Substrate Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity in Acromegalic Patients Before and After Treatment

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insulin Resistance; Acromegaly; Excessive Growth Hormone Secretion

Treatments: Procedure: Transsphenoidal adenomectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00647179

MM-ISA-20070130

M-20070130

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of chronic elevated growth hormone on metabolism and insulin sensitivity by studying acromegalic patients before and after treatment.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Written consent
• Age between 18 and 70
• Recently diagnosed with acromegaly

Exclusion criteria

• NYHA 3
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Known cerebrovascular disease
• Proliferative retinopatia

Trial design

27 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

Patients recently diagnosed with acromegaly

Treatment:

Procedure: Transsphenoidal adenomectomy