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Clinical study on the effect of metyrosine on improving physiological and metabolic disorders in patients with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma.

Clinical study on the effect of metyrosine on improving physiological and metabolic disorders in patients with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma. - Clinical study on the effect of metyrosine on improving physiological and metabolic disorders in patients with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000047430
Enrollment
15
Registered
2022-04-11
Start date
2020-10-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma(PPGL)

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kurume University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Select the one that meets all of the following criteria ?Patients aged between 20 and 80 years old ?Patients who have given written consent to participate in the study. However, if you have dementia or mental illness, the patient who obtained the consent of the substitute ?Patients who can or have undergone blood and urinalysis before and after PPGL treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who meet any of the following criteria are excluded from the target ?Patients with severe renal dysfunction(eGFR <30 mL/min) ?Lactating patients ?Patients judged by the principal investigator and the research coordinator to be inappropriate as research subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Glucose metabolism(fasting blood glucose level,IRI,CPR,HOMA-beta,HOMA-IR)and decreased amount of catecholamines before and after administration of metyrosine.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and endocrine function (PRL, TSH, FT4, GH, IGF-1, PRA, PAC) before and after administration of metyrosine. Blood pressure fluctuation, blood transfusion volume, urine volume, bleeding volume, phentolamine dose (mg), catecholamine usage before and after surgery.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuko Matsuo

Kurume University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

matsuo_yuuko@med.kurume-u.ac.jp0942317563

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026