Clinical trials: Pituitary Neoplasms
Prolactinoma, Pituitary Tumor
The PROMISE Survey
The PROMISE Survey was developed to systematically assess the real-world experiences, treatment preferences, side effects, and outcomes from both patients and physicians dealing with prolactinomas.
- Trial name
- NCT06936813
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cushing's Disease, Hypercortisolism
Osilodrostat Therapy and 11C-methionine PET to Improve Corticotroph Adenoma Detection
Cushing's disease is a rare condition where the body produces too much of a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol helps with metabolism, the immune system, and managing stress.
- Conditions
- Cushing's Disease, Hypercortisolism, Pituitary Adenoma, Pituitary ACTH Secreting Adenoma
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06701838)
- Testing
- 11C-Methionine PET/CT
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
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
Pituitary Tumour
Silastic Stent Study
Endoscopic skull base surgery is a relatively new procedure that is now a standard of care for surgeries at the base of the skull; however there are no studies that examine the healing process of the nasal lining with the use of…
- Trial name
- NCT03282058
- Testing
- Silastic Stent
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Pituitary Adenoma, Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma
Cabergoline in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma remains the only pituitary tumor subtype for which no effective medical therapy is available or recommended.
- Trial name
- NCT03271918
- Testing
- Cabergoline
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Pituitary Tumor
Nasal Irrigation Apply in Patients After Transsphenoidal Pituitary Tumor Resection
Transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection is currently recognized as an effective and safe surgical method,nowadays it is widely used in clinical practice .
- Trial name
- NCT03933241
- Testing
- nasal irrigation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma
Long-Term Longitudinal QoL in Patients Undergoing EEA
This is a prospective longitudinal study to access postoperative 2-year quality of life in patients who undergo endonasal endoscopic approach surgeries of the skull base.
- Conditions
- Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Rathke Cleft Cysts, Chordoma
- Trial name
- NCT04087902
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Healthy, Pituitary Disease
Study of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone in Normal Volunteers and in Patients With Thyroid or Pituitary Abnormalities
This study will determine the safety and activity of a new formulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a drug used for diagnosing and evaluating patients with certain thyroid gland abnormalities.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Pituitary Disease, Thyroid Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00054756
- Testing
- TRH (Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Long Term, Hypopituitarism
Long-Term Outcomes of Hypopituitarism Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas
This study aims to assess long-term outcomes of hypopituitarism following gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for pituitary adenomas.
- Conditions
- Long Term, Hypopituitarism, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Pituitary Adenomas
- Trial name
- NCT07015645
- Testing
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Cystic Tumors of the Sellar/Parasellar Region
90Yttrium Colloid for the Treatment of Cystic Sellar/Parasellar Tumors
There is no consensus in the literature on the best way to treat cystic lesions of the pituitary area. Patients who are symptomatic from these tumours are rare.
- Trial name
- NCT02081768
- Testing
- 90yttrium colloid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- David Clarke
Radiation of Neurocranial Region
Enhancement of Neurocognitive Functions by Hippocampal Sparing Radiotherapy
This randomized trial examines possible enhancements in live quality and neurocognitive functions in patients after radiotherapy of the neurocranial area with hippocampal sparing.
- Trial name
- HIPPO-SPARE 01 (NCT01849484)
- Testing
- Radiation according to indication with hippocampal sparing, Radiation according to indication without hippocampal protection
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Prolactinoma
Dopamine D2 Receptors(D2R) Imaging in Prolactinomas
To study the in vivo expression of dopamine D2 receptors in prolactinoma and the predictive role of dopamine D2 receptors PET-MR imaging in the therapeutic effect of dopamine agonists.
- Trial name
- NCT03717454
- Testing
- Surgery, Drug treatment
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Zhebao Wu
Pituitary Tumor Benign, Surgery
Extended Support for Persons With Pituitary Tumours After Surgery
Patients with pituitary tumours often live with life-long consequences of their disease. Treatment options include surgery, radiotherapy and medical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03927183
- Testing
- person-centred practice
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Acromegaly, Pituitary Neoplasm
Sandostatin LAR Depot vs. Surgery for Treating Acromegaly
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Sandostatin LAR® (Registered Trademark) Depot to transsphenoidal surgery in previously untreated acromegalic patients with macroadenomas.
- Trial name
- NCT00001860
- Testing
- Sandostatin LAR Depot versus transsphenoidal surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Pituitary Adenoma
Comparison of The Effects of Sevoflurane, Desflurane and Total Intravenous Anaesthesia on Pulmonary Function Tests
This study will compare the effects of sevoflurane, desflurane and total intravenous anaesthesia on pulmonary function tests in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary gland.
- Trial name
- NCT02709863
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Desflurane, Propofol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Cushing's Syndrome, Pituitary Adenoma
Defining the Genetic Basis for the Development of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD) and the Carney Complex
Lentiginosis refers to groups of diseases marked by the presence of pigmented spots on the skin. These conditions are most commonly associated with multiple tumors and changes in hormone producing glands.
- Conditions
- Cushing's Syndrome, Pituitary Adenoma, Carney Complex, Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001452
- Testing
- oCRH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,387 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled drugs such as yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00006368
- Testing
- yttrium Y 90-edotreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactinomas
Targeted Therapy With Lapatinib in Patients With Recurrent Pituitary Tumors Resistant to Standard Therapy
This study focuses on new therapies for a challenging disease in pituitary medicine, that of aggressive pituitary tumors which have limited therapeutic options beyond standard surgical, radiotherapy, and select medical therapies…
- Trial name
- NCT00939523
- Testing
- Lapatinib
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sellar and Suprasellar Masses, Pituitary Tumor
Copeptin as a Biomarker for Central Diabetes Insipidus Development Following Pituitary Surgery
1. Access the optimal cut point value of copeptin which predicts development of central diabetes insipidus postoperatively with highest accuracy. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04369703
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic