Adrenal Cortex NeoplasmsadrenalNCT00768365
Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Non-Functional Adrenal Incidentaloma
An observational study of Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, run by Istanbul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Between September 2006 and September 2008, 35 patients (32 women and 3 men; mean age 49years with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) were prospectively evaluated at the Department of Endocrinology and General Surgery of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- How many people
- 105 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- Oct 2007to Oct 2008
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 70 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Study parameters at the patients with AI (group 1) were compared with and control subjects. Thirty-five subjects comparable for sex, age, and BMI were enrolled as a control group (group 2). The other control group (group 3) of 35 healthy individuals matched for sex, age, BMI, metabolic syndrome criteria.
Who may be able to join
- Between September 2006 and September 2008, 35 patients (32 women and 3 men; mean age 49.1 ± 12 years) with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) were prospectively evaluated at the Department of Endocrinology and General Surgery of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty.
Who cannot join
- Patients with known malignancies and clinical or subclinical hormone secreting tumors were also excluded from this study. Patients with abnormalities of cortisol secretion were also excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Non-Functional Adrenal Incidentaloma: Myth or Reality?
Between September 2006 and September 2008, 35 patients (32 women and 3 men; mean age 49years with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) were prospectively evaluated at the Department of Endocrinology and General Surgery of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty.
All patients with AI underwent physical examination, including waist circumference. Body mass Index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kg)/ height (m) squared. A BMI > 30 was considered an index of obesity. A waist circumference > 88 cm in women and > 95 cm in men was considered the cutoff for visceral obesity in accordance to the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) metabolic syndrome criteria. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured from the right brachial artery of the patients in a supine position after 10 minutes of rest by using a pneumatic sphygmomanometer by the same doctor.
Read the detailed description
None of the patients with AI showed specific signs and/or symptoms of hormone excess and none were on hormonal therapy. All patients underwent the following endocrine workup aimed to study the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Serum cortisol, and plasma corticotropin (ACTH) were determined in basal conditions. All patients underwent an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone test. The suppression was adequate when morning cortisol fell below 1.8 lg/dL [21]. If inadequate, a two-day low-dose dexamethasone (DXM) suppression test was performed (2 mg, four times a day for 2 days). Suppressibility was indicated when morning cortisol fell below 1.8 g/dL after the last dose of dexamethasone. In all patients, urinary metanephrine, and normetanephrine excretion were within normal limits and upright plasma aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio was lower than 20, excluding pheochromocytoma and primary aldosteronism.
Metabolic syndrome criteria Metabolic syndrome criteria were determined according to the ATP III and IDF 2005 guideline and modified as follows; (1) a waist circumference > 88 cm in women and > 94 cm in men, (2) fasting glucose concentrations >100 mg/dl, (3) triglyceride concentrations >150 mg/dl, (4) HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men and <50 mg/dl in women, (5) patients with hypertensive or on antihypertensive medication. Presence of waist criteria plus at least two other criteria were accepted as sufficient for the presence of metabolic syndrome. According to the IDF 2005 guideline, population-specific waist circumferences were also used to evaluate abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. For this purpose, a waist circumference of > 83 cm for women and > 95 cm for men were regarded as cut-offs for the presence of abdominal obesity.
Cardiovascular Risk Parameters Cardiovascular Risk Parameters were as follows according to ATP III; (1) family history of premature ischemic heart disease (ischemic heart disease in male first-degree relatives < 55 years, in female first degree relatives < 65 years (2) for male patients age > 45 years, for female patients age > 55 years or being in menopausal state, (3) HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men and <50 mg/dl in women (4) patients with hypertensive or on antihypertensive medication, (5) patients regarded as diabetic (6) current smokers.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
- Keywords
- adrenal incidentaloma, cardiovascular risk
- Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, Adrenal incidentaloma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| group 1 | patients with adrenal incidentaloma | |
| group 2 | Thirty-five subjects comparable for sex, age, and BMI were enrolled as a control group (group 2). | |
| group 3 | The other control group (group 3) of 35 healthy individuals matched for sex, age, BMI, metabolic syndrome criteria, cardiovascular risk parameters, menopausal status, smoking status, consumption of alcohol, usage of antihypertensive drugs, insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents to perform a 1:1 case-control analysis. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Doppler ultrasonography
Measured: at the time of the detection of the adrenal incidentaloma
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Oct 2008 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2007
- Primary completionOct 2008
- Study completionOct 2008
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Adrenal Cortex NeoplasmsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Istanbul UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 105 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- yesim erbil, prof, Principal investigator, Istanbul University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00768365
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2007/675
- Acronym
- adrenal
- Status last verified
- Sep 2008
- First submitted
- 7 Oct 2008
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2008
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Ermetici F, Malavazos AE, Corbetta S, Morricone L, Dall'Asta C, Corsi MM, Ambrosi B. Adipokine levels and cardiovascular risk in patients with adrenal incidentaloma. Metabolism. 2007 May;56(5):686-92. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2006.12.018.
