A Phase 2 interventional study of Metyrapone in Autonomous Cortisol Secretion and Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS), sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-25.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, metyrapone, is safe and effective in treating participants with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS).
This study will look at how well metyrapone controls blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipids and weight.
Metyrapone is approved in the United States of America (USA) by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. It is not approved in the USA for the treatment of MACS. It is approved in Europe for the treatment of ACTH dependent Cushing's Syndrome.
Metyrapone is currently being tested to evaluate the safety (side effects/risks) and efficacy (benefits), so its use for the treatment of MACS is experimental in the USA. Its effectiveness is unproven in the USA and metyrapone is considered an investigational study drug in the USA. The Mayo Clinic IRB has given approval for this drug to be used in this setting.
Patients diagnosed with MACS have abnormal cortisol levels above the normal range. Cortisol acts by binding with the cortisol receptors in many tissues of the body. Metyrapone works by reducing cortisol production, thereby decreasing the effects of too much cortisol. Metyrapone doesn't affect levels of other hormones in your body.
123 studies on the registry are indexed under Cushing Syndrome; 37 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 50 across 59 interventional studies indexed under Cushing Syndrome.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects diagnosed with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS) will receive metyrapone for a 6 month treatment period (Open Label Phase) with the option to continue for an additional 30 months of metyrapone therapy. If a patient chooses to participate in the Optional Extension Phase they will continue to receive metyrapone therapy until Month 36. This is an additional 30 months of therapy after completion of the Open Label Phase.
Drug: Metyrapone
250 to 1000 milligram (mg) orally in one or two doses in the evening (administered 4 and 2 hours prior to bed)
Adverse Events
Number of participants to experience adverse events
Time frame: 50 months
Plan to share: No
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