Clinical trials: Hypothalamus
Migraine
Chronology and Sequence of Premonitory Symptoms
The purpose of this study is to prospectively investigate the temporal sequence of premonitory symptoms across multiple migraine attacks.
- Trial name
- CHRONOpS (NCT07681466)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Cushing's Disease, Acromegaly
Study of Management of Pasireotide-induced Hyperglycemia in Adult Patients With Cushing's Disease or Acromegaly
The study was designed to investigate the optimal management of hyperglycemia developed during pasireotide treatment in participants with Cushing's disease or Acromegaly, which was not manageable with metformin.
- Trial name
- NCT02060383
- Testing
- Pasireotide s.c., Sitagliptin, Liraglutide
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Belgium and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Erlotinib Alone or in Combination With Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Malignant Brain Tumors or Newly Diagnosed Brain Stem Glioma
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00360854
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, mutation analysis, polymorphism analysis
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Allergic Rhinitis
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA)-Axis Study in Pediatric Subjects With Perennial Allergic Rhinitis (PAR)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of 6 weeks of treatment with beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) nasal aerosol versus placebo on HPA-axis function, as assessed by 24-hour serum cortisol weighted mean, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT01697956
- Testing
- BDP
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Functional
Health and Lifestyle Support for Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a 10-week psychoeducational health and lifestyle intervention can help women with Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA) restore their endocrine balance and menstrual cycles.
- Trial name
- HEAL-FHA (NCT07386223)
- Testing
- Psychoeducaction or treatment as usual, Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Acromegaly, Pituitary Neoplasm
Sandostatin LAR Depot vs. Surgery for Treating Acromegaly
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Sandostatin LAR® (Registered Trademark) Depot to transsphenoidal surgery in previously untreated acromegalic patients with macroadenomas.
- Trial name
- NCT00001860
- Testing
- Sandostatin LAR Depot versus transsphenoidal surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Bone Strength, Bone Density
Role of Estrogen on Skeletal Outcomes in FHA
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the natural form of estrogen (17-beta estradiol) given as a patch so that it is absorbed through your skin, is better at improving bone strength over 1 year than natural estrogen…
- Conditions
- Bone Strength, Bone Density, FHA (Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea)
- Trial name
- NCT07010146
- Testing
- transdermal 17β-E2 with cyclic progestin, oral 17β-E2 with cyclic progestin, transdermal EE+LNG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Primary Amenorrhoea, Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea
Pubertal Induction in Individuals With Hypogonadism
The investigators wish to explore the variability of uterine, breast and bone outcome markers as surrogates to assess the adequacy of exogenous oestrogen replacement in individuals with hypogonadism.
- Conditions
- Primary Amenorrhoea, Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea, Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism, Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- NCT02871986
- Testing
- Routine transdermal oestrogen patch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Healthy
fMRI of Hypothalamic Responses to Taste, Temperature and Glucose
The study will consist of five occasions with one week in between. BOLD signal intensity of the hypothalamus will be measured using fMRI.
- Trial name
- COLD-2 (NCT03202342)
- Testing
- Water, Glucose, Ethyl butyrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unilever R&D
Cushing Syndrome
The Circadian Rhythm in CusHing SyndrOme in Active Phase and dUring RemiSsion (TheHOURS)
This is an observational, open, prospective multi-centre study designed to evaluate melatonin and cortisol circadian rhythm, immunological profile and anthropometric parameters in Cushing Syndrome patients during active Remission…
- Trial name
- TheHOURS (NCT03343470)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
A Study Of GW685698X For The Treatment Of Perennial Allergic Rhinitis In Pediatrics
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of an aqueous nasal spray investigational compound GW685698X compared to placebo on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis system in children 2 to 11 years of age…
- Trial name
- NCT00116883
- Testing
- GW685698X aqueous nasal spray
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma
Cilengitide in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma That Has Not Responded to Standard Therapy
This phase II trial studies how well cilengitide works in treating younger patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma that has not responded to standard therapy.
- Conditions
- Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00679354
- Testing
- cilengitide, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Cushing's Disease
Impact of [11C]-Methionine PET/MRI in the Detection of Pituitary Adenomas Secreting ACTH and Causing Cushing's Disease
Cushing's disease is characterized by the existence of a benign pituitary tumor developed from corticotropic cells responsible for excessive ACTH secretion.
- Trial name
- IMPEC (NCT03346954)
- Testing
- [11C]-Methionine PET/MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pituitary Tumors
Safety and Efficacy of FolateScan (Technetium Tc 99m EC20) in Subjects With Pituitary Tumors
Many types of cancers overexpress a receptor for the vitamin folate (Folate Receptor). This Phase 2 study will utilize a standard imaging radionuclide, technetium-99m, conjugated to a ligand (EC20) designed to bind to the folate…
- Trial name
- NCT01689727
- Testing
- Technetium Tc 99m EC20
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Endocyte
Pituitary Neoplasms
Desflurane and Anesthesia Recovery Period in Endonasal Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Resection
Nasal packing is required after endoscopic pituitary adenoma resection. The patient can only breathe through the mouth. The blood and secretion in the nasal cavity may be inhaled into the trachea after the operation.
- Trial name
- NCT05088252
- Testing
- Desflurane, Propofol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Pegylated Somatropin (PEG Somatropin) in the Treatment of Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of PEG Somatropin Injection in the treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency, as well as to study the feasibility of extending the dosing intervals (once per two weeks) of PEG…
- Trial name
- NCT02976675
- Testing
- PEG-somatropin
- Where
- 24 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Benign Centrally-Located Intracranial Tumors
A Feasibility Safety Study of Benign Centrally-Located Intracranial Tumors in Pediatric and Young Adult Subjects
The goal of this prospective, non-randomized, single-arm, feasibility study is to develop data to evaluate the safety and feasibility of ExAblate 4000 treatment of benign intracranial tumors which require clinical intervention in…
- Trial name
- NCT03028246
- Testing
- ExAblate 4000 System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Safety Study of Syntropin (Human Growth Hormone) for the Treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of Syntropin (a human growth hormone) and to determine the serum concentration of IGF-1 after Syntropin injection.
- Trial name
- NCT00489294
- Testing
- Syntropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Obesity
Pediatric Hypothalamic Obesity
This trial is being conducted in pediatric patients with Hypothalamic Obesity. This generally occurs in people who have had an injury to or tumor in their hypothalamus (gland or organ that secretes hormones).
- Trial name
- NCT00076362
- Testing
- Sandostatin LAR
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability in Adults With Growth Hormone-Deficiency (GHD)
This study assesses the safety and tolerability of weekly TV-1106 compared to daily rhGH in adults with GHD who have previously been treated with rhGH.
- Trial name
- NCT02410356
- Testing
- TV-1106, dGH
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.