New study aims to uncover hidden hormone risk in kids with leukemia
NCT ID NCT06861530
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often children with leukemia or lymphoma develop a shortage of natural stress hormones after high-dose steroid treatment. Researchers will test 40 children during and after therapy to see how long the deficiency lasts and who is most at risk. The goal is to improve detection and care for this common but hard-to-spot side effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Children aged 0-17 years who are: Diagnosed with ALL or LBL, and who are treated for at least 21 sequential days with glucocorticoids between the 01.07.2024 and the 30.06.2027 at the Childrens University Hospital of Basel or at the Childrens Hospital of Aarau
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: * diagnosed with ALL or LBL * treated for at least 21 sequential days with glucocorticoids between the 01.07.2024 and the 30.06.2027 at the Childrens University Hospital of Basel or at the Childrens Hospital of Aarau * lnformed consent can be obtained from the patient\'s legal representatives (and the patient if at least 14 years of age) within week 2 of treatment with glucocorticoids Exclusion Criteria: \- Contraindication to the administration of intravenous synthetical ACTH (Synacthen®): extremely rare cases of known or suspected hypersensitivity to Synacthen®.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KSA
RECRUITINGAarau, Switzerland
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UKBB
RECRUITINGBasel, Switzerland
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