Can a diabetes drug reveal hidden hormone deficiencies?
NCT ID NCT04897802
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether people with hypopituitarism (a condition where the pituitary gland doesn't work properly) have lower oxytocin levels compared to healthy individuals. Researchers gave participants a drug called exenatide (a GLP1 receptor agonist) to see if it could stimulate oxytocin release. The goal was to better understand oxytocin deficiency in these patients, not to treat it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients with hypopituitarism (HYPO) (\>1 pituitary hormone deficiency) and stable hormone replacement for the prior three months * At least one clinical sign of hypothalamic damage * Female participants will be done in the early to midfollicular phase Exclusion Criteria: * uncorrected hormone deficiency * creatinine \>1.5mg/dL * alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate amino transferase (AST) \>2.5x upper limit of normal * hematocrit less than 30% * suicidality or active psychosis * participation in a trial with investigational drugs within 30 days * using a high glucocorticoid dose * Any type of diabetes mellitus * Obese patients on GLP1-RA therapies * vigorous physical exercise * alcohol intake within 24 hours before the study participation * evidence of any acute illness or any illness that the Investigator determines could interfere with study participation or safety * pregnancy or breastfeeding for last 8 weeks * known allergies towards GLP1-RA * patients refusing or unable to give written informed consent * Additionally for healthy controls: the presence of brain or pituitary tumor, radiation involving the hypothalamus or pituitary, history of hypopituitarism or receiving testosterone or glucocorticoids esters.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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