The Use of Reflex Strategies and Reflective Testing in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory for Early Detection of Pituitary Dysfunction in Patients From Primary Care.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 主要终点
- Number of patients found to have biochemical evidence of possible pituitary dysfunction
研究概览
简要总结
Early detection and management of pituitary dysfunction reduces the morbidity that ensues as a consequence of missed or delayed diagnosis of this condition, and which may result in life-threatening events and increased mortality.
The investigators study will explore the use of reflex strategies within the laboratory in capturing suspicious pituitary function test results from Primary Care patients and following these up with appropriate reflective testing. Subsequently patients identified from these results to have a possible underlying piuitary dysfunction will have an alert sent to their family physician prompting referral to the Endocrine team for further investigation and management.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients from Primary Care found to have one or more abnormal pituitary function test picked up by the laboratory information system in the Clinical Chemistry laboratory.
排除标准
- •Patients with known pituitary dysfunction or on medication that may affect pituitary function tests.
结局指标
主要结局
Number of patients found to have biochemical evidence of possible pituitary dysfunction
时间窗: One year
次要结局
- Number of patients from primary outcome found to have true pituitary dysfunction(6- 12 months)