DDAVP for Pituitary Adenoma
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cushing's Disease
Pituitary Adenoma
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 8 – 99
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 22 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) · NIH
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About This Trial
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. DDAVP stimulation and 18F-labeled fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake for PET-imaging will be used to detect MRI-negative pituitary adenomas in patients with Cushing s disease. Patients who have MRI-negative pituitary microadenom…
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Eligibility Criteria
* INCLUSION CRITERIA:
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Subjects aged 8 or older with biochemical evidence of Cushing s disease and a clinical MRI pituitary neuroradiology result of negative or possible adenoma (e.g. "no…
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