushing's Syndrome
Study to Evaluate CORT125134 in Participants With Cushing's Syndrome
Cushing's syndrome is a relatively rare disorder caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol. Cushing's syndrome may result from elevated endogenous or exogenous sources of cortisol.
- Trial name
- NCT02804750
- Testing
- CORT125134
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Hungary and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Electrolyte Imbalance, Hyponatremia
V2 Receptor Effects on Fluid Regulation and Performance
This primary aim of this study was to critically assess whether or not sweat water content and sodium concentration were acutely regulated by dynamic changes in antidiuretic hormone (arginine vasopressin or AVP) acting on the…
- Conditions
- Electrolyte Imbalance, Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia
- Trial name
- NCT02084797
- Testing
- V2R (Vasopressin 2 receptor)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
Panhypopituitarism
Testosterone Gel Applied to Women With Pituitary Gland Problems
The principal aim of this study is to evaluate if application of testosterone gel leads to improvement in measures of sexual function, thinking ability and quality of life in women with dysfunction of the pituitary gland.
- Trial name
- NCT00144391
- Testing
- Transdermal Testosterone gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Acromegaly
Clomiphene Citrate for Treatment of Acromegaly
To assess the impact of clomiphene citrate on serum insulin like growth factor 1 and testosterone levels in male acromegalic patients not controlled by surgery, radiotherapy and/or medical treatments (somatostatin analogues…
- Trial name
- NCT02274311
- Testing
- Clomiphene Citrate
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Felipe Henning Gaia Duarte
Recurrent Pituitary Adenomas
Capecitabine and Temozolomide for Treatment of Recurrent Pituitary Adenomas
This is an open label study to assess the efficacy of capecitabine (CAP) and temozolomide (TMZ) in recurrent pituitary adenomas. There will be a safety run-in of at least three patients to establish any dose limiting toxicities.
- Trial name
- TMZ-Cap (NCT03930771)
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cushing Syndrome, Cushing Disease
Open-label Treatment in Cushing's Syndrome
This is a long-term, open-label extension study of levoketoconazole in participants with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome.
- Trial name
- OPTICS (NCT03621280)
- Testing
- Levoketoconazole
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Cortendo AB
Acromegaly
Single Dose Pharmacology Study of DG3173 and Octreotide in Acromegalic Patients.
The study is designed to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of DG3173 in untreated acromegaly patients. Twenty patients received ascending single doses of DG3173 and one dose of octreotide, the current gold…
- Trial name
- NCT02235987
- Testing
- octreotide, DG3173
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Aspireo Pharmaceuticals Limited
Perennial Allergic Rhinitis, PAR
Safety Study of the Potential Inhibitory Effects of Ciclesonide Nasal Aerosol on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Subjects 6-11 Years With Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, safety study of the effects of ciclesonide nasal aerosol (74 mcg) on the HPA axis when administered once daily to male and premenarchal female…
- Trial name
- NCT01378429
- Testing
- ciclesonide nasal aerosol
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Differential Effects of rhGH vs. rhIGF-1 on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The purpose of this study is to see if giving growth hormone or insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) to subjects with growth hormone deficiency effects cardiovascular risk factors differently.
- Trial name
- NCT00684957
- Testing
- Recombinant Human Growth Hormone, Recombinant Human IGF-1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pituitary Adenoma
Surgical Debulking of Pituitary Adenomas
This is a randomized, multicenter trial with stratification done by a single radiologist at the coordinating center (NYU), and patients with comparable disease will be randomized to Sandostatin LAR treatment administered 1 time…
- Trial name
- NCT01371643
- Testing
- Octreotide LAR, transsphenoidal surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hyperprolactinemia
Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Adjunctive Aripiprazole for Symptomatic Hyperprolactinemia In Premenopausal Women With Schizophrenia
Prolactin is a hormone that naturally occurs in the body. Some women taking antipsychotic medications may have high levels of prolactin in their bodies.
- Trial name
- DAAMSEL (NCT01338298)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore