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Adrenal Hyperplasia, CongenitalCAH-MaSNCT05228652

Questionnaire Study to Assess the Outcomes of the Management of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Individuals

An observational study of Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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Trial summary

This is a questionnaire study involving women and young girls affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and their parents. The aim is to obtain information regarding the outcomes of conservative or surgical management of CAH at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) in the last 50 years, with specific… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 100 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
What is being tested?
Questionnaire
How many people
61 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
28 Feb 2022to 1 Feb 2024
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 16 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: CAH affected individuals aged 16 years and over and parents/guardians of CAH affected girls aged 2 years are eligible for the study. All individuals will be considered for inclusion in this study regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation except where the study inclusion and exclusion criteria EXPLICITLY state otherwise.

Who may be able to join

  • Parents of CAH affected 46XX individuals aged 2 years and over who were born with virilised genitalia
  • CAH affected 46XX individuals who were born with virilised genitalia, 16 years of age and over.

Who cannot join

  • Female DSD children with virilisation which is not due to CAH
  • Non-virilised CAH patients
  • CAH patients raised as male
  • Parents of individuals excluded as above
  • Participants who cannot understand questionnaires in English

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation trust

    Manchester, M13 OHY

    Arianna Mariotto, 0161 701 1635 ext. 11635

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Questionnaire Study to Assess Long-term Psychosocial and Functional Outcomes in Individuals With Virilising Form of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

This is a questionnaire study involving women and young girls affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and their parents. The aim is to obtain information regarding the outcomes of conservative or surgical management of CAH at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) in the last 50 years, with specific reference to genital appearance and its impact on patient's social/physical/emotional/sexual outcomes. The study wants also investigate on the individuals and parental perspectives on the proposal to take away the option of early childhood surgery for girls with this condition.

Read the detailed description

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a heterogeneous group of autosomal-recessive disorders that results in virilisation of the female child due to intrauterine exposure to androgens at a critical phase of differentiation. Female infants may present with a variable degree of genital virilisation, and depending on it and on parental wishes, genital surgery (also called genitoplasty) is offered in infancy/early childhood. Some patients do not undergo surgery in infancy or early childhood, some of these patients may present at a later stage for consideration of genitoplasty, some may request further genitoplasty.

In current practice, most clitoral procedures involve dorsal neurovascular bundle preservation. However, damage to the clitoral innervation through incision could lead to disruption of neurological pathways, compromising clitoral sensitivity, erotic sensation and pleasure.

There is limited and controversial data measuring qualitative outcomes of sexual function and genital sensitivity following feminizing genitoplasty in childhood and it is very important to assess modern surgical and functional outcomes.

Another controversial topic is the timing of surgery, early infancy versus delayed to adolescence/adulthood, when the patient is able to give her opinion.

Currently there is extensive debate at national and international level about the best timing of such surgery and there are proposals to stop funding for all childhood surgery in the above group of children until they are old enough to make a decision.

It is therefore imperative that this decision is informed by evidence, highlighting the importance and necessity of a study that aims to evaluate psychosocial and functional outcomes.

An objective evaluation of outcome of those patients who have been managed under our care - either conservatively or surgically (early or delayed) - would give us data which will be helpful in assessing whether genitoplasty surgery is felt to be necessary by individuals/families and if so, when is the right time to perform it.

It will also usefull to inform NHS England policy and also our consultation with children and their families thus aiding in the decision-making process.

The main objective of this study is to obtain information on psychosocial and functional outcomes and to assess parental and patients' satisfaction with the current approach where parents are given the option of either conservative or surgical management. CAH affected individuals with virilisation of external genitalia raised as females and treated under the care of the team/co-investigators over the last 50 years at RMCH will be identified from the departmental prospective CAH database. They will ask to fill study-specific questionnaires that have been developed by the study committee to explore the study objectives. The questionnaires are directed to CAH affected individuals aged 16 years and over and the parents of CAH affected girls aged 2 years and over. The research will run over a period of 12 months.

The completed questionnaires will be reviewed by a research team member to ensure that the questionnaire is complete and that participants have fully understood the questions. The analysis of the questionnaires will be done by the research team.

Being tested
Questionnaire
Keywords
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, feminising clitoroplasty, outcomes of genital surgery in infancy
Medical subject headings
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • QuestionnaireOther

    Also called Q1: CAH Management Assessment Questionnaire - Parent, Q2: CAH Management Assessment Questionnaire - Affected Individuals, Q3: Further Questionnaire for Affected Individuals

    Three different questionnaires have been developed. They consist of multiple-choice questions and some open-ended questions.

