Survey in Patients With Chronic Adrenal Insufficiency in Germany

Sponsor

University of Wuerzburg (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00444119

Collaborator

(none)

Locations

Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this survey is to assess patients with chronic primary or secondary adrenal failure regarding subjective health status, incidence and causes of adrenal crisis, hormone replacement regimens and concomitant endocrine or non endocrine disease.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Adrenal Insufficiency Addison's Disease

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Observational Model:

Defined Population

Time Perspective:

Other

Study Start Date :

May 1, 2004

Study Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

age > 18 years
chronic adrenal failure with disease duration > 12 months and hormone replacement therapy for cortisol deficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

adrenal insufficiency due to adrenocortical carcinoma
AI due to long-term pharmacological glucocorticoid treatment
glucocortiocid doses above 7.5 mg prednisolone equivalent for other reasons than AI

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Dept of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité, University Medicine Berlin	Berlin		Germany	D-10117
2	University of Wuerzburg, Dept of Medicine - Endocrine and Diabetes unit	Wuerzburg		Germany	D-97080