PubMed 17445545Erbil Y, Ozbey N, Barbaros U, Unalp HR, Salmaslioglu A, Ozarmagan S. Cardiovascular risk in patients with nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma: myth or reality? World J Surg. 2009 Oct;33(10):2099-105. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-0178-0.
PubMed 19649755
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Oct 2008. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Non-Functional Adrenal Incidentaloma: Myth or Reality?
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00768365
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- adrenal / 2007/675
- Conditions
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
- Keywords
- adrenal incidentaloma, cardiovascular risk
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 105 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Oct 2007
- Primary completion
- Oct 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Oct 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Between September 2006 and September 2008, 35 patients (32 women and 3 men; mean age 49years with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) were prospectively evaluated at the Department of Endocrinology and General Surgery of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty.
All patients with AI underwent physical examination, including waist circumference. Body mass Index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kg)/ height (m) squared. A BMI > 30 was considered an index of obesity. A waist circumference > 88 cm in women and > 95 cm in men was considered the cutoff for visceral obesity in accordance to the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) metabolic syndrome criteria. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured from the right brachial artery of the patients in a supine position after 10 minutes of rest by using a pneumatic sphygmomanometer by the same doctor.
Detailed description
None of the patients with AI showed specific signs and/or symptoms of hormone excess and none were on hormonal therapy. All patients underwent the following endocrine workup aimed to study the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Serum cortisol, and plasma corticotropin (ACTH) were determined in basal conditions. All patients underwent an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone test. The suppression was adequate when morning cortisol fell below 1.8 lg/dL [21]. If inadequate, a two-day low-dose dexamethasone (DXM) suppression test was performed (2 mg, four times a day for 2 days). Suppressibility was indicated when morning cortisol fell below 1.8 g/dL after the last dose of dexamethasone. In all patients, urinary metanephrine, and normetanephrine excretion were within normal limits and upright plasma aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio was lower than 20, excluding pheochromocytoma and primary aldosteronism.
Metabolic syndrome criteria Metabolic syndrome criteria were determined according to the ATP III and IDF 2005 guideline and modified as follows; (1) a waist circumference > 88 cm in women and > 94 cm in men, (2) fasting glucose concentrations >100 mg/dl, (3) triglyceride concentrations >150 mg/dl, (4) HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men and <50 mg/dl in women, (5) patients with hypertensive or on antihypertensive medication. Presence of waist criteria plus at least two other criteria were accepted as sufficient for the presence of metabolic syndrome. According to the IDF 2005 guideline, population-specific waist circumferences were also used to evaluate abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. For this purpose, a waist circumference of > 83 cm for women and > 95 cm for men were regarded as cut-offs for the presence of abdominal obesity.
Cardiovascular Risk Parameters Cardiovascular Risk Parameters were as follows according to ATP III; (1) family history of premature ischemic heart disease (ischemic heart disease in male first-degree relatives < 55 years, in female first degree relatives < 65 years (2) for male patients age > 45 years, for female patients age > 55 years or being in menopausal state, (3) HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men and <50 mg/dl in women (4) patients with hypertensive or on antihypertensive medication, (5) patients regarded as diabetic (6) current smokers.
Study design
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| group 1 | – | –patients with adrenal incidentaloma |
| group 2 | – | –Thirty-five subjects comparable for sex, age, and BMI were enrolled as a control group (group 2). |
| group 3 | – | –The other control group (group 3) of 35 healthy individuals matched for sex, age, BMI, metabolic syndrome criteria, cardiovascular risk parameters, menopausal status, smoking status, consumption of alcohol, usage of antihypertensive drugs, insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents to perform a 1:1 case-control analysis. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Study parameters at the patients with AI (group 1) were compared with and control subjects. Thirty-five subjects comparable for sex, age, and BMI were enrolled as a control group (group 2). The other control group (group 3) of 35 healthy individuals matched for sex, age, BMI, metabolic syndrome criteria.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Between September 2006 and September 2008, 35 patients (32 women and 3 men; mean age 49.1 ± 12 years) with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) were prospectively evaluated at the Department of Endocrinology and General Surgery of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients with known malignancies and clinical or subclinical hormone secreting tumors were also excluded from this study. Patients with abnormalities of cortisol secretion were also excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Doppler ultrasonography
Time frame: at the time of the detection of the adrenal incidentaloma
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Oct 2008.
- Background: PubMed 17445545Ermetici F, Malavazos AE, Corbetta S, Morricone L, Dall'Asta C, Corsi MM, Ambrosi B. Adipokine levels and cardiovascular risk in patients with adrenal incidentaloma. Metabolism. 2007 May;56(5):686-92. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2006.12.018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 19649755Erbil Y, Ozbey N, Barbaros U, Unalp HR, Salmaslioglu A, Ozarmagan S. Cardiovascular risk in patients with nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma: myth or reality? World J Surg. 2009 Oct;33(10):2099-105. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-0178-0.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
yesim erbil, prof principal investigator
Istanbul University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, run by Istanbul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Doppler ultrasonography (time frame: at the time of the detection of the adrenal incidentaloma). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00768365, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2008.