Study groups in NCT05228652
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Affected IndividualsVirilised 46XX CAH individuals aged 16 years or above
Receives: Other: Questionnaire
Parents of affected individualsParents of virilised 46XX CAH individuals aged 2 years and over.
Receives: Other: Questionnaire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess Individual's and parental view regarding their management using a specific questionnaire

    CAH affected individual's and parental satisfaction with the choice and the outcome of their management over the years.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Impact of the condition on individuals

    To assess the impact of CAH upon the affected individual's life using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  2. The impact of the individual's condition on parents

    To assess the impact of CAH upon the parents of affected individual using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  3. The impact of the genital appearance on individuals

    To assess the impact of genital appearance upon the CAH affected individual's development using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  4. The impact of the genital appearance of the individuals on parents

    To assess the impact of genital appearance of the CAH affected individual on parents using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  5. Impact of the condition on the family.

    Parental views on the effect of CAH condition upon the family using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  6. Opinion on early childhood surgery.

    Parental perspective towards the NHS England proposal to take away the option of early childhood surgery using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

  7. Opinion on early childhood surgery.

    Individual perspective towards the NHS England proposal to take away the option of early childhood surgery using a specific questionnaire

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Feb 2022
  2. Study start28 Feb 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Feb 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
61 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05228652
Sponsor's protocol ID
B01259
Other IDs
296826
Acronym
CAH-MaS
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
7 Jan 2022
Last updated
13 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Almasri J, Zaiem F, Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Tamhane SU, Iqbal AM, Prokop LJ, Speiser PW, Baskin LS, Bancos I, Murad MH. Genital Reconstructive Surgery in Females With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Nov 1;103(11):4089-4096. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01863.

    PubMed 30272250
  • Baskin LS, Erol A, Li YW, Liu WH, Kurzrock E, Cunha GR. Anatomical studies of the human clitoris. J Urol. 1999 Sep;162(3 Pt 2):1015-20. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68052-2.

    PubMed 10458423
  • Binet A, Lardy H, Geslin D, Francois-Fiquet C, Poli-Merol ML. Should we question early feminizing genitoplasty for patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and XX karyotype? J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Mar;51(3):465-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

    PubMed 26607969
  • Fagerholm R, Santtila P, Miettinen PJ, Mattila A, Rintala R, Taskinen S. Sexual function and attitudes toward surgery after feminizing genitoplasty. J Urol. 2011 May;185(5):1900-4. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.12.099.

    PubMed 21439585
  • Frost-Arner L, Aberg M, Jacobsson S. Clitoral sensitivity after surgical correction in women with adrenogenital syndrome: a long term follow-up. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2003;37(6):356-9. doi: 10.1080/02844310310007863.

    PubMed 15328775
  • Lee PA, Witchel SF. Genital surgery among females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: changes over the past five decades. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Nov-Dec;15(9):1473-7. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2002.15.9.1473.

    PubMed 12503853
  • Lesma A, Bocciardi A, Corti S, Chiumello G, Rigatti P, Montorsi F. Sexual function in adult life following Passerini-Glazel feminizing genitoplasty in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Urol. 2014 Jan;191(1):206-11. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.07.097. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

    PubMed 23933397
  • O'Connell HE, Sanjeevan KV, Hutson JM. Anatomy of the clitoris. J Urol. 2005 Oct;174(4 Pt 1):1189-95. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000173639.38898.cd.

    PubMed 16145367
  • Schnitzer JJ, Donahoe PK. Surgical treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2001 Mar;30(1):137-54. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8529(08)70023-9.

    PubMed 11344932
  • Shalaby M, Chandran H, Elford S, Kirk J, McCarthy L. Recommendations of patients and families of girls with 46XX congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the United Kingdom regarding the timing of surgery. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jan;37(1):137-143. doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04780-3. Epub 2020 Nov 23.

    PubMed 33230638
  • Speiser PW, White PC. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. N Engl J Med. 2003 Aug 21;349(8):776-88. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra021561. No abstract available.

    PubMed 12930931

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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 2 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2023. 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 United Kingdom. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Charlotte Richmond (0161 701 2586 ext. 1 2586, cahmasu@mft.nhs.uk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess Individual's and parental view regarding their management using a specific questionnaire (time frame: 2 years). 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 NCT05228652, which also lists 11 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 13 Mar 2023.

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