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Octreotide therapy in eye disease caused due to thyroid disorders

Evaluation of octreotide as a potential agent for therapy in steroid resistant SSTR(Somatostatin Receptor) positive Graves orbitopathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/11/022116
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-11-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H578- Other specified disorders of eye and adnexa

Interventions

Intervention1: Octreotide Therapy: Somatostatin Receptor PET/CT will be done to assess SSTR expression. One of the two groups with positive SSTR PET/CT will be given Octreotide LAR in addition to stan

Sponsors

Research Section AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) patients with Graves orbitopathy with failed first line of intravenous steroid therapy, before starting second line b) age more than 18 years c) Clinical activity score more than 3 d) with contraindication for other immunosuppressive therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Pregnant and lactating women. 2) Patient on another immunosuppressive therapy 3) patients urgently needing surgical decompression 4) Impending Dysthroid optic neuropathy (DON) 5) Patients in whom urgent second line therapy is required

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)To assess somatostatin receptor expression in orbital soft tissue with Ga 68 DOTANOC PET/CT 2) To evaluate response to both steroid and steroid plus octreotide therapy in the two groups of patients with somatostatin receptor expressing Graves orbitopathy by CAS, EUGOGO scoring, Exophthalmometry, field charting, acuity testing, colour vision testing and achievement of cosmesis at 3 and 6 month intervals after therapy Timepoint: Patient Recruitment 0-24 months SSTR PET/CT 0-24 MONTHS Octreotide Therapy 0-24months Follow up 0-30 months Data Analysis 30-36 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
not applicableTimepoint: not applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR NISHIKANT AVINASH DAMLE

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

nkantdamle@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026