Status:
COMPLETED
Test Predicting Adrenal Insufficiency in Volunteers Under Prednisone Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Suppression of the adrenal function is a common, potentially dangerous and unpredictable consequence of short term high dose glucocorticoid treatment. Identification of patients at risk would be of hi...
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to evaluate if adrenal axis integrity investigated by the dexamethasone-suppression-test will predict the development of adrenal insufficiency after 14 days treatment wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy male volunteers over 18 years
Exclusion
- No informed consent
- Intake of any kind of medication
- BMI over 30kg/m2
- Acute or chronic illnesses
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
39 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00975078
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
August 9 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Endocrinology University Hospital Basel
Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 4053