joint problems in acromegaly (acromegalia)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Informed consent. - All patients treated for acromegaly by surgery, radiotherapy and medical treatment and followed at the Dept of Endocrinology with control of disease activity defined as a normal IGF-I for age and/ or a normal glucose-induced GH suppression. - Appropriate hormonal substitution of dysfunctional hormonal axes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -clinical parameters: extensive physical examination -radiological parameters: knee, hands, hip and axial skeleton -functional parameters: assessment of hand/ shoulder/ lower extremity function -biochemical parameters: parameters of hormonal status/ inflammation/ osteoarthritis -DNA: genes associated with predisposition of osteoarthritis and pituitary adenomas | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N.A. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed