Status:

COMPLETED

Growth Hormone Evaluation in the Elderly People

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Conditions:

Aging

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-95 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the growth hormone (GH) and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion in elderly without hypothalamic-pituitary disease using the glucagon stimulation test (us...

Detailed Description

subjects over 65 years old were recruited from the geriatric ambulatory unit of our hospital to voluntarily participate in a research study concerning the GH and ACTH axis in the elderly, which includ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • elderly people above 65 years old with comorbidities peculiar to their age (such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, parkinson disease) or without comorbidities

Exclusion

  • pituitary disease, severe acute disease, terminal renal chronic disease, active malignant cancer, the presence of any other disease that could interfere with the somatotrophic axis evaluation, and the contraindications for glucagon administration (pheochromocytoma, insulinoma and malnourishment).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02240043

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

September 15 2014

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