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Status unknownNCT01368133Updated Sep 26, 2013

The Observational Study of Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Tumors

An observational study in Acromegaly and Pituitary Tumor, sponsored by Huashan Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-09-26.

Sponsored by Huashan Hospital · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2013), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The major purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes of multiple organs in patients with growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors before and after surgery. Plasma, DNA samples and pituitary tumor tissues will be kept for further analysis.

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Multiple organs or systems will be affected by excessive growth hormones in patients with acromegaly. The major purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes before and after the pituitary surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Acromegaly
  • Pituitary Tumor

Keywords

  • acromegaly
  • pituitary tumor
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In context

Acromegaly

203 studies on the registry are indexed under Acromegaly; 19 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 100 across 81 observational studies indexed under Acromegaly.

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Lead sponsor

Huashan Hospital is the lead sponsor of 246 studies on the registry; 104 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

The acromegaly patients at Huashan Hospital will be recruited anf followed up prior to surgery and one month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of acromegaly
  • > 18 years old
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Huashan Hospital
    Shanghai, 200040, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 26, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01368133
Lead sponsor
Huashan Hospital
Collaborators
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Responsible party
Zhaoyun Zhang (Associate Professor, Huashan Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 7, 2011
Start date
May 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2013 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2013 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 26, 2013

Study contacts

Jiahui Qiu, M.D.
Contact
qiuhuijiaatsjtu@163.com
86-13585951850
zhaoyun zhang, M.D.
Contact
zhaoyunzhang@fudan.edu.cn
86-21-52888286
Yao Zhao, M.D.
principal investigator · Huashan Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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