Clinical Outcome of Autonomous Cortisol Secretion in Adrenal Incidentalomas

NCT ID: NCT04917757

Last Updated: 2025-09-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

3656 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The primary aim of the study is to assess mortality and cardiovascular events potentially linked to cortisol excess in patients with adrenal incidentalomas stratified by cortisol values following the 1-mg overnight dexamethasone test.

Detailed Description

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The NAPACA Outcome Study is part of the ENSAT Registry (https://registry.ensat.org/)

Conditions

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Adrenal Incidentaloma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Interventions

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1mg Dexamethasone test

For each patient a 1mg dexamethasone test has been performed.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age ≥18 years
* adrenal incidentaloma (≥ 1cm) detected by cross-sectional imaging between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 2015
* imaging characteristics suggestive for an adrenal adenoma or excluded malignancy by follow-up imaging
* availability of a 1 mg dexamethasone test result
* follow-up data on living status and occurrence of cardiovascular events
* follow-up duration of at least 36 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* proven pheochromocytoma, primary hyperaldosteronism or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome
* clinical features suggestive for overt Cushing's syndrome; urinary free cortisol (UFC) ≥ 2-fold higher than the upper limit of normal of the local assay
* any active malignancy (including adrenocortical cancer) at the time of primary diagnosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wuerzburg University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Martin Fassnacht

Chair Dept. of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Martin Fassnacht, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Wuerzburg University Hospital

Locations

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University Hospital Würzburg

Würzburg, , Germany

Site Status

University Turin

Turin, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Germany Italy

References

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Deutschbein T, Reimondo G, Di Dalmazi G, Bancos I, Patrova J, Vassiliadi DA, Nekic AB, Debono M, Lardo P, Ceccato F, Petramala L, Prete A, Chiodini I, Ivovic M, Pazaitou-Panayiotou K, Alexandraki KI, Hanzu FA, Loli P, Yener S, Langton K, Spyroglou A, Kocjan T, Zacharieva S, Valdes N, Ambroziak U, Suzuki M, Detomas M, Puglisi S, Tucci L, Delivanis DA, Margaritopoulos D, Dusek T, Maggio R, Scaroni C, Concistre A, Ronchi CL, Altieri B, Mosconi C, Diamantopoulos A, Iniguez-Ariza NM, Vicennati V, Pia A, Kroiss M, Kaltsas G, Chrisoulidou A, Marina LV, Morelli V, Arlt W, Letizia C, Boscaro M, Stigliano A, Kastelan D, Tsagarakis S, Athimulam S, Pagotto U, Maeder U, Falhammar H, Newell-Price J, Terzolo M, Fassnacht M. Age-dependent and sex-dependent disparity in mortality in patients with adrenal incidentalomas and autonomous cortisol secretion: an international, retrospective, cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 Jul;10(7):499-508. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00100-0. Epub 2022 May 6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35533704 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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NAPACA-Outcome

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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