Non-invasive scan could replace risky procedure for adrenal tumor diagnosis
NCT ID NCT06100367
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special PET scan (11C-Metomidate) to better identify adrenal tumors that cause high blood pressure and can be cured with surgery. About 100 adults with suspected adrenal-related hypertension will receive the scan, which is non-invasive and may replace the current difficult vein-sampling procedure. The goal is to accurately find patients who can be cured by removing the tumor.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * For patients with primary aldosteronism (PA\_CURE 2 / PA\_MTO EH): 1. Confirmed diagnosis of primary aldosteronism, as defined in Endocrine Society Guidelines 2016, with positive confirmatory test (post-salt loading aldosterone \>140pmol/L); or hypokalemia with undetectable renin levels and aldosterone \>550pmol/L; or likely primary aldosteronism / low-renin hypertension (inappropriate aldosterone levels and suppressed renin levels) 2. Keen for surgical treatment if shown to have unilateral adrenal disease. * For patients with suspected adrenal tumors (PA\_MTO AT) 1. All patients with suspected adrenal tumors based on imaging and clinical suspicion. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide written informed consent. * Chronic renal failure of Stage 3b or greater severity, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 45ml/min/1.73m2 using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula. (only applicable for PA\_CURE 2 / PA\_MTO EH) * Severe or terminal medical condition(s) that in the view of the investigator prohibits participation in the study or interferes with possible treatment or health-related quality of life, e.g. cancer, end-stage liver disease, end stage renal failure (only applicable for PA\_CURE 2 / PA\_MTO EH) * Contraindications to isotope scanning (e.g. Female patients who are pregnant (self-declared or via positive pregnancy test), intending to become pregnant (within 3 months of scan) or breastfeeding) or CT Scan, which includes but not limited to waist circumference \>140cm, morbid obesity or claustrophobia (limiting entry in CT scanner) * Contraindication to ingestion of corticosteroids (e.g. poorly controlled diabetes, HbA1C \>13%)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changi General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Sengkang General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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