Prevalence of Pituitary Incidentaloma in Relatives of Patients With Pituitary Adenoma

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00598949

Enrollment

600

Registered

2008-01-23

Start date

2003-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2010-12-15

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

Conditions

Pituitary Tumor

Keywords

Pituitary, Adenoma, Tumor, Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Cushing's

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to determine genetic links among blood-relatives and between spouses of patients with pituitary tumors.

Detailed description

The purpose of the family study is to investigate the genetic basis for the development of pituitary tumors by assessing the prevalence of pituitary tumors in relatives of probands with the disease as compared to the prevalence in unrelated spouses sharing a similar environment.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients harboring secretory or non-secretory adenomas and/or siblings and/or spouses

Exclusion criteria

* patient without consenting siblings and/or siblings and/or spouses

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactBilly Gellepis

Billy.Gellepis@cshs.org310-423-3395

Backup ContactLori korsakoff, RN

lori.korsakoff@cshs.org310-423-2411

Outcome results