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Clinical Trials/NCT00889525
NCT00889525CompletedPhase 3

Study of Cabergoline in Treatment of Corticotroph Pituitary Tumor

Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College1 site in 1 countryStarted: November 2007Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Response in term of mid night cortisol < 5.0 mcg/dl and/or Standard two day dexamethasone suppression test < 1.8 mcg/dl

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study was designed to check the efficacy of a new oral medical drug treatment, namely Cabergoline, for the treatment of Cushing Disease due to pituitary adenoma.

Background: Cabergoline is a Dopamine 2 receptor agonist. Corticotroph adenoma has shown to have the D2 receptor in in vitro studies.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
12 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient with Cushing's disease uncured biochemically after pituitary surgery with adenoma on histopathology

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient's intolerance to drug or known sensitivity to ergot derivatives
  • Pregnancy, lactation or female wishing to be pregnant
  • Any serious medical illness
  • Patient on any drugs known to have an interaction with cabergoline including antihypertensives like reserpine and methyl dopa, neuroleptics, metoclopramide, etc

Arms & Interventions

Cabergoline

Experimental

Intervention: Cabergoline (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Response in term of mid night cortisol < 5.0 mcg/dl and/or Standard two day dexamethasone suppression test < 1.8 mcg/dl

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Study Sites (1)

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